June Crowell Damery, 90, of Newcastle, ME, recently of Mattapoisett, MA and a long-time summer resident of Owls Head, ME passed peacefully, surrounded by family, on August 13, 2024. She was a ray of sunshine who loved all those she met and received love in return. June is pre-deceased by her husband of 53 years Thomas A. Damery. June was also pre-deceased by her parents, Laurence B. Crowell and Edith H. Crowell of Concord, MA. She raised her family in Bedford, MA and is survived by her three children, David of Owls Head, ME, Susan of Maynard, MA and Mark of Flagler Beach, FL, and three grandchildren, Benjamin and Thomas Damery and Kristin Shinney.
June was born in Cambridge, MA, raised in Belmont and Concord, MA and graduated from Concord High School where she participated in a variety of school sports. She spent many childhood days playing, swimming and sunning at Whites Pond in Concord. She attended and graduated from the Pierce Secretarial School in Boston, MA.
June married the love of her life Tom Damery in 1957. The newlywed couple settled in Bedford, MA where she focused her energies on raising their family, yet she always found time to pursue work outside the home and to undertake active and creative pursuits. Anyone entering her home was witness to her creativity: From painted artwork to braided rugs, to handsewn curtains and clothes there was no end to her artistic talent. All who knew her will remember her annual hand designed Christmas cards. She donated dozens of hand knit cat blankets to area animal shelters. June was an avid golfer at the Rockland Golf Club.
Doing good deeds and spreading kindness was essential to her being. She volunteered at St. Lukes Hospital in New Bedford, MA, and Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport, ME. She provided rides to townspeople for medical appointments with FISH and was a deacon of her Mattapoisett Congregational Church. She also volunteered with the Rockland Breakwater and Owls Head lighthouses. June absolutely loved people. An avid walker, especially in later years, she enjoyed engaging in conversation with any she met. Always of quick wit, she had a zest for life.
She and Tom traveled extensively, throughout the United States, and elsewhere. June loved meeting people and experiencing other cultures. She did her best to learn basic phrases of each country they visited including how to ask for a beer for Tom and a glass of white wine for herself. They were particularly fond of their stays in the Virgin Islands and Europe.
Celebrations of June’s life will be held in Mattapoisett, MA and Owls Head, ME at future dates to be determined. As a cancer survivor, June was a contributor to the American Cancer Society, and you are invited to donate as well.
