Name: Memorial Gathering for June Caroline McAULIFFE
Start: 2014-12-20T19:00:00.000Z
Location: Washburn-McReavy Holcomb-Henry-Boom-Purcell Shoreview Funeral Chapel

(nee Williams, and formerly Schultz) age 86, of Hudson, WI, and formerly of Shoreview, MN, passed away peacefully on December 2, 2014. She was born on November 16, 1928 in Tyler, MN. Preceded in death by her parents, Melvin and Mary; brothers, Gerald, Marvin, and Delmar, and former husband, Edwin Schultz. Survived by her loving husband of 36 years, Vincent Joseph McAuliffe; her sister, Joyce Reinke; and her three daughters and one son: Kristin (Gerry) Stenson, Kyle Ann Schultz, Karleen (Richard Boltz) Schultz, and Kurt (Karen Hedenstrom) Schultz. June is also survived by seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren: Daniel (Erin) Stenson and their children, Cole, Lila, and Scarlett; Peter (Lindsay) Stenson and their daughter, Edie; Kirsten (Max) Schuman and Rachel Saunders; Billie Rames-Schultz, Mary Rames-Schultz, and Molly Rames-Schultz. June earned her Masters in Art Education from the University of Minnesota and was a lifelong learnerer and educator who had a very successful teaching career, both in rural and suburban Minnesota school districts and with the Minnesota and South Dakota 4-H organizations. She developed and conducted creative arts workshops and programs for 4-H on state, regional, national and international levels. June was an accomplished art educator, art writer, and artist who remained involved in her creative pursuits throughout her retirement up to her recent art shows at the Shoreview Community Center in 2013 and 2014. She was a loving and talented woman who touched many people throughout her long and rewarding life and always gained energy through helping others. She will be missed greatly. A memorial service will be held Saturday, Dec. 20, at 2PM (gathering begins at 1PM) at HOLCOMB-HENRY-BOOM-PURCELL, 515 Hwy. 96, Shoreview. Memorials preferred to Minnesota or South Dakota 4-H foundations.

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Published by Pioneer Press from Dec. 7 to Dec. 14, 2014.

Memories and Condolences
for June McAULIFFE

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Dale June and Stan 1974 4-H building

Dale Reed

July 8, 2015

June McAuliffe; a few words I would like to share.
I heard the news of June's passing in the evening while hanging lights on the house for the season. I checked and as usual found a few of the lights had burned out and I went to the task of replacing the bulbs with tears running down my face. As I finished the task, suddenly all the bulbs lost their brightness and I was standing in front of the house in the dark. This, not being my first rodeo, I knew the fuse for the string of lights had blown and I paused for a moment and smiledbecause it reminded me of June.
She enabled the lights of life. She was the fuse in my life. She embraced and embodied the words altruism and selflessness. June, being my fuse, enabled me to shine as a young adult. She was content to stay in the background glowing in the brightness of her bulbs she lovingly place on her string.
I once counted the nights I slept at the 4-H building and came up with well over six months in the ten years I worked in June's "Arts-In". Her encouragement from a teen participant to Director ensured me a life of confidence. We spent numerous hours and miles traveling to all ten Minnesota reservations bring arts, crafts, and puppets to children under June's patient guidance in the "Workshops of Expression". June taught by example, allowing me a co-directorship of the "Humanities Workshop" at the National 4-H Center, hosting young adults from across the country with the nation's arts and culture. With each one of these interactions, June always the fuse, allowed her lights to shine brighter becoming more confident and self-assured as her bulbs grew into adulthood.
With all this time we spent together, working, playing, eating, laughing, June for me wasn't just a mentor, guide, and friend, but a second Mother. She was the Giving Tree come to life. I will always remember her kind, gracious, generosity of feting me with a party of old 4-H friends each time I came back to Minnesota. Her style for giving a party from food to fare, refreshments and atmosphere was second to none. I was blessed the day I met her and have a deep sadness as I know so many have with her passing. She touched the hearts and lives of untold children, young adults, and co-workers.
June strung a lot of lights in her life. I am but one of countless people who are better off for being a bulb on June's string of lights. I have to interject that with June being the fuse in this metaphor; Joe was the current and base for Junes work. You could not have had better pairing of two people working towards the enhancement of the 4-H philosophy of Learn by Doing. Thanks Joe.
My seasons chore is now completed, I stand back on the sidewalk and wipe my eyes as a light rain fallsI look at this house in it's misty glow of the lightsand they seem a little dimmer this year and probably for more years to comeas they don't make fuses like they use to.

Robin Trellis

December 17, 2014

Joe, Kris, Kyle, Kurt, Karleen and families,
My very deepest condolences on the loss of your mom. She was a wonder and a force of personality that gave great joy and great life lessons. She will be so missed. I'm so happy I got to spend some time with her last December. My thoughts and prayers are with you all. Much love, Robin

December 8, 2014

June, I will miss you so dearly, I have very fond memories of your home with the victorian porch that we put our heads together to make it so perfect. Those memories, and so many more will always be with me.
Love and sincere,
Cindy Green
Cindy Green

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