June Nebeker Obituary (1928 – 2022) – Salt Lake Metropolis, UT

June Wilkins Nebeker

1928-2022

June Wilkins Nebeker handed away on the morning of January 3, 2022. Her personal phrases inform the story of her life:

On a crisp and clear February day in 1928, June was born to a correct and studious father, Cleon W. Wilkins and a free-spirited mom, Lucy Andrus Wilkins. It was a cheerful family, all the time crammed with music, artwork, conversations in regards to the regulation, present occasions and laborious work. Ultimately, there have been 4 daughters who did every part from portray, to enjoying the piano to reducing the garden: Pat, Ann, and Lucy, who’ve enriched her life constantly. Her brothers-in-law have been the perfect brothers she by no means had: Invoice Cannon, Dick Ellis and Fred Moreton. June’s dad and mom constructed a house near the College of Utah in order that their daughters might be near the world of concepts June She fell in love with the College at a younger age and it continued to nourish her all through her life.

She attended Douglas, Stewart, Bryant, and East Excessive College. She graduated from the College of Utah in 1949 in Schooling and later in her life went to graduate college in Artwork Historical past. She attended Cambridge College in England with 5 adventurous buddies who felt like youngsters once more as they discovered, performed and rode their bikes everywhere in the stunning countryside. Later she and Gerrie Clayton went again to England to attend the John Brookes College of Backyard Design with 11 different college students from everywhere in the world.

At 17, she went to work as a waitress at Jenny Lake Ranch. She climbed, swam, and danced to Glenn Miller in Jackson Gap with a bellhop named Steve Nebeker. It was the start of a lifetime of journey that continued for 67 years. They’ve hunted, skied, performed tennis and golf, fished, hiked, gone swimming, pushed tractors, and loved a big selection of actions with their youngsters and spouses, grandchildren and nice grandchildren. She and Steve are the dad and mom of 4 youngsters: Jeanne N. Jardine (Jim), Mary Larson (Brent), Stephen W. Nebeker (Holly) and Annie N. Christensen (Gary), 11 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren.

June had quite a few jobs in her life. She taught third grade at Douglas Elementary College, taught youngsters with disabilities at Fairmont Park, taught Artwork Historical past at Salt Lake Group School and Backyard Design on the U of U. She and Steve taught English by way of the Kennedy Heart at Tongji College in Shanghai, China. She was a founding member of The Ladies’s Useful resource Heart on the U.

She was privileged to do some volunteer work. She was President of the Salt Lake Junior League and Vice President of the U of U Alumni Affiliation. On the U she served on the Advisory Boards of the Schools of Social Work, and Behavioral Sciences, Advantageous Arts, Well being Sciences, Gardner Corridor, KUED and the Bennion Heart. She was a delegate from Utah for The Initiative for Households with Ellen Furgis and Esther Landa. She obtained The Advantage of Honor Award from the U and the Legacy of Excellence Award from the Junior League. She and Steve obtained the Camarata Award from the U’s Division of Music.

She was a loyal member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Her favourite assignments have been to be the chorister within the Junior Sunday College and sing with these great, humorous and rambunctious youngsters; to worship with the only adults and be continuously impressed by their nice dedication and religion; to show the Laurels and watch them develop and alter as they grew to become extra conscious of the wants of others. She all the time had a humanistic view of faith.

June cherished enjoying tennis, snowboarding, swimming and even loved the mercurial sport of golf. She discovered enjoyment of watching her grandchildren compete in soccer, basketball, golf, soccer and swimming. It was a bit problematic when the grandchildren performed towards each other.

She and her husband climbed as much as Machu Picchu, rode camels in Turkey, marveled on the Sistine Chapel, walked by way of the dachas that bordered the Volga River, and have been captivated by the Taj Mahal. Nonetheless, her favourite locations remained her little residence on the hill, Snow Canyon within the early spring and their residence at North Eden, Bear Lake.

June had a wonderful life filled with studying, love, laughter and tears. She regretfully leaves the many individuals who’ve enlightened, enhanced, and enabled her to do what she cherished: her buddies, her youngsters, grandchildren and nice grandchildren. She is now having fun with an excellent reunion with Steve.

There will probably be a Visitation on Wednesday, January 12 from 6 to eight pm at Larkin Sundown Garden, 2350 East 1300 South, Salt Lake Metropolis. The Memorial Service will probably be held on the Hilltop Ward, 589 East 18th Avenue, on Thursday, January 13 at midday. Masks are inspired.

For individuals who want to be a part of the providers through Zoom, might achieve this right here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85678306408

In lieu of flowers June requests that you simply donate to the College of Utah’s Music Division for scholarships and/or give flowers to somebody you like. If , please go to music.utah.edu and click on on the “Give” tab and fill out the reward fields.