1924-2025
June Louise Lowrey was born in Hutchinson Kansas on May 20, 1924 to Lawrence I. and Elsie Lowrey. She married her beloved husband Frederick I “Bud” Shaffer, Jr., immediately after his discharge from the Army Air Corp on March 5, 1946 in Denver, Colorado.
They lived in Hutchinson until 1998, when they, along with the families of Ron, Tim, and Rick moved to Fountain Hills, AZ to join their son John. She passed away May 6, 2025, at the age of 100. God and family were the center of her life. There was no separation of the two.
June was a lifelong member of First Presbyterian Church in Hutchinson, and later, Fountain Hills Presbyterian Church in Arizona. Together with Bud, she provided a loving, stable household for their four sons. She also found the time to volunteer for many causes that required her love. She volunteered at Grace Hospital, later to be named Hutchinson Hospital in the Physical Therapy department. She also cared for dying people as a Hospice Volunteer. She attended Kansas State University, and remained active with Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority alumni chapters in Hutchinson, and Phoenix. She attended regular meetings of PEO.
When 3 of her sons joined Sigma Chi Fraternity, at Kansas University, she gathered with other mothers on various trips to Lawrence, to help the fraternity. Throughout her entire life, she lived to give love. She did not want attention. Instead, in addition to members of her family, she quietly consoled others with wisdom, caring, and tenderness. If one wanted to know God, they needed only to see the sparkle and light coming from her eyes.
She also cared for her extended family. She kept in touch with her aunts in Wichita. Her sister-in-law Sissy Bowden became her true sister, as they talked constantly on the phone, even though they lived apart. June was always curious as to what was going on with “The Chabins “and The Bowdens.”
As an active member of Prairie Dunes, June and Bud enjoyed tennis and golf. They liked spending time with friends, as long as it did not distract from their boys. Both June and Bud were excellent bridge players. She continued to play bridge with her bridge friends her entire life, even teaching others how to play. She did not care about pop culture. Rather, June loved to read books, even into her late 90s.
She was preceded in death by her mother Elsie and her father “Jack, or Grampie” Lowrey. June is survived by her 4 sons and families, 8 grand- children and families, and 4 great grandchildren: Rick Shaffer; Ron and Brenda Shaffer; Stephanie Dieterich, Cade, Beau; Chris and Nikki Shaffer, Maverick, Marley June; Tim and Diana, Craig, Julie, Ted, Natalie, Tori; John and Elizabeth Shaffer, Sophia. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bud, on October 16, 2002.
A Memorial Service was held at Messinger Fountain Hills Mortuary on Sunday, May 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM.
Private family graveside service will be held in Memorial Park Cemetery, Hutchinson. Elliott Mortuary, 1219 N. Main, Hutchinson, is in charge of arrangements.
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