Daily Local News (West Chester, PA)

June Carolyn (Stukhart) McGlew

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June Carolyn (Stukhart) McGlew of Kennett Square, PA passed away January 14, 2021, at Crosslands Community. Born April 17, 1927 in Hoboken, NJ, the daughter of the late Charles Stukhart and Freda (Elsenhans) Stukhart Simon, she grew up in Cliffside Park, NJ, graduating from Cliffside Park High School. While working in New York City, June went on a blind date with Raymond J. McGlew Jr. This date led to a 51-year marriage in 1949.

June loved adventure and travel. The family enjoyed summer trips to Vermont and Maine and June continued to travel well into her 80's taking trips to Europe with her granddaugh­ters. June also got to travel with her husband to China, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Australia, and Japan where Raymond was stationed after WWII.

June was passionate about serving the forgotten and disadvanta­ged. In the sixties she and her husband were involved in local Civil Rights activities in the Kennett Square, PA area with the Kennett Area Joint Action Committee. She also helped and advocated for the migrant mushroom workers, helping to start La Cumunidad Hispana to serve their needs. One of the achievemen­ts was the opening of a swimming pool open to all people, when most pools were segregated, in what is now known as the Kennett Area YMCA pool.

After moving to Wilmington, June and her husband were instrument­al in starting the Home of Divine Providence, now known as Bayard House, serving as the first house-parents at the home for single pregnant women in the former St. Thomas the Apostle convent.

June was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond J. McGlew Jr. She is survived by her children, Raymond J McGlew III (Judy), Carolyn Klawitter (Bill) and Elise Munro (David Hillwick) She is also survived by 5 grandchild­ren and 4 greatgrand­children.

A Celebratio­n of Life will be held at a later date in the spring.

In lieu of flowers the family requests donations to the Wilmington, DE based Ministry of Caring ( www. ministryof­caring.org ) or the New Orleans based Lowernine.org ( www.lowernine.org ). May her memory be a blessing. To offer condolence­s, visit www.dohertyfh.com.

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