Barbara Brandner

Erlanger- Barbara Jean Brandner (nee Stephenson), age 81, died July 2 at St. Elizabeth Health Care, Florence. She was a retired school teacher in the Erlanger –Elsmere School System and a community volunteer. Survivors include her husband Joseph Jay Brandner of Erlanger; son Steven Crafts- Brandner of Cary, NC; a daughter Susan Jean Gray of Cincinnati, OH; 2 brothers, John A. Stephenson of Independence and Gerald B. Stephenson of Independence; 2 sisters, Judith Lynn Felty of Hamilton, Ohio and Mary Ruth Robinson of Owen County , KY; and 5 grandchildren . Visitation will be Thursday July 8th, 9:00am -11:00am, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Henry Church, Erlanger. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Erlanger. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Henry Church Choir, 3813 Dixie Hwy. Elsmere, KY 41018. Linnemann Family Funeral Home and Cremation Center is serving the family.