June M. Neill

December 22, 2018

June M. (Royce) Neill, 98, of Stafford Springs, CT, wife of the late Everett Neill, passed away on Saturday, December 22, 2018. She was born in Palmer, MA, daughter of the late Frederick and Gertrude (Pease) Royce. As a young woman, June loved playing tennis, even winning numerous tennis matches and awards. After graduating high school, June worked in the Stafford Springs telephone office. She worked for approximately ten years, including having worked briefly at the Syracuse, New York telephone office. She loved skiing, tobogganing, archery, playing horseshoes, and dancing with Everett, who was the love of her life. She also loved taking care of her home, raking leaves, and caring for her famous geraniums and petunias which she displayed in her flowers boxes on her front porch. June was a member of the Stafford Springs Congregational Church and their choir, Daughter’s of the American Legion, and taught Sunday school at the church. In her senior years, she enjoyed playing in her weekly card club games, and being a member of the Golden Tones. Nothing was more important to June than her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She loved spending time with them, and they lifted her spirits in her later years. June is survived by her two children, Thomas Neill and his wife Carol of Sturbridge, MA, and Trudy Campbell and her husband Robert W., Jr. of Stafford Springs, CT; two grandchildren, Robert W. Campbell, III and his wife Dawn, and Amie Blodgett and her husband Michael; four great grandchildren, William and Hailey Campbell, and Liam and James Blodgett; sister, Gail Nezames; and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by two sisters, Christine Royce and Marilyn Parizek. A memorial service will be held on Friday, December 28, 2018 at 11 A.M. at the Stafford Springs Congregational Church, 3 Main St., Stafford Springs, CT. Burial will follow in Stafford Springs Cemetery, Stafford Springs, CT. Memorial donations may be made to the Stafford Springs Congregational Church, 3 Main St., Stafford Springs, CT 06076, or to the National Audubon Society, 225 Varick St., New York, NY 10014. Introvigne Funeral Home, Inc., Stafford Springs, CT, has care of the arrangements. For online condolences or directions, please visit: www.introvignefuneralhome.com