June (Geiger) Diller, 96, died Sept. 10, 2024, at Beatrice Community Hospital in Nebraska. She was born June 28, 1928, in Bluffton, Ohio, to Hiram and Cecile (Starkey) Geiger.

She was a member of St. John Mennonite Church, Pandora, Ohio, where she was baptized. She graduated from Pandora High School in 1946. She was then employed as a secretary at Triplett Electrical Co. in Bluffton.

She married Donavin Diller on Aug. 29, 1947, in the St. John Mennonite Church. They lived in Pandora from 1947 to 1950. The family then moved to Omaha, where Donavin attended Grace College of the Bible and June attended night classes at the college. In 1954 the family moved to Goshen, Ind., so Donavin could attend Goshen Biblical Seminary, where June typed many of Don’s papers.

In 1957, the family moved to Lame Deer, Mont., where June and Don were commissioned to serve as missionaries to the Northern Cheyenne at Petter Memorial Mennonite Church, where they served until 1962. Their son Larry was born there in 1959.

June served as an active pastor’s wife at First Mennonite, Aberdeen, Idaho; First Mennonite, Phoenix, Ariz.; First Mennonite, Beatrice, Neb.; Bethel Mennonite, Mountain Lake, Minn.; and Bethel, Milford, Neb. She was active in the church women’s groups and church committees. She served as a church pianist, organist and sang in the church choirs. They moved back to Beatrice after Donavin retired in 1996, and June was currently a member of the First Mennonite Church. In retirement she traveled to Israel and Switzerland with Donavin and enjoyed several cruises with family and friends.

Survivors include her husband of 77 years, Donavin; daughter Laura (Millard) Hair of Hornick, Iowa; son Larry (Donna) Diller of Albuquerque, N.M.; seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by a brother, Kenneth Geiger; sisters Lucille Buller and Ruth Reilly; sons Richard and Randall; and a grandson, Nicholas Diller.

A memorial has been established to the First Mennonite Church and Mennonite Overseas Mission with Mike Goossen and John Penner in charge.