A GENEROUS Hereford woman who worked in a range of jobs and helped to save Hereford Ladies Skittle League has died.

June Vassie helped raise thousands of pounds for various charities while playing skittles for The Golden Lion for over 20 years with their monthly bingo sessions.

Not only taking part but donating many of the prizes.

June (nee Colley) was born June 7, 1945, and lived at Eaton Bishop with her sister Maggie and brother John first going to Madley School, then Bishops School.

Not frightened of hard work June’s first jobs were at a chemist shop in Bridge Street and a newsagents in Eign Street, whilst also helping her mum who ran a day nursery with up to 12 children a day.

Later, June went to work at Aeroparts (later becoming Peak Engineering) as a trainee machinist where she met her husband Tony.

June went on to become a line leader on what was known as The Spider Line.

June was never without a camera in her hands as one of her many interests was photography and she had been asked many times to take the photos at weddings and other social events.

Later in life June went to work at Stretton Nursing Home and in that time she helped with all aspects involving sewing and knitting from altering clothes to knitting all the Christmas table decorations as they too were a passion of hers.

Nothing was too much trouble for her to help out at the home where she formed many long time relationships with many members of staff who will miss her tremendously.

In 1999 Hereford Ladies Skittle League faced a crisis in which they found themselves without a secretary to run the league.

At the AGM those attending were told “no secretary no skittles league”.

Her good friend Anne Cousins approached June and put forward the idea of June becoming the secretary.

Not wishing to refuse a challenge June accepted the position and took up the role of secretary.

She was then introduced to the team where she was to be a player for over 20 years The Golden Lion.

June loved her many trips away and should have reached her ambition of going to Ladies Day at Ascot but due to Covid-19 this was not to be.

So she made up for it by going for walks round Belmont Lakes regularly with her great friend Carol, feeding the swans and taking many photos of all the wildlife there.

June’s reliability and generosity knew no bounds and she will be sorely missed.