Obituary for June Elaine Giffen (Carson)
Giffen, June Elaine (nee Carson)
Passed away in her sleep on March 23 at Roberta Place Long-Term Care in Barrie. She was born on June 20, 1926, in Apto, and was married to Arthur Giffen (1926-2014).
June will be missed by her son Gerald Giffen (Brenda), daughters Jan Giffen (Connie Ferschweiler) and Nancy Franck (Tim), grandchildren Derek Giffen (Tobi Guyer), Amy Lambertsen (Bryan), Cory Lewis, and great grandchildren Brandon, Caitlyn, Nick, and Ashton Guyer, Colton Giffen, Ethan and Christian Lambertsen.
June will also be greatly missed by long-time friend, Barb Dickinson.
June was a daughter, a wife, a mother, a sister, an aunt, a grandma and a great grandma. She grew up on a farm and when she and Art married in 1949 they settled into their new farming community in Sunnidale Corners. June embraced her world as farm wife and stay-at-home mom doing canning and preserving, managing the household, cooking meals for threshing gangs, raising 3 children, hosting family gatherings, scheduling lessons and practices, driving children to said lessons and practices… you get the idea.
June was a member of the Sunnidale Corners Women’s Institute and the Stayner United Church UCW. June was the “Card Lady” meaning she was the connection from the community to anyone who had a birthday, was in the hospital or had a baby. There were always boxes of greeting cards in the closet for any occasion that arose.
June and Art loved to travel. They visited the British Isles, Australia, New Zealand, and Fiji. We spent many vacation weeks at Wymbolwood Beach.
June had a great love for music. She was always humming while she worked and we learned many crazy camp tunes, not the least of which included an organ peeling bananas and a preacher losing his hair in a fire. June’s LP collection was extensive, covered an array of genres and included many 78’s. This love of music carried through to her children and grandchildren. June was a member of the Centennial United Church choir and a very special women’s choir called Centennial Voices. This group sang at many community events.
While June suffered from memory loss, she never lost her sense of humour. She often had a quick and witty response or a wink and a smile. And June was never at a loss for a funny phrase. When she was full after a meal, she would say she was “sufficiently suffonsified.”
June loved to knit and crochet and provided many nieces and nephews with new bonnets, booties and sweaters. She was game for anything and always said “I can rest when you go home.”
When June resided at Blue Mountain Manor in Stayner, all of the residents knew when it was Sunday because she always wore her favourite blue dress.
And now in our grief, we celebrate the life we knew with June.
In lieu of a funeral or memorial service, we ask that friends and loved ones share their stories with each other, post them on Facebook or share your memories on the Carruthers Davidson Book of Memories www.carruthersdavidson.com
Any memorial donations may be made to the Centennial United Church.
Passed away in her sleep on March 23 at Roberta Place Long-Term Care in Barrie. She was born on June 20, 1926, in Apto, and was married to Arthur Giffen (1926-2014).
June will be missed by her son Gerald Giffen (Brenda), daughters Jan Giffen (Connie Ferschweiler) and Nancy Franck (Tim), grandchildren Derek Giffen (Tobi Guyer), Amy Lambertsen (Bryan), Cory Lewis, and great grandchildren Brandon, Caitlyn, Nick, and Ashton Guyer, Colton Giffen, Ethan and Christian Lambertsen.
June will also be greatly missed by long-time friend, Barb Dickinson.
June was a daughter, a wife, a mother, a sister, an aunt, a grandma and a great grandma. She grew up on a farm and when she and Art married in 1949 they settled into their new farming community in Sunnidale Corners. June embraced her world as farm wife and stay-at-home mom doing canning and preserving, managing the household, cooking meals for threshing gangs, raising 3 children, hosting family gatherings, scheduling lessons and practices, driving children to said lessons and practices… you get the idea.
June was a member of the Sunnidale Corners Women’s Institute and the Stayner United Church UCW. June was the “Card Lady” meaning she was the connection from the community to anyone who had a birthday, was in the hospital or had a baby. There were always boxes of greeting cards in the closet for any occasion that arose.
June and Art loved to travel. They visited the British Isles, Australia, New Zealand, and Fiji. We spent many vacation weeks at Wymbolwood Beach.
June had a great love for music. She was always humming while she worked and we learned many crazy camp tunes, not the least of which included an organ peeling bananas and a preacher losing his hair in a fire. June’s LP collection was extensive, covered an array of genres and included many 78’s. This love of music carried through to her children and grandchildren. June was a member of the Centennial United Church choir and a very special women’s choir called Centennial Voices. This group sang at many community events.
While June suffered from memory loss, she never lost her sense of humour. She often had a quick and witty response or a wink and a smile. And June was never at a loss for a funny phrase. When she was full after a meal, she would say she was “sufficiently suffonsified.”
June loved to knit and crochet and provided many nieces and nephews with new bonnets, booties and sweaters. She was game for anything and always said “I can rest when you go home.”
When June resided at Blue Mountain Manor in Stayner, all of the residents knew when it was Sunday because she always wore her favourite blue dress.
And now in our grief, we celebrate the life we knew with June.
In lieu of a funeral or memorial service, we ask that friends and loved ones share their stories with each other, post them on Facebook or share your memories on the Carruthers Davidson Book of Memories www.carruthersdavidson.com
Any memorial donations may be made to the Centennial United Church.