June S. Fuller, longtime Shelter Island resident, died Friday, Jan. 12, 2024, at East End Hospice Kanas Center for Hospice Care. She was 91 years old.

She was born in Greenport June 14, 1932, to Freida (née Jankee) and Albert Stakey. She was one of three children. She graduated from Riverhead High School.

On Sept. 18, 1956, in Adams, N.Y., she married the love of her life, Eugene A. Fuller. Together they had three children and made their home on Shelter Island. June was a member of the Shelter Island school board, a member of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Greenport, a member of the Church Council there and a member of San Simeon by the Sound nursing home board. She worked as a secretary and personal assistant for Mosley Hall on Shelter Island. She also worked as a bookkeeper for Eugene A. Fuller General Contractor.

Predeceased by her husband, Eugene,and siblings Marion Palmer and Arthur Stakey, June is survived by her children, Jane Jacobs (Kurt) of Aquebogue, Jill Olson of Silver City, N.M., and Jeanne Maloney of Hampton Bays; grandchildren Jacqueline, Thomas, Jennifer and Ashley; and great-grandchildren Willa, Thomas, Clara, Carmen and Anna Jean.

The family will receive friends Saturday, Jan. 20, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Mattituck. Funeral services will follow the visitation at 12:30 p.m. at the funeral home, officiated by Pastor Garrett Johnson. Interment will take place on Sunday, Jan. 21, at 11:30 a.m. at Shelter Island Presbyterian Cemetery. 

Memorial donations may be made to East End Hospice Kanas Center for Hospice Care or Shelter Island Ambulance.

This is a paid notice.