June Lorraine Maeder

June Lorraine Maeder, age 93, of the Town of Egg Harbor (Sturgeon Bay), passed away in the comfort of her home on Monday, January 27, 2025, with loved ones around her.

June was a treasured wife, mother, and grandmother. June was preceded in death by her husband, Jerry Maeder, who passed September 9, 2020.

Born in Turtle Lake, WI, June 1, 1931, June grew up the second youngest of seven children of parents William Frederich Rohlf and Ethel May (Gill) Rohlf.

June first studied at Lawrence University in Appleton, WI on a classical music scholarship and graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison where she met the love of her life and husband, Jerome "Jerry" Allen Maeder.

June worked as Office Manager and Paralegal at the Maeder Law Firm in Wausau, WI from 1955 through 1995. In addition, June managed a 640-acre cattle operation east of Wausau.

June was an accomplished pianist and airplane pilot, having flown single and dual engine planes, with Multi-Engine, Commercial, Instrument, and Instructor Pilot ratings.

In retirement, June was a prolific artist. Her paintings were frequently exhibited in art shows in Door County and many of her works are displayed in homes around the country.

June will be missed by her two sons, Chris Maeder and Vincent Maeder (Navah); and by her grandchildren, Max Maeder and Katya Maeder.

No public services are scheduled to be held. June’s life will be honored privately by family.

Memorials may be made in June's honor to the Peninsula Music Festival (www.musicfestival.com) where June and Jerry were frequently in attendance.    

The family would like to extend their deepest gratitude to the entire staff at Unity Hospice for their loving care and kindness to June and her family.

Arrangements have been entrusted with Huehns Funeral Home, Inc. & Door County Crematory LLC in Sturgeon Bay, WI. Expressions of sympathy, memories, and photos of June may be shared with her family through her tribute page at www.HuehnsFuneralHome.com.

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