Longtime West Seattleite June Kloster will be remembered at 1 pm this Saturday at Emmanuel Bible Church (503 North 50th Street), according to her daughter Patricia Kloster, who wanted to share her mom’s photo and obituary here:

June was born March 26, 1927, the youngest of 5 children of Matthew and Bessie Jarboe. She was very proud of being raised in LaConner, especially after it became such a popular destination for the tulip fields. She married Jens Kloster in Seattle in 1948 and in 1952 they moved to West Seattle where Alki became her favorite haunt!

Most of her married life she was a stay at home Mom and then a school secretary at Alki Elementary (after Ron and Patricia moved on to Madison) and Meany Middle School where she retired in 1992. Also, she was a NASCAR official on weekends with dad for many years at Evergreen Speedway in Monroe.

If you knew June, you knew her smile, jokes and amazing cooking/baking.

My co-workers at the UW will sorely miss the baked goodies she sent when she wanted to bake and/or try out a new recipe! At Christmas, she always kept track of how many batches of fudge she made as well as her infamous “Goop” Chex mix – with LOTS of garlic and nuts.

Mom was never a ‘joiner’ but she made friends everywhere – Metropolitan Market, JF Henry, the Ginger Grater, the Wood Merchant, etc. Students would recognize her on the street as well, many years after they were out of school, which always made her smile.

Preceded in death by her husband, parents, and 4 siblings, she is survived by daughter Patricia, son Ron (Honey) and their daughters Alix and Ella as well as nieces and nephew Carol, David and Mary.

Memorials can be made to the Andrew Moritz Medical Fund at any branch of Bank of America or Southwest Seattle Historical Society, 3003 – 61st Ave. S.W., Seattle 98116.

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