Daughter of the late John and Madeline Breimann, June was born in Mount Vernon, NY on May 30th, 1929 and moved to Yonkers NY in 1932. She graduated from Gorton High School and worked for The New York Telephone Company where she was awarded Miss Voice and Personality. On October 1, 1955 she married her loving husband Arthur Bernacchia. June and Arthur shared 61 wonderful years together prior to his passing in 2017. She was a life long parishioner of Christ The King Church, attending mass daily. She was a Eucharistic minister and active in the Rosary Altar Society and the Rosary Hill Sewing Group in Hawthorne, NY. She supported the soup kitchen on Hudson Street which later became the Yonkers Sharing Community where she and her husband would serve holiday dinners. June was an avid reader and enjoyed historical biographies. June was predeceased by her brother John Breimann in 1983. She is survived by her five children; Janet (Robert) Wilkins of Somers, NY, Bruce (Carol) Bernacchia of Dobbs Ferry NY, Brian (Maureen) Bernacchia of Yonkers, NY, David (Lisa) Bernacchia of Pound Ridge, NY, and Jeanmarie (Brad) Kuck of Mahopac, NY. She is also survived by her nine grandchildren Crystal (Michael) Bingham, Rachel (Rocco) Fassacesia, Noelle Bernacchia, Grace Wilkins, Daniel (Jessica) Bernacchia, Lauren Bernacchia, Jordan Bernacchia, Marie Bernacchia, Matthew Bernacchia and her four great grandchildren, Robert Fassacesia, Cecelia Bingham, Jackson Bingham and Emma Bernacchia. Visiting hours will be at Whalen & Ball Funeral Home on Sunday 2-6pm. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in Christ the King Church on Monday October 3rd at 10:30am. Interment will follow at St. Joseph Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations in her name may be made to the charity of your choice.
Whalen & Ball Funeral Home
168 Park Ave.
Yonkers, N.Y. 10703
(914)965-5488
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