Virginia Turner Berghofer

Jennie, as she was known, was born on Oct. 21, 1945, in Pinellas County, FL. She was about 10 years old when her older brother became a tennis-player friend of fellow Plant City resident Daniel P. Berghofer. In 1965, Jennie and Dan reacquainted as adults while attending the local First United Methodist Church, where they married the following year. The couple’s daughter, Karen, was born in 1969.

Jennie had played clarinet in the Plant City High School band, graduated in 1963, attended Hillsborough Community College and St. Andrews Presbyterian College in Laurinburg, NC.

She worked for the U.S. Selective Service, Marian’s Women’s Apparel of Plant City, and the Florida Department of Health’s Plant City branch. She was an administrative board member of First United Methodist Church, secretary of United Methodist Women, and a church choir participant. She was also active in the Plant City Pilot Club.

Mrs. Berghofer was a vociferous speed reader and particularly liked novels and nature publications. She enjoyed crocheting and knitting, traveling, and television programs related to outer space, mysteries and cooking.

Mrs. Berghofer was predeceased by her parents, Marian and Benjamin Turner of Plant City, and brother Dan Turner (Marcy) of Beaufort, S.C. She is survived by the following Plant City residents: husband, Daniel; daughter, Karen Berghofer; cousin George Turner; niece Lydia Kimler (Gary); great nephew Joshua Kimler; great niece Rachel Miller; and great great nephews and nieces.

A Celebration of Life: March 27, 2025, at Wells Memorial Funeral Home, 1903 W. Reynolds St, Plant City. Visitation 10-11 a.m, followed immediately by service.