June D. Hunt's Obituary
June D. Hunt, age 89, of Rehoboth Beach, DE passed away on Friday, June 3, 2016 with her loving family beside her at home. She was born on Monday, October 18, 1926 in Bronx, New York, daughter of the late Roy C. and Irma C. (Kampp) Stroening.
June went to Walton High School and graduated in June of 1943. She then went on to attend Concordia Junior College in Bronxville, New York, to earn her Associates Degree. June graduated Saludictorian of Concordia. After college, June worked for St. Regis Paper Company in NYC.
June met her soon to be husband and life partner, the late Stephen J. Hunt and they married on January 16, 1954. They soon thereafter (9 months to be exact) started a family and moved to the suburbs, Peekskill, NY. They had two children, Stephen R. Hunt and Deborah C. (Hunt) Weber and devoted their lives to them. June enjoyed being with the neighborhood moms and having many family and friend gatherings. She enjoyed dancing, painting, crafting and reading. They vacationed in Dewey Beach every summer. June then started working for The United Methodist Church of Peekskill as a Secretary during the years her children were in school. June and Steve decided approximately 10 years prior to retiring, they would purchase a home in Rehoboth that they could retire to.
When June retired with her husband in 1983, they moved into their retirement home in Rehoboth. They shared many wonderful memories at the Cape Henlopen Senior Center. June avidly enjoyed dancing, especially the Line dancing at the Senior Center and Square dancing. She and her husband participated in many of the Senior Center shows - Steve singing and June dancing. They also enjoyed many of the trips together with their friends that the Senior Center offered.
Even though retired, June went back to work at Epworth United Methodist Church, Rehoboth Beach, DE, while Jonathan Baker was serving his first term there. She worked at the church from 1984 until 1998 and has been a member of Epworth since 1983. She was also a member of the Deborah Circle at Epworth and enjoyed participating in the Christmas Joy program.
June is survived by her sister, Justine A. Stoeffler, of Northport, FL; two children: Stephen R. Hunt and his wife, Lisa, of Rehoboth, DE, Deborah C. Weber and her husband, Gordon, of Rehoboth, DE; her two grandchildren: Janine S. Bond and Sean Michael Bond, of Rehoboth, DE; her four step-grandchildren, Maria and C.J. Mills, of Ben Salem, PA; Dennis and Megan McCormick of Seattle, WA; and her three step-great-grandchildren: Hailey and Jackson Mills of Ben Salem, PA, and Lennon McCormick of Seattle, WA.
Memorial Services will be held on Wednesday, June 15, 2016 at 11:00 AM at Epworth United Methodist Church, 19285 Holland Glade Road, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971, where friends may visit beginning at 10:00 AM. Interment will be private.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in June’s memory to Epworth United Methodist Church, 19285 Holland Glade Road, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971.
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FLORIST NOTE: PLEASE HAVE ALL FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS DELIVERED BY 3:00 PM ON TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 2016 TO PARSELL FUNERAL HOMES, LEWES, DE.
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