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June Polzine

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June Irene Polzin, 89, Luverne, died peacefully on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022, while at the Sanford Luverne Medical Center.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 11, at Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. A memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 12, at Grace Lutheran Church in Luverne. Burial will follow at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne.
June Buckley was born on Feb. 5, 1933, to Alfred and Irene (Abbott) Buckley in Rake, Iowa. She was raised in Forest City, Iowa, where she was baptized in 1942 and confirmed in 1948. June graduated from Forest City High School in 1951. She attended Waldorf College.
On Feb. 12, 1953, June married LaMoyne (Sam) Polzin at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Forest City. The couple resided in Ft. Sill, Oklahoma, for two years and then relocated to Mankato in 1955. In 1957 the couple moved to Luverne. June worked at Minnegasco in Luverne for a time and then took a position as deputy auditor with the Rock County Auditor’s office where she remained employed until her retirement. Sam preceded her in death on Nov. 30, 2017. June made her home at the Good Samaritan Society – Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne. At the Mary Jane Brown Home, June enjoyed the caring staff and many of the activities, such as resident council and the newsletter committee.
June was a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Luverne. She had a lifelong passion for music and was the student choir director at her college choir, taught piano lessons for many years, and participated in countless musical church activities during her life. She was also a member of PEO.
June is survived by her three children, Patti (Jerry) Jondahl of Fargo, North Dakota, Tim (Jackie) Polzin of Rapid City, South Dakota, and Jenny Polzin of Sioux Falls, South Dakota; four grandchildren, Dan (Steph), Lyndsay, Samantha (Paul), and TJ; and two great-grandchildren, Henry and Benjamin.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Sam; her parents; two brothers, Bob and Ray Buckley; and two sisters-in-law.
Arrangements are provided by Hartquist Funeral Home of Luverne, hartquistfuneral.com.
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