June Riddle

JUNE RIDDLE SAN DIEGO, CA -- June Hanson Riddle, beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away at 88 years old at her home in San Diego, California, on March 14, 2007, after battling cancer for over a year. Born June 8, 1918 in Bates, Idaho, to Alma and Marie Aslagsen Hansen, she moved to Driggs, Idaho, as a small child, where her father was County Treasurer/Tax Collector and then Idaho State Senator. She attended Teton High School in Driggs, where she played clarinet in the marching band and graduated as Salutatorian of her Senior class. She sang in a girls' quartet and remained lifelong friends with them. June rarely missed a Teton High reunion. She married Venar J. Riddle February 25, 1940, in Driggs, Idaho. They moved to San Diego in 1940 to help the war effort by working at the Consolidated Aircraft Plant. Venar was drafted and fought in Italy while June continued to live in San Diego. After her three children were born, she was employed for 37 years at United States International University (now Alliant University) as secretary to the University President, retiring at the age of 75. She is survived by her three children, Judi Strang (Ken) of San Diego, Jill Walker (Mike) of Phoenix, AZ, and Jon Riddle of Kauai, HI; her eight grandchildren, Alesha Griffiths (Gary) of Oceanside, CA, Katrina Preece (Scott) of Oceanside, CA, K.C. Strang (Monica) of San Marcos, CA, T. J. Strang (Christie) of Valencia, CA, Caitlin Carter (Ryan) of Portland, OR, James Strang (Deseret) of Oahu, HI, Christine Cerise (Greg) of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, Jeff Walker (Kristina) of Scottsdale, AZ; and twelve great grandchildren, Emily, Sawyer and Carson Griffiths, Ben and Lilly Preece, Avery Strang, Ethan and Ainsley Strang, Andrew and Landon Carter, Jessica and Alan Cerise; and her brother, LeRoy Hanson of Sugar City, Idaho. Besides her family and her work at the University, she loved to play bridge, walk, and read the newspaper daily, especially the Sports pages. She was an active member of the San Diego Sixth Ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, where she greatly enjoyed her service in the Relief Society and singing in the choir. Graveside Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, March 29, 2007. The family will visit with friends Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. at Wood Funeral Home, 273 N. Ridge. June will be buried in the family plot in Fielding Memorial Park in Idaho Falls, Idaho, under the direction of Wood Funeral Home in Idaho Falls. Arrangements in California are under the direction of Beardsley Mitchell Mortuary in San Diego. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to the Autumn Strang Memorial Scholarship Fund, c/o Coastal Community Foundation, P.O. Box 230415, Encinitas, CA 92023. ------------------------------------