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June Elaine Woodward Vangness Baldridge

Birth
Dodge County, Minnesota, USA
Death
14 Jun 2016 (aged 91)
Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota, USA
Burial
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June Elaine Woodward Vangness Baldridge, age 91, was born to Harry and Marie Woodward in rural Dodge County at the home of her maternal grandparents, John and Lavina Dawson, on August 28, 1924. She left this world to join her Savior on June 14, 2016 at Seasons Hospice in Rochester, Minnesota.

June attended country school in Dodge County District 11, and graduated from West Concord High School in 1942. She married Jeffrey Vangness of West Concord, Minnesota in September, 1942, and Orval Baldridge in June, 1963. She is survived by one sister, Beth Johnson of Dodge Center, MN; one brother, Donald Woodward (Jeannine) of Yuma, AZ; her children, Connie Sackett of Apache Junction, AZ, Betty Ramer (Daniel) of St. Cloud, MN, Barbara Hanson (Philip) of Concord, MN; Jeffery Vangness (Julann) of Blaine, MN and Vicki Place (Dave Hysaw) of Phoenix, AZ; 11 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; 20 great-great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by husband, Jeff (August, 1954); her parents, Harry and Marie; husband, Orval (February, 1999); granddaughter, Carla Hanson Sass; son-in-law, Dale Sackett and sisters, Donna Erickson and Jean Johnston.

June lived most of her life in Dodge County, with the exception of a few years spent in Tomah, Wisconsin and Byron, Minnesota. They moved to Dodge Center permanently in 1947 where June lived nearly all her life. She enjoyed her various jobs over the years, working as a server for the Dodge Café, as a grocery clerk for Gripp’s Food Market, as a clerk for Coast to Coast Hardware, as a cook for the Dodge Center Public Schools, as a clerk in Vogel’s Bakery, and she did house cleaning for several local families. She was very active over the years serving her community in many different ways. She attended Faith Community Church in West Concord (formerly First Baptist Church) where she held numerous positions over the years, including teaching Sunday School for over 60 years.

June enjoyed helping others and spent her time serving friends and neighbors in whatever way they needed assistance. Her enjoyment came from spending time with family, gardening, baking, traveling and completing puzzles of all kinds. She truly loved the beautiful season changes enjoyed in Minnesota. The last four and one-half months of her life were spent at Circle Drive Manor Assisted Living in West Concord where she truly enjoyed the great care, comfortable setting and friendships.

In her own words: “I was here…I lived and loved life…and now I’m in my eternal home in Heaven”.

June will be remembered with a Celebration of Life service at Faith Community Church in West Concord, MN at 2:00 pm on July 10, 2016. A visitation will be held at the church one hour prior to the service.
June Elaine Woodward Vangness Baldridge, age 91, was born to Harry and Marie Woodward in rural Dodge County at the home of her maternal grandparents, John and Lavina Dawson, on August 28, 1924. She left this world to join her Savior on June 14, 2016 at Seasons Hospice in Rochester, Minnesota.

June attended country school in Dodge County District 11, and graduated from West Concord High School in 1942. She married Jeffrey Vangness of West Concord, Minnesota in September, 1942, and Orval Baldridge in June, 1963. She is survived by one sister, Beth Johnson of Dodge Center, MN; one brother, Donald Woodward (Jeannine) of Yuma, AZ; her children, Connie Sackett of Apache Junction, AZ, Betty Ramer (Daniel) of St. Cloud, MN, Barbara Hanson (Philip) of Concord, MN; Jeffery Vangness (Julann) of Blaine, MN and Vicki Place (Dave Hysaw) of Phoenix, AZ; 11 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; 20 great-great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by husband, Jeff (August, 1954); her parents, Harry and Marie; husband, Orval (February, 1999); granddaughter, Carla Hanson Sass; son-in-law, Dale Sackett and sisters, Donna Erickson and Jean Johnston.

June lived most of her life in Dodge County, with the exception of a few years spent in Tomah, Wisconsin and Byron, Minnesota. They moved to Dodge Center permanently in 1947 where June lived nearly all her life. She enjoyed her various jobs over the years, working as a server for the Dodge Café, as a grocery clerk for Gripp’s Food Market, as a clerk for Coast to Coast Hardware, as a cook for the Dodge Center Public Schools, as a clerk in Vogel’s Bakery, and she did house cleaning for several local families. She was very active over the years serving her community in many different ways. She attended Faith Community Church in West Concord (formerly First Baptist Church) where she held numerous positions over the years, including teaching Sunday School for over 60 years.

June enjoyed helping others and spent her time serving friends and neighbors in whatever way they needed assistance. Her enjoyment came from spending time with family, gardening, baking, traveling and completing puzzles of all kinds. She truly loved the beautiful season changes enjoyed in Minnesota. The last four and one-half months of her life were spent at Circle Drive Manor Assisted Living in West Concord where she truly enjoyed the great care, comfortable setting and friendships.

In her own words: “I was here…I lived and loved life…and now I’m in my eternal home in Heaven”.

June will be remembered with a Celebration of Life service at Faith Community Church in West Concord, MN at 2:00 pm on July 10, 2016. A visitation will be held at the church one hour prior to the service.


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