June Agnes Barker

June Agnes Carlson was born on Friday, March 13, 1931 in Chicago, IL. Her parents were Ivar and Agnes Carlson, and she had an older brother, Willard Ivar. She lived on the 5500 block of Spaulding Ave.

She attended Peterson Elementary School and Von Steuben High School. At the age of 10, she accepted Jesus Christ as her personal savior and it became her desire to serve Him during her lifetime. After high school graduation, she worked for two years in the Chicago loop district at Zurich Life Insurance Co. In 1951, she entered nurses training at Swedish Covenant Hospital. In 1953, she graduated and received her RN.

After a year of working at Swedish Covenant Hospital, she moved to Seattle to attend Seattle Pacific College to pursue her bachelor's degree in nursing. It was there that she met and later married Donald Lee Barker at Interbay Covenant Church in 1957.

Don and June moved to Chicago in 1959 so that Don could pursue his engineering degree. June returned to nursing at Swedish Covenant Hospital. In 1960, their first daughter, Dawn Lee was born. In 1962, Don graduated and the family moved to Cocoa Beach, Florida where Don worked at Cape Canaveral for Boeing in the space program. They remained in Cocoa Beach for the next 10 years. During this time, June was at home and the family grew. Pamela June, Jon Alan and Patrick Jay were all born in Rockledge, Florida. June was a homemaker, devoting her time and energy to her husband, children, and involvement in the church.

In 1972, Don transferred to Boeing in Seattle and the family moved to Bellevue, Washington. June was again a homemaker for the next 16 years, raising her family, taking care of her husband and being involved in the church. In 1988, she returned to nursing after several years of caring for her mother. She was offered a position at Mercer Island Care Center, where her mother had lived and then later worked at the Elder and Adult Day Services until she retired at age 71.

She was an active member of Newport Covenant Church where she led the Women's Prayer Group. She taught and participated in many Bible studies, helped with day camp, nursery, and communion and served on the deacon board.

She is survived by her children, Dawn Barker, Pamela and Daniel Sherron, Jon Karlsson, Patrick and Eri Barker. She loved and is survived by her grandchildren Ethan and Ashley Sherron, Brea Sherron, Shinzo Barker and Aika Barker.

Peace to her Memory