June Louise Preisser

1936-2016 - Mrs. June L. Preisser 79, formerly of Pine Grove Drive, Richmond, Massachusetts died Wednesday evening, March 16, 2016, at Blake Medical Center in Bradenton, Florida. She was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts on June 6, 1936, to the late Clement and Margaret Bassett. She graduated from Pittsfield High School in 1954 and spent most of her life in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.

She married her husband, Eugene Preisser, on July 25, 1959 at Notre Dame Church in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Mrs. Preisser worked as a Marketing and Catalog Specialist for the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. A charter member of the Berkshire County Sweet Adelines and a member of the Spirit of Syracuse Chorus, Mrs. Preisser enjoyed singing and music throughout her life and performed acapella on stage for more than 20 years. A lover of animals, particularly dogs, she was a supporter of the Berkshire Humane Society.

She and her husband retired to Bradenton, Florida in 2004. She is survived by her husband and two sons, Curt and Kyle Preisser, as well as her sister, Sheila (Bassett-Taylor) Gershoff. A private memorial was held in her honor on March 21, 2016 at Manasota Memorial Park and Funeral Home in Bradenton, Florida.

Condolences can be left online at www.manasotamemorial.com. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the Berkshire Humane Society online at www.berkshirehumane.org, or sent to 214 Barker Road, Pittsfield, Massachusetts 01201.

Arrangements under the direction of Manasota Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Bradenton, FL.