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June Osterberg
June Osterberg, a local journalist and beloved fixture in the North Beach firmament since the early 1950s, died Aug. 1 after a short battle with cancer. She was 87.To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
I will always miss June--Jonnie to me. We were life-long friends from the time we met at the University of North Dakota. She is a permanent inhabitant of my memories!
Joyce Kennedy
July 31, 2022
I miss Jonnie (June) so much! I keep thinking that if she were here now,
we'd be going back and forth in virtual mode, each in our social isolation. I'd love to hear what she would have to say about our turbulent times....
Joyce Kennedy
Friend
July 31, 2020
Carol J Markillie
August 22, 2016
June and I were friends for 65 years and I
loved her dearly. She and I 'parted' when
she told me she wss going into Kindred -
I live in Washington State.
Carol J Markillie
August 21, 2016
Jonnie and I were life-long friends. I've known her ever since we were students at the University of North Dakota. We bonded then and have remained in touch ever since. She has enriched my life immeasurably-dear friend and fellow traveler through life!
Joyce Kennedy
August 13, 2016
A lively mind and an unceasing interest in all things political entertained June all the years I knew her. Her body may have failed her, but she never lost her sense of humor, nor her innate need to cheer up those who needed it - and even those that didn't. A highly literate, intelligent, humorous, and fun loving person, June was a part of the North Beach institution and will always be missed by those who had the fortune of knowing her.
Jan Blum
August 8, 2016
We were so sorry to hear about June. We will miss her stories of North Beach history, talking about the good and bad changes in San Francisco over the years, her wit, humor and great smile over a glass of wine and dinner at Original Joes. Walking in with her was like walking in with a celebrity - everyone seemed to know her! She shared many happy memories of Bob, and always talked fondly of her nieces and family in North Dakota.
Betsy & Jack Doyle
August 8, 2016
I, and the other staff at the Mechanics' Institute, will sorely miss June. She was a regular user of our research services and her pluck and wit made working with her a pleasure. She certainly kept us laughing and treated us to small tidbits of local history and color (never too much!). We all admired her independent spirit and drive to keep San Francisco great.
Taryn Edwards
August 7, 2016
I, and the rest of the staff at the Mechanics' Institute will miss June. She often used our reference services for help with this or that civic project. Her determination to improve our community was admirable and so was her knowledge of local history. Her pluck and wit will be sorely missed.
Taryn Edwards
August 7, 2016
My favorite story from June was from when she started working downtown and would bounce (sic) up the Kearny steps to Vallejo.
One day, from a window, an Italian man called out to her to stop. As June said, in those days young people paid attention to their elders, so she stopped. I cannot do justice to her imitation of his accent - but he said: Every day I see you come up these steps. You never stop. You never turn around and look at this beautiful city. June said that everday after that she did.
You are remembered, June.
Tom Noyes
August 7, 2016
I sure will miss her...We always stopped to talk for a minute and just a little while ago we shared the 39 Coit home from shopping...Awwww,it's truly a loss for our neighborhood.
I send you a hug June.
Mary Matvy
August 7, 2016
Whenever she traveled north to the Seattle area to our extended family reunions, June was a shining storyteller whose stories of her earlier life in North Dakota and pithy commentaries of current life on Planet Earth always gave us food for thought, along with much laughter. She and I had a tradition of reciting a mutually-loved Victor Hugo poem together, and now I envision her experiencing its words: "Be like the bird that pausing awhile on boughs too slight, feels them give way beneath her and yet sings, knowing she wings." Soar, dear cousin June! You are dearly loved and missed! Jackie Leksen
Jackie Leksen
August 5, 2016
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