In Memory
June Doris (Wagener) Ukele
June 6, 1921 - March 14, 1999
June Ukele, 77, Rivershore Drive in Elkhart, Ind., passed away on Sunday, March 14, in Hospice of St. Joseph County. Mrs. Ukele was born on June 6, 1921, in South Bend, Ind., to Richard and Hazel (Morris) Wagener.
She married Edwin Ukele on July 21, 1940. He survives. She is also survived by two sons, Barry Ukele of Mishawaka, Ind., and Dennis Ukele of Cape Cod, Fla.; a sister, Geneva Berger of Fort Wayne, Ind.; and by five grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Ukele was a graduate of Riley High School. She was a homemaker and a member of the Moose Lodge #599 in Elkhart, and was also a member of the All Saints Methodist Church.
There will be no visitation for Mrs. Ukele, and services will be conducted by Reverend Dan Berger at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 21, at the Chapel Hill Funeral Home, Osceola, Ind. Burial will follow at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Osceola. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 21, at the Chapel Mausoleum, on the grounds of Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens.
In lieu of flowers, the Ukele family requests that donations be made for an educational scholarship fund in Mrs. Ukele's name to the Michiana Walleye Club, 13040 Day Road, Mishawaka, IN 46545
Sources: Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com and FindAGrave.com
02/22/2025 EJS
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