June was born in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England and emigrated to Canada in 1958. June spent her career teaching in London, England and then in Saint John, New Brunswick, Barrie, Ontario and then finally in the Durham Region.
On her retirement, she spent time volunteering for Friends of the Library (Oshawa) and Durham Region Concert Association to keep up with her interests in the two loves of her life, reading and the arts.
June is predeceased by her youngest son, Jeremy and leaves her elder son, Stephen, two granddaughters Hayley and Emma and great granddaughter Sienna.