June S. Fuller, longtime Shelter Island resident, died on January 12 at the East End Hospice Kanas Center for Hospice Care on Quiogue. She was 91.
She was born on June 14, 1932, in Greenport to Freida (née Jankee) and Albert Stakey. She was one of three children. She graduated from Riverhead High School.
On September 18, 1956, in Adams, New York, she married the love of her life, Eugene A. Fuller. Together, they had three children and made their home on Shelter Island. She was a member of the Shelter Island School Board, a member of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Greenport, a member of the church council there, and a member of the San Simeon Nursing Home Board. She worked as a secretary and personal assistant for Mosley Hall on Shelter Island. She also worked as a bookkeeper for Eugene A. Fuller General Contractor.
She was predeceased by her husband Eugene; and siblings Marion Palmer and Arthur Stakey. She is survived by her children, Jane Jacobs (Kurt) of Aquebogue, Jill Olson of Silver City, New Mexico, and Jeanne Maloney of Hampton Bays; her grandchildren, Jacqueline, Thomas, Jennifer and Ashley; and great-grandchildren Willa, Thomas, Clara, Carmen and Anna Jean.
The family will receive friends on Saturday, January 20, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck. Funeral Services will follow the visitation at 12:30 p.m. at the funeral home; officiated by Pastor Garrett Johnson. Interment will take place on Sunday, January 21, at 11:30 a.m. in The Shelter Island Presbyterian Cemetery.
In lieu flowers, donations may be made to East End Hospice (eeh.org) or Shelter Island Ambulance Foundation (siambulancefoundation.org). Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
Staff Writer on Jan 19, 2024