June Siner

June Ellen Siner, 87, passed away Wednesday, October 8, 2014 in Durango, Colorado. A Funeral Service will be Monday, October 13, 2014 at 11:00 A.M. at the Pine Valley Church in Bayfield and Pastor Scott Kujath will be officiating. The committal service to her final resting place will follow at Pine River Cemetery overlooking the Pine River in Bayfield.
June was born September 4, 1927 in Lynwood, California, the daughter of Rupert and Opal Winters. She grew up in Lynwood and eventually met Wayne Siner on Valentine’s Day in East Los Angeles at a church function. They were married 3 months later on September 29, 1946 at the East Los Angeles Four Square Church. In 1948, their first child Denny was born to the couple. Linda Lee was born in 1950, Timothy John in 1952 and Douglas Neal in 1958.
Though June worked in various careers, her primary occupation that she excelled at was a mom and homemaker. June was a baker at the Whittier School District alongside her best friend Edie Salber.
Church and her faith in God was an integral part of June’s life. She taught Sunday School, sang duets with Wayne, sang in the church choir and many other duties and activities. She has been a shaping force in many young lives through her church volunteerism and Christian service.
Family and faith was paramount for June. Later in life she traveled to Bayfield, Colorado, to visit family and eventually moved to Bayfield on September 3 of this year, in time to celebrate her 87th birthday.
She is survived by her loving husband and best friend of 68 years, Wayne Siner of Bayfield, Colo., children: Linda Shaw of Bayfield and Doug Siner of Napa, Calif., 5 granddaughters: Molly Gullion, Jodi Wenzel, Tiffany Waldrop, Sara Siner and Elizabeth Siner; 7 great-grandchildren, and numerous extended family.
She was preceded in death by a son in his youth, Dennis Wayne “Denny”, and Timothy John at 51 years old, and a brother.