June LaVonne "Vonnie" Owen

OWEN — June LaVonne "Vonnie" (Van Tassel), 83; born Feb. 28, 1931, Redmond, Ore.; died Dec. 31, 2014, Redmond. Surviving: sons, Keith, Salem, Ore.; Kimdel, Redmond; Keryl, Kent, Wash.; brothers, Lamar Van Tassel, Portland, Ore.; Leland Van Tassel, Vancouver, Wash.; Norman Van Tassel, Phoenix, Ariz.; Lorance Van Tassel, Turner, Ore.; Nick Van Tassel, Redmond, Ore.; sister, Delmarie Null, Goldendale, Wash.; 7 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren.

Vonnie taught school in Astoria and Redmond, Ore., Yakima, Wash., substituted in Pasco, Wash. She also served as school librarian in Pasco, Yakima and Bend, Ore.

She was preceded in death by her husband Donald Owen and a grandson.