- Date Of Birth: June 2, 1927
- Date Of Death: March 27, 2020
- State: Idaho
June R. Johnson, 92, of Idaho Falls, passed away March 27, 2020, at Homestead Assisted Living. She was under the care of Encompass Hospice and her loving family.
June was born June 2, 1927, in Daniels, Idaho, to Rudolph Ruegsegger and Bertha Frieda Spuhler Ruegsegger. She grew up and attended schools in Malad, Idaho. June graduated from Malad High School and later attended Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho.
In 1951, she married Otto Odean Balka in Idaho Falls. They had three children, Lee, John and Susan. Otto passed away on November 26, 1977. In May of 1969, she married Jerry Eugene Johnson in Idaho Falls, Idaho. June and Jerry made their home in Idaho Falls, Idaho, where June worked an administrative assistant and secretary for Dr. Kennth C Hoffman. Jerry passed away on May 2, 1979.
June is survived by her loving children, son, Dr. Gordon Lee (Sandy) Balka of Green River, WY; daughter, Susan Jane (Grant) Davidson of St. Anthony; one granddaughter, Michelle (Robert) DeMeyer; and four great grandchildren, Alina, Sawyer, Anthony and Charlie.
She was preceded in death by her parents, brothers, Rudolph John Ruegsegger, Eldon Jay Ruegsegger and Leland Ruegsegger; sister, Verla Ruegsegger; and her son, John Paul Balka.
Mail to:
Homestead Resident-In-Need Fund
416 W Main Street Building 2
Rexburg, Idaho, 83440
