June Michelle (Mancini) Hockenberry

June Michelle (Mancini) Hockenberry, Tres Pinos resident, died on February 24, 2023, at the age of 89. June was preceded in death by her husband John Hockenberry, her parents Albert and Frieda Mancini, her brothers Alfred Robert "Bob" Mancini and Richard Anthony Mancini, her sisters-in-law Phyllis Mancini and Nancy Mancini, and her nephew Richard Albert Mancini. She is survived by her step-son Dave (Michele) Hockenberry, her step-daughter Lynda Hockenberry, her step-grandkids Melissa Hockenberry and Jared Hockenberry, her nephew Robert Karl "Bob" (Barbara) Mancini, her niece Maria Mancini, her niece Candi (Mancini) MacCulloch, her nephew Mike (Karla) Mancini, her nephew Mark Mancini, and her nephew Matt (Michele) Mancini. June is also survived by many grand-nieces, grand-nephews, great-grand-nieces, and great-grand-nephews.

June was born on Thursday, June 1, 1933, in Detroit, Michigan, to Albert Mancini and Frieda (Brookhaus) Mancini. June was the third of the Mancini children, and the three siblings remained close throughout their lifetimes. The family moved to Hollywood when June was 12. One of her first friendships which began in junior high was with the future celebrity Carol Burnett. They both graduated from Hollywood High in 1951 and continued their education at UCLA. June began working for the Lockheed Corporation in the LA Area, and jumped at the chance to relocate to their new facility opening in the SF Bay Area (Palo Alto) during the early 1950s. Lockheed later expanded to nearby Sunnyvale, and which is where she met John Hockenberry in the 1970s. June and John married on December 27, 1978. While working at Lockheed, June was introduced to Mary Kay Cosmetics. Her bubbly personality and desire to help women be their best was perfect for that work. Mary Kay eventually became her full-time job as she retired from Lockheed. Her second career saw her rise to the level of Senior Director. June and John loved to travel. Upon John's retirement in 1987, they were able to spend even more time traveling. John documented all their trips on 35mm slides. There's an old adage, "A picture is worth a thousand words." and with John's collection of slides, they had millions upon millions of memories. Besides travel, June loved cats. She had many cats over the years. She and John also liked to frequent garage sales and loved finding "treasures" – some of which she shared with family and friends.

A memorial service will be held to remember June on May 6, 2023 at 11am at Christ Fellowship Church in Hollister. In lieu of flowers, you may consider donating in her honor to one of her favorite organizations: Forgiving Paws https://www.facebook.com/ForgivingPaws/ Christ Fellowship Hollister https://www.christfellowshiphollister.org/ She Is Safe https://sheissafe.org/

Published in Hollister Free Lance · April 4, 2023