June Menger

June was born on June 11, 1939 in Arriba, Colorado to Roger McDonald and Nora Emery McDonald. Raised on the plains of eastern Colorado, she loved life there as a young girl. She graduated from Arriba High School in 1957.

June married Richard Wells on June 23, 1957 in Arriba. The couple moved following Dick’s career, landing in Longmont in 1969. She worked for Safeway, as their Deli Manager for 30 years, retiring in 2000. She married Jim Menger on September 17, 1984 in Idaho Springs, Colorado. The Menger’s just celebrated 30 beautiful years together.

June lost her son Sydney to a tragic murder while attending the University of Colorado. This devastating event, led her to take an active role in helping investigators, District Attorneys and most importantly families suffering a similar loss. She was appointed to the first board of Cold Case Task Force. She also served on Parents of Murdered Children and Victims of Homicide and Missing Persons (FOHVAMP). She did this as a quiet, compassionate, dedicated servant to not just her pain, but the struggle for parents of this type of loss and the pursuit of finding, arresting and closing these cases.

June enjoyed traveling with her husband and children around not only the United States, but many trips overseas, including stops in multiple European countries. She had joined the Longmont Senior Center, where she took classes and joined the quilting classes.

Preceding her in death are her parents; her first husband Richard Wells and son Sydney Lee Wells.

Surviving are her husband James Menger of Longmont; sons Robert Wells and Samuel Wells both of Longmont, step-sons Joe (Darla) Menger of Pinewood Springs, James (Connie) Menger of Lafayette and Chris (Jen) Menger of Arvada; granddaughter Sharlene Wells of Ft. Collins; great grandson Coleton Warembourg; 16 step grandchildren, 13 step great grandchildren, a brother James (Loretta) McDonald of Sacramento, California; a sister Maureen Jacobs of Shreveport, Louisiana; and nieces and nephews Debra Callahan, Larry McDonald, and Bob McDonald.

Visitation hours will be held Friday, September 29 from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the Howe Mortuary.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, September 27, at LifeBridge Christian Church. Interment will be at the Arriba Cemetery, Arriba, Colorado.

Contributions may be made to the FOHVAMP, 1067 South Hover St., Unit E-148, Longmont, CO 80501.