June F. Huntzinger

June 13, 1919 – June 17, 2016

June F. Huntzinger, age 96, longtime resident of Royal Slope, passed away June 17, 2016 at the Coventry House, in Othello, Wash.

June was born June 13, 1919 in Unionville, Iowa, to Clyde and Mary Boyd. At the age of 15 she came west with her family, and they settled in Yakima, Wash. She graduated from Yakima Senior High School, class of 1938. She met her husband Irvin and they were married in Yakima in 1939. They had a dairy and raised sugar beets. Their son Jim and daughter Elva were born in Yakima.

In 1948 Irvin, his brother Don and father Frank bought a ranch on the Columbia River near Vantage. This is where June and Irvin raised their two children. Irvin dug new wells and developed more land, raised cattle, and on several hundred acres put in alfalfa. They lived there for 17 years. After Priest Rapids and Wanapum dams were built they decided to sell the ranch and then bought a farm on the Royal Slope. June and Irvin celebrated nearly 50 years of marriage, before Irvin passed away Aug. 9, 1988.

June and Irvin enjoyed square dancing. June loved gardening and playing pinochle. She was a member of the Royal Neighbors Club, Sage Hens Gardening Club, the Wash. State Cow Bells, and the Crab Creek Cacklers, but her primary passion in her life was cooking and her family.

She was survived by her children: Jim (Karen) Huntzinger of Othello, Wash., and Elva (Pete) Horn of Soap Lake, Wash.; her grandchildren: Dan (Susan) Huntzinger of Othello, Wash., Cheri (Dave) Allen of East Wenatchee, Wash., Alan (Allison) Huntzinger of Othello, Wash., Kerri (Daniel) Weber of Portland, Ore., Jason (Erika) Horn of Grand Coulee, Wash., and Brandy (Ben Urlick) Crow of Thompson Falls, Montana; siblings: Margaret (†Jim) Walls of Phoenix, Arizona, and Norma (†Gene) Marshall of Yakima, Wash. June also leaves 14 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren to cherish her loving memory. She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, her grandson, Matt Horn, and her siblings: Merritt (†Helen) Boyd, and Robert (†Deloris) Boyd. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m., March 5, 2016, at the Royal Memorial Cemetery. Family and friends are invited to a reception and lunch to follow at the Royal City Golf Course. Memorial contributions are suggested in June’s name to the Coventry House, 420 North 2nd Ave, Othello, Wash., 99344. To leave an online condolence to the family, please visit our website at www.stevensfc.com.