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June B. Teien

December 28, 1921 — September 6, 2014

June Bernice Teien, 92, of Red Wing, died Saturday, September 6, 2014, at her home at Deercrest. She was born December 28, 1921, in St. Paul, to Phillip and Effie (Petersen) Wallgren. She attended school in St. Paul and graduated from Washington High School in 1939. On Sept. 6, 1940, she was united in marriage to Kenneth Falls at Redeemer Lutheran Church. They lived in St. Paul and for 20 years she had worked for Blue Cross/Blue Shield Health Insurance. At only 35 years old, Kenneth died July 13, 1953. She later married Earle Teien on May 3, 1980 and just two short years later, she lost her second husband on March 7, 1982. June moved to Red Wing in 1988. She was a past member of Pilgrim Lutheran Church in St. Paul and was a current member of United Lutheran Church in Red Wing. She had volunteered in many church committees throughout the years and had also been a member of the hospital auxiliary in Red Wing. In the past she had been a talented seamstress and she also enjoyed cross-stitch embroidery, traveling, reading, doing cross-word puzzles and spending time with her family.

She is survived by her daughter, Lynn (Dr. Dennis) Vaillant of Red Wing; 5 grandchildren, Peter (Susan) of Andover, Matthew (Christy) of Lakeville and Daniel (Quyen) Vaillant of Redondo Beach, Calif, Stephanie (Wendell) Andersson of St. Paul and Natalie Falls of Stewartville; 11 great-grandchildren, Noah, Ellen, William, Andrew, Madison, Ava, Gabriel, Kajsa, Kiera, Wesley and Amber; 2 brothers, Gerald (Adeline) of Somerset, Wisc. and Charles (Carole) Wallgren of Roseville and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husbands, Kenneth and Earle; a son, Craig Falls; grandson, Jason Vaillant; 2 brothers and 2 sisters.

Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Friday, Sept 12, 2014, at United Lutheran Church with Reverend Justin Boeding officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Cemetery in Minneapolis. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the service at the church. Memorials are preferred to United Lutheran Church.

Visitation

SEP 12. 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM (CDT)

United Lutheran Church
628 West 5th Street
Red Wing, MN 55066

Service

SEP 12. 11:00 AM (CDT)

United Lutheran Church
628 West 5th Street
Red Wing, MN 55066
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