June K.F. Boyd

June Kircher Fleischman Boyd On December 17, 2016, June died peacefully with her three children by her bedside. A lifelong resident of the Pittsburgh area, June was born on October 8, 1927. She was an active member of the Lutheran Church throughout her life, beginning with her membership at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lawrenceville, where she met her first husband, Elmer E. Fleischman in Sunday School. June attended Aspinwall High School then received her Bachelor's Degree in Education from Penn State University. She began her teaching career in Bradford PA, she taught for a year in Fort Lauderdale, and then returned home to Pittsburgh where she attended the University of Pittsburgh for her Master's Degree in Education, June was a natural born teacher who loved teaching and often said, if she had to do it all over again, she still would be an elementary school teacher. She married her first husband, Elmer Fleischman and three children, Gregg, Kristy, and Karen followed. June was a substitute teacher for the Fox Chapel School systems in the elementary grades before returning to teach full-time, once her children grew older, as a Kindergarten teacher until her retirement in 1986 after her second marriage to a long-time family friend, William A. Boyd. In her retirement, June and Bill traveled extensively with family and friends throughout the United States as well as internationally. An active member of the Aspinwall Evangelical Lutheran Church which then became Good Shepherd Lutheran church of Fox Chapel, she taught Sunday School, Vacation Bible School, and was member of the both the bell and voice choirs. She was a lover of classical music and was a 30+ season subscriber to the Pittsburgh Symphony and a dedicated volunteer for the WQED fund drives. She was a avid animal lover, supporting various animal charities and a lifelong dog owner, owning many dogs over her life. She enjoyed life to its fullest, was very outgoing and generous, both financially and with her time and talents. She loved history, especially learning about the Civil War and Colonial Williamsburg, and enjoyed traveling to historic sites and museums. Always the entertainer, she constantly hosted family events and holidays, high school class reunions, church events and New Years Eve parties. She loved attending and watching sports events, whether college or all of the Pittsburgh Pro Sports teams. She is preceded in death by her two husbands, Elmer E. Fleischman, and William "Bill" A. Boyd as well as her only sibling, her brother, William "Bill" Kircher. She is survived by her three children, Gregg Fleischman(and granddaughter Hannah), Kristy Fleischman Hene (Jim and grandchildren, Hallie, Kyle, Cory (Michelle), Jack and Luke), and Karen Fleischman, in addition to cousins, nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be given to Good Shepherd Lutheran Church of Fox Chapel, the Pittsburgh Zoo, WQED, or the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Visitation on Friday, March 17, 2017 from 4:30pm - 7pm at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 1610 Powers Run Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15238, where family and friends will gather at 10am on Saturday, March 18, 2017 for a Memorial Service. Interment to follow in Allegheny Cemetery, Lawrenceville.

June K.F. Boyd

October 8, 1927 - December 17, 2016