June Ferrell

June C. Ferrell
June was born on May 22, 1930 in Sterling Run, PA. A small hamlet in Cameron County, PA, the least populated county in PA in the heart of the Alleghany Mountains where her acquaintances included black bears, deer rattlesnakes, and trout. In Sterling Run she attended a two room schoolhouse for grades 1-4. at 12 years of age the great flood of 1942 washed her home and possessions away down Sinnemahoning Creek. Her world grew when she, her mother, Alice Marshall, and step-father, Edward Marshall, relocated to Emporium, the largest town in Cameron County (pop ~3000). Always a giving person, the mountain girl’s world grew even more after graduating from Emporium High School in 1948 when she and two childhood friends, Joyce and Gretchen, ventured to Philadelphia to attend nursing school. Graduating from Chestnut Hill with a degree in nursing in 1951, she worked as an RN in Philly when a friend introduced her to Joe, an aircraft design engineer and ex-Marine fighter pilot who saw action in the WWII Pacific Theater. Marriage in 1952 was followed by kids, dogs and cats, and some numerous moves in those early years. She also became the fourth sister to her husband’s three sisters. Having lived in Frederick, MD since 1971, she retired from Fort Detrick having served 18 years providing nursing care to our dedicated active military personnel and their families on Ward 200. She stoically cared for her husband of 44 years Joseph Ferrell for 6 years as he suffered from progressive supranuclear palsy until his death in 1997.
After retirement, June remained active in the community and with friends. She showed her love of others by delivering meals and smiles with her loyal dog in Frederick County for Meals On Wheels, and had volunteered at Catoctin Mountain Zoo and the Frederick County Animal Shelter. Even when dementia came into her world five years ago it never touched her warm heart and love for others to the day she passed at the age 90 on December 13,2020.
June is survived by two sons, Bradley and his spouse Lori and Scott and his spouse Sherry. She is also survived by grandsons, Patrick Ferrell and Adam Elchert and granddaughter Christy Lininger, great granddaughters, Natalie Ferrell, Kendel Pfister, and Emma Lininger, and great grandson Gabriel Lininger. She was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Heather Ferrell.
Due to Covid-19 restrictions the memorial service will be held at a later date.