Mary Venturino

Ms. MARY VENTURINO, 94, of Huntington, W.Va., formerly of Williamson, W.Va., went to be with the Lord on Thursday night, Jan. 7, 2010, at her home. She was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Reger Funeral Chapel by Father Jim Sobus and Rev. Paul Farley. Burial will be in the Spring Hill Cemetery, Huntington, W.Va. She was born Feb. 2, 1915, in Newark, N.J., daughter of the late Ambrose and Mary Kish. She married Louis Venturino and they celebrated 69 wonderful years together, having two daughters, the late Rose Marie Rowsey of Cape Canaveral Fla., and Ginger Neal of Huntington, W.Va. Also, there were two very special sons-in-Law, the late Earl Neal, and Roger Rowsey. She had six grandchildren, Debbie Simms, John Rowsey, Julie and Tim Wise, David Rowsey, Kathy and David Henry, and Kathleen Sorenson; five great-grandchildren, Tina Spoth, Tiffany Waddell, Mindy and Zack Christian, Danny and Jonathan Sorenson; and a host of very special family and friends. She dearly loved her family and friends. Friends and family may call Tuesday, Jan. 12, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Reger Funeral Home.