June B Walker

June B. Walker (nee June Seufert), a resident of Canterbury Woods retirement village in Williamsville, died June 26th after a brief bout with pancreatic cancer. Born in 1920 in Buffalo, Mrs. Walker graduated from the Buffalo Seminary and business college. She worked briefly in banking prior to marrying Stuart A. Walker of Buffalo in 1941, and raised three sons while serving as an active school and community volunteer and member of Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church and the Graduates Association of the Buffalo Seminary and in her retirement years, was an active member of the Twentieth Century Club.

When her husband founded his own construction company in the 1960's, she joined him as Vice President, making her a pioneering female contractor at the time, as she worked side by side with her husband in developing the company, known as Stuart A. Walker and Associates. She and her husband closed the business when they retired in 1985. In her youth Mrs. Walker was an accomplished violinist, winning competitions in both Canada and the United States. She was also an avid bowler, winning numerous trophies, and maintained a lifelong physical fitness regimen into her 90's. She was predeceased by her husband, Stuart, in 1999 and by her youngest son, Timothy L. Walker, in 1992.

She is survived by sons David S. Walker and his wife Elizabeth, and George W. Walker, III and his wife Barbara, and by six grandchildren, eight great grandchildren, and six nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will be held at a later date. Flowers are gratefully declined and Memorials may be made to the Canterbury Woods Benevolence Fund, or to Hospice Buffalo.