June Patricia Mckinney

June Patricia McKinney, age 89, of Grants Pass, died Wednesday, August 05, 2009 at Royale Gardens Health & Rehabilitation Center.

A memorial service will be at 12 noon, Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at River Valley Community Church with Pastor Dar Wolber and Pastor George Johnson officiating. Private interment will be at Mt. View Cemetery in Oakland, California. Hull & Hull Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements.

Memorial donations may be made to American Heart Association, Oregon Affiliate, 1425 NE Irving #100, Portland, Oregon 97232 or Multiple Sclerosis Society, Oregon Chapter, 5901 SW Macadam, Suite 100, Portland, Oregon 97201 or American Diabetes Association, Oregon Affiliate, 380 Spokane Street, Suite 110, Portland, Oregon 97202.

June was born March 17, 1920 in Oakland, California to Edwin & Emma Rasmussen.
In 1938 she graduated from University High School in Oakland and later attended University of California Nursing School. She was a championship “figure skater” at St. Moritz and the Oakland Ice Rinks. On December 10, 1942 in Key West, Florida she married her high school sweetheart, Millard F. McKinney. She and her husband were ice skating judges including tests for Olympian, Brian Boitano. They both enjoyed “pairs” skating. She and her husband traveled around the world square dancing and round dancing. They founded “Diamond Rounds” round dance club in the Bay Area.

She was a member of Northern California Square Dance Association, California “B Sharps” Square Dance Club, and many other square and round dance clubs.

She volunteered for Brownies and March of Dimes. She was a Girl Scout Leader and P.T.A. President.

Her hobbies included ice skating, tennis, golfing, gardening, ceramics, sewing, ice skating judging, traveling the world, square dancing and round dancing teaching and choreography.

Survivors include a son, Peter McKinney and wife, Carol of Lakewood, California and a daughter, Karen Albin and husband, Chet of Grants Pass and two granddaughters; two grandsons; and two great-grandchildren.

Preceding her in death was her husband of 59 years, Millard F. McKinney on December 4, 2001.