On Sunday, September 21, 2008 the angels guided by the Blessed Virgin Mary carried our loving wife, mother and grandmother June V. Behr to heaven to be with the Lord. June was born Dec. 29, 1920 in York, PA the daughter of the late Mabel I. (Gladfelter) Yost and Bernard Smith. June was raised in York, PA as a Mennonite by her grandmother Mary Ellen Gladfelter.
She married Harry C. Behr on Sept. 11, 1937 in Elkton, MD. They were re-married in the Catholic faith at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in York, PA on April 18, 1942 and renewed their vows in Cana, Israel in 1990. Over her life she lived in York, PA, New York City, NY, Dell, NY, Pen Mar, MD, Waynesboro, PA and Thurmont, MD.
June was a homemaker most of her life and enjoyed sewing, crocheting, ceramics and golf. She had a great love for her husband, daughters and grandchildren. She especially loved to hold and care for babies and so enjoyed her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She had a beautiful voice and enjoyed singing and listening to music. She was a member of her church choir and a daily communicant for many years. She devoted many hours working and helping in her church. June embraced her faith and had a special devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. She attended the Sacred Heart retreat for women at Columbia, PA for 15 consecutive years.
June belonged to the Legion of Mary, the Sodality of the Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Vincent DePaul Society and is a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Emmitsburg, MD. She also belonged to the American Legion, Elk Ladies, a member and past president of the Blue Ridge Summit Fire Co., Women’s Auxiliary and the Waynesboro Country Club.
Survivors include her husband, Harry C. Behr of Roscoe, IL; four daughters, Joyce (Eugene) Rosensteel of Emmitsburg, MD, Loretta (Edward) Wolfe of Ortanna, PA, Patricia (Ronald) Blum of Beloit, WI, Marian (Jeffrey) Walter of Carroll Valley, PA; one brother, Gordon (Betty) Smith of York, PA; also 14 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren. She was predeceased in death by her grandmother Mary Ellen (Strickler) Gladfelter and her grandfather Jacob Gladfelter.
June will be greatly missed by her husband, daughters and grandchildren. But now she will be able to walk and laugh again in the company of the angels and her Lord in heaven.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday 11:00 A.M. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Emmitsburg with Rev. Stephen P. Trzcieski, C.M. as celebrant.
The family will receive friends Thursday 7:00 to 9:00 pm at Myers-Durboraw Funeral Home, 210 W. Main Street, Emmitsburg with a Rosary at 8:00 pm.
Interment will be in New St. Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be made to St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, 47 DePaul Street, Emmitsburg, MD 21727.
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She married Harry C. Behr on Sept. 11, 1937 in Elkton, MD. They were re-married in the Catholic faith at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in York, PA on April 18, 1942 and renewed their vows in Cana, Israel in 1990. Over her life she lived in York, PA, New York City, NY, Dell, NY, Pen Mar, MD, Waynesboro, PA and Thurmont, MD.
June was a homemaker most of her life and enjoyed sewing, crocheting, ceramics and golf. She had a great love for her husband, daughters and grandchildren. She especially loved to hold and care for babies and so enjoyed her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She had a beautiful voice and enjoyed singing and listening to music. She was a member of her church choir and a daily communicant for many years. She devoted many hours working and helping in her church. June embraced her faith and had a special devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. She attended the Sacred Heart retreat for women at Columbia, PA for 15 consecutive years.
June belonged to the Legion of Mary, the Sodality of the Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Vincent DePaul Society and is a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Emmitsburg, MD. She also belonged to the American Legion, Elk Ladies, a member and past president of the Blue Ridge Summit Fire Co., Women’s Auxiliary and the Waynesboro Country Club.
Survivors include her husband, Harry C. Behr of Roscoe, IL; four daughters, Joyce (Eugene) Rosensteel of Emmitsburg, MD, Loretta (Edward) Wolfe of Ortanna, PA, Patricia (Ronald) Blum of Beloit, WI, Marian (Jeffrey) Walter of Carroll Valley, PA; one brother, Gordon (Betty) Smith of York, PA; also 14 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren. She was predeceased in death by her grandmother Mary Ellen (Strickler) Gladfelter and her grandfather Jacob Gladfelter.
June will be greatly missed by her husband, daughters and grandchildren. But now she will be able to walk and laugh again in the company of the angels and her Lord in heaven.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday 11:00 A.M. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Emmitsburg with Rev. Stephen P. Trzcieski, C.M. as celebrant.
The family will receive friends Thursday 7:00 to 9:00 pm at Myers-Durboraw Funeral Home, 210 W. Main Street, Emmitsburg with a Rosary at 8:00 pm.
Interment will be in New St. Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be made to St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, 47 DePaul Street, Emmitsburg, MD 21727.