June G. Isler

June G. Isler, 86 of Greenbank, died Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008, at Enso House hospice in Freeland of heart failure.

She was the wife of the late Robert J. Isler, who died in 2001.

Mrs. Isler was born on March 2, 1921, in Ann Arbor, Mich., daughter of the late Hazel T. Grennan and Del E. Grennan. Raised in Detroit, she attended Wayne University before her marriage in 1942.

After World War II, Mrs. Isler and her husband moved East, ultimately settling on Long Island, N.Y., where they raised their five children.

Mrs. Isler was an active volunteer at the John T. Mather Memorial Hospital in Port Jefferson, N.Y., eventually becoming director of volunteers. Subsequently she enrolled in the nursing program at Suffolk County Community College, graduating in 1969. She worked as a recovery room nurse at St. Charles Hospital in Port Jefferson until her retirement.

She and her husband, lifelong sailing enthusiasts, moved to Whidbey Island in 1989.

She was predeceased by a son, Michael T. Isler and a grandson, Eric C. Dillmann. She is survived by her daughter, Susan E. Dillmann, of Southbury, Conn.; her sons, John T. Isler of Greenbank, Kevin P. Isler of Hollywood, S.C., and Matthew J. Isler of Sammamish; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

Private services will be held. Donations in her memory may be sent to Careage of Whidbey.