Obituary of June Pottorff

Longtime Stratton, Colorado resident, June Maxine Pottorff passed away on January 18, 2013 at the Denver Hospice in Denver, Colorado. She was 86 years old. June was born on June 6, 1926 to James and Emma (Gill) Kountz in Flagler, Colorado. She was one of eight children. She attended Flagler schools and graduated from Flagler High School in 1943. She met and later married Harley Edward Pottorff on January 8, 1947 in Seibert, Colorado. To this union four children were born; Connie, Sherry, Ed and Todd. June was a member of the Stratton United Methodist Church. She enjoyed her years working at the Stratton Senior Center and was employed with RSVP. She especially liked taking the seniors on road trips. Some of her hobbies included dancing, traveling, cooking, playing cards and listening to country music. Most of all she enjoyed spending time with her kids and grandkids and going to family reunions. June could make new friends wherever she went and she loved to laugh. She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers and three sisters. Left to cherish her memories are her husband Harley, her children; Connie Volskis and husband Will of Aurora, CO, Sherry Lupher and husband Van of Aurora, CO, Ed Pottorff and wife Laura of Thornton, CO and Todd Pottorff and wife Sandra of Ft. Worth, TX, as well as eight grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Also surviving June is her sister, Jo Huntzinger of Burlington, CO and sister-in-law, Eleanor Kountz of Flagler, CO along with numerous nieces and nephews.