June Faulkenburg

June Faulkenburg, originally of Durango, Colo., passed away at Governor’s Glen Assisted Living in Forest Park, Ga., on June 3, 2013. Services will be held at Hood Mortuary Chapel on Saturday, June 8, 2013, at 2:00 p.m. Visitation will be held before the service and Pastor Gary Harpel of First Baptist Church will officiate. Burial will occur at Greenmount Cemetery. June was born on June 26, 1922, near Clarinda, Iowa, the eleventh child of Charles and Sarah Downing. She graduated from Clarinda High School in 1939 and worked at Iowa Power and Light in Clarinda four years before marrying Art Faulkenburg of Fruita, Colo., on March 8, 1947. June worked as an accounts payable clerk at Fort Lewis College, retiring in 1997 after 20 years of service. Before FLC, June worked for the Bank of Durango. June was chosen outstanding civil service employee of the year in 1987 and honored at a reception at Governor Roy Romer’s Mansion. In 1999 she moved to Georgia to be near her daughter, Alice. June is survived by daughters Ellen Dudek and her husband Paul of Denver, and Alice Harper of Fayetteville, Ga.; grandchildren Chris (Rachel) Barnes of Denver, Glenn Harper of Atlanta, and Elisa (Matt) Shinabarger of Nashville; great-grandchildren Aidan and Ella Barnes of Denver; and sister Doris Griffin of Tabor, Iowa. In lieu of flowers please send all donations to Royal Family Kids Camp, 290 Marion Blvd., Fayetteville, GA 30215