WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VT — June D. Laskey, 90, died March 29, 2020 at Valley Terrace in Wilder, VT. Although June had been unable to have visitors recently due to the pandemic and Valley Terrace’s need to keep their residents safe, two of her five children were allowed to be with her at the time of her passing.
She was born September 27, 1929 in Hartford, VT a daughter of Earl and Eva (Kaveny) Doubleday. June graduated from Hartford High School in 1947 before starting work as an operator at New England Telephone. She was married to Paul Laskey on July 7, 1951 at St. Anthony’s Church in White River Jct. VT. June and Paul lived in South Carolina after they were married while Paul was serving in the U.S. Navy.
Once Paul was discharged from the Navy, they lived in White River Jct. and eventually moved to Arlington, VT where their family continued to grow. June’s husband Paul died suddenly in 1961, as the result of a hunting accident, leaving June to raise her five children as a single parent. She was a stay at home Mom until her youngest child started school. At that time June began working in the library at the school and then as a teacher’s aide for several years. In the early 70’s she began her career at the U.S. Post Office. She started at the Arlington Post Office and later worked in Bennington and then Manchester, where she retired from in 1992.
After retiring from the Post Office June spent winters in the south, eventually buying a home in Frostproof, FL where she lived year-round for several years. In 2011 she returned to the northeast and lived at Quail Hollow in Lebanon, NH until moving to Valley Terrace Assisted Living in White River.
June was a dedicated and loving mother. She always put the needs of her children first. It was definitely not easy being a single parent, but she worked hard at it and was truly loved by her five children. She taught them that life was not always fair but that it was important to enjoy it and live it with lots of love and laughter.
June loved spending time with her family and friends. She enjoyed playing golf, bridge, cribbage, bingo and pretty much any type of game that involved time with other people. She was fortunate to have many good friends throughout her life. June also enjoyed knitting and sewing. She was a member of St. Anthony’s Church while living in White River JCT and while in Arlington was a member of St. Margaret Mary’s Church.
June was predeceased by her husband Paul, her parents Eva and Earl, her sister Gloria, her brother Maurice, and her granddaughter, Ashley.
She is survived by her children Theresa, Cheryl, David and his wife Diane, Denise and her husband Rick, and Christopher. She is also survived by eight grandchildren, ten great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
Services are pending. Condolences to June’s family may be made in an online guestbook at knightfuneralhomes.com.