Key Takeaways
- • June Helen (VonFange) Hines, a 94-year-old resident of Seymour, Indiana, passed away peacefully at her home on September 25, 2026, ending a life spanning nearly nine and a half decades.
- • She is survived by four adult children (Fred, Linda, Laura, and LouAnn), six grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren, maintaining substantial multi-generational family ties at the time of her death.
- • Her funeral service was held on September 28, 2026, at Burkholder Chapel in Seymour, with family suggesting memorial contributions to the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, the Alzheimer's Association, or causes of donors' choice.
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Summary
June Helen (VonFange) Hines, born March 12, 1932, in Peru, Indiana, passed away on September 25, 2026, at age 94, concluding a lengthy personal and family history in the Seymour, Indiana community. According to multiple obituary sources, she died peacefully at her residence.
Her family structure at the time of death reflected substantial intergenerational continuity. She was predeceased by her parents (Violet Olive VonFange and Walter VonFange), her husband Lloyd Hines, her daughter Karen Kay Hines, and siblings Dan VonFange and Marguerite Findley. Her surviving children included Fred Hines (married to Jan), Linda Harleman (married to Thomas), Laura Marsh (married to Joe), and LouAnn Engel (married to Rick). The family extended to six grandchildren—Mia McPherson, Thomas Harleman, Joel Harleman, Lindsey Niccolai, Jacob Engel, and Bailey Engel—and six great-grandchildren: Ben Harleman, Colin Harleman, Charles McPherson, Samuel McPherson, Lydia Niccolai, and Nora June Niccolai.
Visitation and funeral services were conducted on Monday, September 28, 2026, at Burkholder Chapel, located at 419 North Chestnut Street in Seymour, with visitation from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM and the service commencing at 1:00 PM. The family requested memorial contributions be directed to the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Seymour, the Alzheimer's Association, or charities of donors' choice.
Her family structure at the time of death reflected substantial intergenerational continuity. She was predeceased by her parents (Violet Olive VonFange and Walter VonFange), her husband Lloyd Hines, her daughter Karen Kay Hines, and siblings Dan VonFange and Marguerite Findley. Her surviving children included Fred Hines (married to Jan), Linda Harleman (married to Thomas), Laura Marsh (married to Joe), and LouAnn Engel (married to Rick). The family extended to six grandchildren—Mia McPherson, Thomas Harleman, Joel Harleman, Lindsey Niccolai, Jacob Engel, and Bailey Engel—and six great-grandchildren: Ben Harleman, Colin Harleman, Charles McPherson, Samuel McPherson, Lydia Niccolai, and Nora June Niccolai.
Visitation and funeral services were conducted on Monday, September 28, 2026, at Burkholder Chapel, located at 419 North Chestnut Street in Seymour, with visitation from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM and the service commencing at 1:00 PM. The family requested memorial contributions be directed to the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Seymour, the Alzheimer's Association, or charities of donors' choice.
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