Mary June McCarney 1920-2004

DVORAK, BUTLER, MCCARNEY

Posted By: michael (email)
Date: 6/10/2004 at 09:25:34

June McCarney, 83, of Silvercrest Legacy Pointe, 1020 Scott Blvd. died peacefully at her home Tuesday, June 8, 2004, one week shy of her 84th birthday.

Funeral Mass will be celebrated Saturday, June 12, 2004, at 9:00 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church with Rev. Ken Kuntz officiating. Burial will be at St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at Lensing Funeral and Cremation Service, where a rosary will be recited at 6:30. A reception will be held at Minerva’s following the committal. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Mercy Hospital Foundation or the University of Iowa Foundation, Box 4550, Iowa City, Iowa 52240-4550 for the June McCarney Student Award Fund at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry.

June was born June 15, 1920 in Mechanicsville, Iowa, the daughter of William J. and Mary Ann (Dvorak) Butler. She was a graduate of Mechanicsville High School and attended Mt. St. Clare College in Clinton, Iowa, and later attended the Iowa State Teacher’s College in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

During World War II, she was employed by the U.S. Department of Defense in Tucson, Arizona. On October 20, 1944, June was united in marriage to Patrick J. McCarney in Tucson. They later moved to Iowa City.

June worked in Clinical Administration at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry for thirty years. During this time she established the Patient Representative Program, the first person so designated in Dental Education Nationally. She served on the Executive Board of the Iowa Society of Patient Representatives, and belonged to several professional organizations. She retired in 1988.

She was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, the Altar and Rosary Society, University Club, Iowa City Women’s Club and was a volunteer at Mercy Hospital.

June was well known for her kindness and compassion. Everyone she met was a potential friend or adopted child. She touched the lives of all who came in contact with her. Hearing her loving words of pride and encouragement inspired others to strive to be better people. June was a glorious role model, possessing a magnetic sense of humor and vibrant joy of life.

June’s greatest interests were her family, friends and her many associations in dentistry. She enjoyed traveling extensively, and played in several bridge clubs for many years. Her friends and family will be forever grateful to her for her consistent love and generosity.

June is survived and lovingly remembered by her husband, Pat “P.J” and their four children: Michael and Elizabeth McCarney of Rapids City, South Dakota and their children Daniel and Sara; Katy McCarney and her fiancé, Dennis Mayer of Portland, Oregon; Dan and Margy McCarney of Ames and their children Jillian, Melanie and Shane; Mary McCarney and Paul Hartleben of St. Paul, Minnesota and their children Michael, Devin and Garrett. June was an aunt to Karen, John and Pat.

She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers Harold and William and one sister Hazel Geary.

On line condolences may be directed to www.lensingfuneral.com