June Ann Nelson, 80, of Ashland, passed away on Monday, Sept. 12, 2011.      The former June Sutherland was born July 12, 1931, in Morse, Wis., daughter of the late Turi and Pearl (Parrett) Sutherland. She was one of ten children in the family.      She attended grade school in both Morse and Land O'Lakes,  Wis., and graduated salutatorian from Mercer High School, Mercer, Wis. in 1948. She attended St. Alexis School of Nursing, Bismark, N.D. and Mercy School of Nursing, Valley City, N.D., where she received her registered nursing degree.      June was a very dedicated nurse and worked at various hospitals in Valley City, San Francisco and San Luis obispo, Calif., and retired from Marin County Health Department, San Rafael, Calif.      June was a very loving and devoted wife, daughter, sister, sister-in-law, aunt and friend. She was very adventurous and fun-loving and enjoyed playing cards, sports and nature as well as the arts-music, theater and paintings. She took a great interest in politics and world affairs. She was a member of Our Lady of the Mountain Catholic Church in Ashland.      She was married to Erling (Bob) Nelson on March 30, 1953, in Valley City, N.D. They lived in California for many years and later retired to Ashland, Ore. June and Bob were an especially devoted couple and enjoyed working together in their beautiful flower gardens, golfing, traveling, reading, and most of all, spending time with family.      June touched many lives with her humor, compassion and generosity, and will be dearly missed by all who knew her.      Surviving are her husband, Erling (Bob), Ashland, Ore.; two brothers, Ronald Sutherland, Othello, Wash., and Russell Sutherland, Mercer; three sisters, Lorraine Hall, Elaine Mears and Marjorie Petzel, all of Mercer; sister-in-law, Vera Potratz, Rock Island, Ill.; and numerous nieces, nephews and friends, as well as her special little dog, Max.       Besides her parents, June was preceded in death by two brothers, Vernon and Claude Sutherland; and two sisters, Harriet Clapero and Rosemary Mutanen.      A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday, Sept. 24, at 11 a.m., preceded by visitation at 10 a.m., at St. Isaac Jogues Catholic Church in Mercer, with the Rev. Lourdu Mandapati, celebrant.      Rite of Committal and inurnment will follow in the Mercer Cemetery.      A luncheon will be served in the parish hall immediately upon return from the cemetery.      June's obituary can be viewed online and condolences given to her family at mckevittpatrickfuneralhome.com.      Arrangements are entrusted to McKevitt-Patrick Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Ironwood.