June Meyer, 91, of Newburgh, passed away Sunday, July 4, 2010, at Golden Living Center – Woodlands. She was born June 2, 1919, in Evansville.

She graduated from Stanley Hall Elementary School and Bosse High School. She actively helped organize class reunions for the Bosse Class of 1937. She earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree and Master’s Degree in Education at the University of Evansville. Teaching for 26 years in the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation at Harper and Vogel Elementary Schools, she touched the lives of many first grade students. She was a member of the Evansville Retired Teachers Association and the Indiana Retired Teachers Association.

June belonged to St. Lucas United Church of Christ where she was a member of the Friendship Circle Class and the Women's Guild. She served as pianist for the Church Orchestra for many years. Through her love of history and genealogy she became a member of the Thomas Sprigg, Sr. Chapter of the Colonial Dames, the Sprinklesburgh Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the National Society of the Manga Charta Dames and the Colonial Order of the Crown. She was an accomplished pianist and gave private piano lessons for many years. She was a member and officer in the Tri-State Alumnae of Alpha Omicron Pi Fraternity.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, Morgan G. Meyer. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law Ginny and Ken Kreke of Newburgh; her son and daughter-in-law Morgan Kent and Betty Meyer of Estes Park, CO; grandchildren Christopher Kreke, Kelley Gleason (Scott), Ethan Meyer, Jo Anderson (Andrew); great-grandchildren Alexander, Andrew and Aedan Kreke, Riley, Bella and Mason Anderson.

Private family services will be held at Alexander Newburgh Chapel, officiated by Rev. John Trnka. There will be no visitation at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Lucas United Church of Christ, 33 W. Virginia St., Evansville, 47710, or to YMCA Camp Carson, P.O. Box 365, Princeton, IN 47670.

July 08, 2010
Our sympathies and condolences are extended to the family.
In Star Love - Order of the Eastern Star, Evansville Chapter #555
Rita Sherretz, Secretary, Evansville, Indiana