June

Bubka

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June (nee Mott) Bubka, of 17 Whooping Hollow Road, East Hampton, passed away suddenly on Friday, September 5 at the age of 77.

June was born on October 17, 1947, to Harry and Nancy Mott in Southampton, NY.  After spending her early childhood in Connecticut and New Jersey, she grew up in Springs and Amagansett with her brother Robert (also known as Buzz) and a large local family of aunts, uncles and cousins.   After the untimely death of her mother and with her father in the U.S. Merchant Marines, the children went to live with Marie and Mark Ryan in Amagansett.  "Re Re and Poppy" provided a loving home for them.  As a child, June was an active congregant at St. Luke's Episcopal church in East Hampton, and loved to sing in the choir.  After graduating from East Hampton High School in 1965, she went on to receive her cosmetology license from the Patchogue Beauty School.
June married Thomas Bubka, of Sag Harbor, in 1973, and they built their home on Whooping Hollow.  After her marriage, June became part of the community at St. Andrew's Roman Catholic Church in Sag Harbor. As they built their life together, June worked as a hairdresser, a caterer, and a teller at Sag Harbor Savings Bank.  She never bothered to name her private catering business, people just knew who to call.  For fun during those early years, June played the keyboards for an East End band called the Apostles, and loved to perform as an accompanist at Guild Hall.

June and Tom joyfully adopted daughter Jennifer Ann in 1978, through Little Flower Children & Family Services.  June proved that despite excelling at many and various jobs in her life, her true calling was as a mother.  She loved entertaining, was a talented home chef, an enthusiastic homemaker, and a devoted supporter of all her daughter's endeavors.  Over the years, June served as a Girl Scout troop leader, cheered loudly for Jennifer's various teams, and was active in the PTAs of every school her daughter attended.  When Tom coached the East Hampton High School Basketball team, June was right there at all the games, supporting the team and making sure little Jenn had a miniature "Coach Bubka" costume on.  She took her roles as wife and mother seriously, and with pride.

June was a born and bred Bonacker with deep affection for her hometown and a heart for the sea. She loved watching the boats in Sag Harbor, and spent many winters on the family's boats in Florida, with her father Harry and her stepmother, Andree Mott.  She was an avid bowler who played on local teams for many years, and once attended the Women's International Bowling Conference in New Orleans.  June and Tom loved to travel together.  Inspired by their honeymoon in Aruba, they visited and enjoyed Mexico, Jamaica, and many cities throughout the United States.  June always had a camera in her hand, and was an avid gardener who fought valiantly to maintain her gorgeous flowers in the face of East Hampton's deer population.

June was predeceased by her mother, her father, her brother, and her stepmother. She is survived by her husband Tom, her daughter Jennifer, her daughter-in-law Dawn, and her eight-year-old grandson, Harry, who was the joy of her life.  June was a light in our family, and all of us who knew her are grateful for her presence in our lives.

June's life will be celebrated with a Funeral Service, performed by Deacon Claire Mis, at St. Luke's Episcopal Church in East Hampton on Monday, September 15 at 11am, and her ashes will be interred at Green River Cemetery in the Springs, East Hampton, NY.  In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in her memory to Little Flower Children and Family Services.