A Graveside Service for June A. (Blincow) Ryker will be held on Friday, February 3,
2023, at 10:30 a.m. at the Oxford Cemetery, Oxford, Nebraska, with Pastor Albert Longe
officiating.
June Arlis Ryker, 91 years of age, of Littleton, Colorado, formerly of Oxford, died on
Thursday, January 19, 2023, at the Lighthouse Assisted Living in Littleton. June was born
on December 3, 1931, in Oxford to Elmer and Verna (Cowan) Blincow. She attended
Oxford Public Schools and graduated from Oxford High School with the class of 1949.
On February 4, 1951, June was united in marriage to Keith Ryker in Oxford. After two
years in the Marines, in North Carolina, the couple then made their home in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin. They were blessed with two daughters: Diane and Kay, and moved to Colorado
in 1969.
June was blessed to teach quilting classes since the mid-seventies. She truly got paid to
do what she loved!
June was preceded in death by; her husband, Keith Ryker in 2001; her parents; mother-in-
law, Jesse E. Blue; step-father-in-law, Pat Blue; and brother-in-law, James Blue.
June is survived by her daughters: Diane Blair and her husband, Daniel of Littleton; and
Kay Canez of Littleton; two grandchildren: Aaron Canez and Lacey Canez; and one step-
granddaughter, Sara Blair.
A memorial has been established in June’s honor and kindly suggested to Alzheimer’s
Association. www.alz.org
Expressions of caring and kindness can be sent to the family at www.nelsonbauerfh.com
The Mitchell-Nelson-Bauer Funeral Home in Oxford is in charge of the arrangements.