June S. Reiter

Reiter, June S. ALBANY June Shannon Reiter, 78, of Albany, passed away on Saturday, April 25, 2009 after a short illness. Born in Troy, June was the daughter of the late James Raymond and Helen Martin Shannon, and was a lifelong resident of the Capital District. June was an active member of several local and national organizations, including the Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary and the Military Order of the Cooties, the Knights of Columbus of Albany, the Elks Lodge, and the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary. She was predeceased by her husbands, Vincent Bigley and Lt. Col. Sanford David Reiter, both of Albany, and her brother, James Shannon, of North Albany. She is survived by her two sons, James V. Bigley of Voorheesville and Marc P. Reiter of Summit, N.J.; as well as her daughters-in-law, Laurie Bigley and Abbie Reiter; and her five granddaughters, Erin Bigley of New York, N.Y., Heather McAnnany, of Las Vegas, Nev., Alyssa Bigley of Boston, Mass. and Sophie Reiter and Olivia Reiter, both of Summit, N.J. June is also survived by her loving sister, Kathleen S. Libbey; her brother-in-law, Ret. Maj. Gen. Whitney R. Libbey; her niece and goddaughter, Dr. Shannon Libbey-Landis and husband Richard Landis, all of Bennington, Vt. The family would like to thank the staff at St Peter's Hospital's 4th floor Nolan Riddle unit, as well as the Community Hospice of Albany County, for the selfless care they provided for June during her brief but aggressive illness. Funeral services will be held in the Hans Funeral Home, 1088 Western Ave., Albany Tuesday morning at 8:45 and from there to St. Catherine of Siena Church, Hurst Ave., Albany where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 9:30. In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests that contributions be made to the TJ Martell Foundation for Cancer, Leukemia and AIDS Research, 72 Spring Street, Suite 303, New York, NY 10012, or Community Hospice of Albany County, 445 New Karner Rd., Albany, NY 12205.