June Peterson, December 03, 1928 — March 16, 2019

June Peterson December 03, 1928 – March 16, 2019 Share this obituary View/Sign Guest Book| Send Private Condolences| Send Sympathy Card June Peterson 1928 – 2019 Longmeadow – June Peterson, 90, died peacefully Saturday March 16th in a local nursing home. She was born in Westfield, MA to Vernon and Lillian Rix. After graduation from Westfield High School, Class of 1946, she attended and graduated from Katherine Gibbs School in Boston, MA.

June married her high school sweetheart James E. Laramy in 1951. They resided with their children in West Springfield, MA and later moved to Richmond, MA where James passed away in 1970. She worked for many years as a legal secretary in Springfield and Pittsfield MA.

She also took on the task of Tax Collector for the Town of Richmond for a few years and was the office manager for a time at the Green Meads Morgan Horse Farm in Richmond in the mid 1970’s. June and her second husband Charles A. Peterson (who passed in 2002) spent most of their retirement years in Boynton Beach, FL , enjoyed many trips to the coast of Maine, and took delight in multiple cruises around the world. She returned to Massachusetts in 2009 to be close to family.

June was an avid bridge player and loved to spend time at the family cottage on the Reservoir in East Otis, MA with relatives and friends. Surviving are her son Jeffrey B. Laramy and his wife Carla of East Otis, MA; her daughter Jill A. Koste and her husband Wolf of Colchester, CT; her sister Karen R. Schoenrock of West Springfield, MA; four grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, and two great-great grandchildren. Besides her two husbands, June was predeceased by a brother Bruce Rix.

A memorial service will be held at the West Springfield Curran-Jones Funeral Home on Saturday, March 30th at Noon. Visiting hours will be held prior to the service from 11:00 – Noon. For more details please visit curranjones.com.

A private cremation burial will be held at the convenience of her family in the Richmond, MA cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association (www. alz.org).

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