June Lockrem
June Lockrem, 96, Rug-
by, ND, formerly of
Minot, ND, passed away
Friday, March 8, 2019, at
Heart of America Medical
Center of Rugby.
June O. Williamson was
born August 17, 1922, the
daughter of Louis and
Myrtle (Lambert) William-
son, in Minot, ND. She
was raised and educated
in Surrey, ND.
June married Albert
Hennes in 1941. They
made their home in Bur-
lington, ND and from this
union, three children
were born: Judy, Ken and
Carol. The couple would
later divorce.
June married Elmer
Lockrem in 1974 and they
made their home in
Minot. June worked for a
number of years as a cook
for Trinity Hospital and
Trinity Nursing Home un-
til retiring in 1984. Elmer
passed away in October
that same year. June
remained in Minot until
moving to Rugby in 2010.
June enjoyed cooking
and baking sweets. She
loved traveling
throughout the U.S. and
embraced her adven-
turous spirit riding roller
coasters. Her favorite ac-
tivity was spending time
with her beloved
grandchildren.
Surviving family in-
cludes: Children, Ken
Hennes, Minot and Carol
(Lonnie) Rovig, Albany,
OR; 9 grandchildren;
numerous
great-grandchildren and
great-great-grandchildren;
brother, Robert (Miriam)
Williamson, Fargo; sister,
Betty Rivinius, CA; and
numerous nieces,
nephews and cousins.
June was preceded in
death by: her parents;
husbands Albert Hennes
and Elmer Lockrem;
daughter, Judy Thomas;
brother, Louis “Buddy”
Williamson; sister, La-
Vonne Barnes; and
beloved poodle, Lucky.
Funeral: Wednesday,
March 13, 2019, at 11:00
a.m. at Thompson-Larson
Funeral Home, Minot,
ND.
Interment: Sunset
Memorial Gardens, Minot,
ND.
Visitation: Tuesday
from 4 to 7 p.m. at
Thompson-Larson Fun-
eral Home, Minot, ND.
Memorials: are pre-
ferred to Cancer Centers
of America.
Those wishing to sign
the online register and
share memories may ac-
cess the online obituaries
section at
(www.thompson
larson.com).