June Delores Neuhaus, 88, of Peoria, formerly of Pekin, passed away at 1:50 a.m. on Monday, July 5, 2010, at Rosewood Care Center of East Peoria.
June was born in Dubuque, IA on March 6, 1922, a daughter of Howard and Letha Mae (Hunt) Graybill. She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother. She married Lloyd J. Neuhaus on February 16, 1944 in Dubuque, IA.
She is survived by her children, Gary (Laurie) Neuhaus of Peoria, Janet (David) Neel of Trivoli and Dennis (Pamela) Neuhaus of Knoxville; one brother, Daniel (Vondell) Graybill of Pasco, WA; six grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; eleven great grandchildren; and three step-great grandchildren.
She was employed by Foster and Gallagher in the packaging and shipping department, until the company closed. She was also employed at Mister Donut in Pekin, until she retired.
Her hobbies included sewing, camping, gardening, listening to Big Band and Country & Western music and watching The Kentucky Derby, figure skating, the Indianapolis 500 and NASCAR racing. She enjoyed spending time outdoors, especially walking and bird watching. She collected coins and birds of all types. She was fond of spending more time with her grandchildren after her retirement.
She made many friends, while living at St. Francis Woods in Peoria during her final years and will be remembered for being family oriented, for always setting a good example and for her great sense of humor.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. on Friday, July 9, 2010, at Clary Funeral Home, 428 W. McClure Ave., in Peoria. Visitation will be one-hour prior to services at the funeral home. Interment will be in Springdale Cemetery in Peoria.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in June’s memory to the Shriners Hospital for Children, 2900 Rocky Point Dr., Tampa, FL 33607-1460 or online at www.shrinershospitals.org.
June’s children appreciate the sympathetic care their mother received from the staffs of Methodist Hospice Care and Rosewood Care Center of East Peoria.
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I always enjoyed our visits to Peoria to visit June. I will miss writing to her, since she was one of my regular contacts. She was a nice lady.
"Grandma June was so nice to me when I was a baby."
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We send our deepest thoughts and love to the family. Thinking of June brings back many memories of childhood. She was the oldest of two brothers. I happen to be the middle child. My memories are still very vivid of our childhood. June loved to play dolls with me and my youngest brother Byron. June gave each of our dolls names and we had to abide by that rule. We had our playhouses and she was always the boss. We had many hours of fun.
One thing that impressed me was how gentle she was with the little birds and animals. She often played on the back porch. A little wren bird built a nest on the porch railing every year. Soon the eggs hatched and while playing she would talk to the birds. One day she told her mom that she could hold the litte bird. Soon she came to the door with the little wren in her hand. We were pretty amazed.
She was a wonderful sister, and we had a lot of great times together.
May she rest in peace.
Her brother, Dan
