Lorna June Chambers was born on the 1^st of June 1924 in Stawell.  From the day she was born till the day she left us, she was known simply as "June".  A good thing probably, as she was never a fan of the name Lorna! 

June's father was a policeman and the family moved around along with his postings.  She spent most of her formative years in the Coburg district and also spent a lot of time with her grandmother in Stawell where she attended school.

During the 2^nd World War she received a pen pal letter from a chap serving with the RAAF.  He had selected her name from the list as she hailed from the same area as he did.  After some months of corresponding, Stanley Frederick Chambers arranged to meet his pen pal on the Flinders Street Bridge while on leave in Melbourne.  The meeting did not eventuate as neither were sure who the other was and they ended up walking past each other.  The next day, June's mother answered a knock on the door, looked at the young man nervously standing there in his RAAF uniform and said "you must be Stan!"  That was the beginning of a classic war-time romance, the kind they make movies about.  Not long after, June and Stan were married in Hamilton on the 15^th October 1943 and began a lifetime together which spanned over 63 years.

June and Stan lived almost half their married life in Pascoe Vale, raising their two children, Robyn and Russell, in the house they bought in Bendigo Street.  Their children grew up, married and  began lives of their own and at this time, June and Stan embarked upon new beginnings of their own.

In 1977 June and Stan moved to a unit in Parkville and during their time there, they joined the Salvation Army.  They were assigned to what was then the Mount Royal Home for the Aged as Chaplains and brought much joy and compassion to those they visited. 

In 1984, June and Stan made the move to Bethany Retirement Village in Camberwell, where they spent many happy years together.  They became somewhat of an institution there, known initially as the "youngies" and putting their efforts into running the kiosk, devotions and many other activities. 

Sadly, in February 2007 June lost the love of her life, Stan.  The severing of a loving partnership that had spanned decades left a huge void in her life, although June, being June, managed to move on and get on with the daily business of living, loving and caring for those around her.  June was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in June 2008 and was reunited with her Stan a short six weeks later.

For June, her family was her life, her love and her legacy.  She was the loving mother of Robyn and Russell, and mother-in-law of Fred and Gail.  She was the devoted grandmother of Brendan, Narelle, Danni, Katie and Ben and the adoring great-grandmother of Bethany and Thomas.  She was also the great-grandmother of Jack, who sadly she never got to hold. Loved as well by the partners of her grandchildren, Dani, Scott, Dave and Ryan, it came as no surprise when she welcomed with love Fred's children, Jacquie & Scott, Janine & Nick and their children Caelan and Georgia into the family fold.

Her love and support over the years has sustained us all through the good and the bad.  She was always there to laugh with us, cry with us and hold out her arms when we needed her.  Her unconditional love remained until the day she left us and it was the same unconditional love she gave all who were fortunate enough to have been a part of her life.

June Chambers was unquestionably the most inspirational woman I have ever known.  To her family, she was not only our mother, grandmother, sister and aunt, but she was our friend as well.  The void she leaves in the lives of all those who knew her and loved her can only be summed up in one word ........ indescribable.