June Alicia Saxby, age 83 of Amery passed away on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at the Amery Memory Care Center. June was born on June 13, 1935 in Stanton Township, Wisconsin to Cyril Robert and Dora Violet (Hughes) Baxter. She grew up in Boyceville and Knapp, Wisconsin where she walked five miles to school every day. After graduating from high school, June attended Nursing School and worked as a nurse at the Rice Lake Hospital, and later at the Rice Lake Nursing Home. June was united in marriage to George Marvin Saxby and they were blessed with two children, Joy and Tim. The family made their home in Rice Lake. George and June later moved to Anchorage, Alaska where June worked as a nurse at the Anchorage Hospital. After moving back to Rice Lake, George passed away in 2005. In 2006 June made her home in Amery, Wisconsin where she met Don Hurtgen Sr. while playing cards. Due to health issues, June moved in with Don, until recently moving to Amery Memory Care. June was a proud volunteer at the Amery Hospital for many years. She enjoyed swimming, fishing, boating, playing 500, and sitting on the porch watching birds. She loved to can and make donut holes, was an avid walker, liked watching stock car racing and especially loved chocolate. June was preceded in death by her husband, George; son, Timothy and brothers, Robert Baxter Sr. and Everett Baxter. She is survived by her daughter, Joy Anderson; sisters, Gwen Baxter, Shelby Bauer and Audrey Ludovico; partner, Don Hurtgen Sr., as well as other loving family and friends. June's family would like to thank Amery Memory Care for their loving care they gave to June. Funeral services will take place at 3:00 pm on Thursday, September 20, 2018 at the Williamson-White Funeral Home Chapel, 222 North Harriman Ave., Amery, WI. A visitation will be held from 1 to 3 pm prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will be at the Northern Wisconsin Veterans Cemetery in Spooner, Wisconsin.