Lita June (Ernst) Tuch was born on May 9, 1934 to Homer and Ida Gail (Parker) Ernst in O'Neill, NE.  She went to her heavenly home on June 9, 2023.  She graduated from O'Neill High School in 1951.  She received Bachelor of Science from Nebraska State Teacher's College at Wayne (now Wayne State College) in 1955.  She taught math and science in high school and junior high for 28 years in Niobrara, Lincoln, Elgin, and Papillion, NE.

June married Donald Dean Tuch in 1957 and they celebrated their 65th anniversary on 11/28/2022.  She is survived by two loving children, JuLita "Julie" Rae Andrew and Ronald James Tuch.  She was a devoted wife and mother.

June was a woman of profound faith starting from childhood when she attended Center Union in O'Neill, NE where she sometimes would play the piano and cornet.  She did missionary work in Colorado and Wyoming teaching summer Bible School.  She joined the Lutheran Church after she married and faithfully attended throughout her life.  She was a Sunday School teacher, prayer partner, and a member and president of Lutheran Women's Missionary League at Shepard of the HIlls in Kimberling City where she has been a member since 1993.

June served as Girl Scout Brownie Leader In Neligh, NE and as a Cub Scout Den Leader in Ralston, NE.  She spent many years caring for elderly extended family members.  She enjoyed traveling around the United States and visits with family.  She greatly enjoyed Sudoku puzzles because of their connections to numbers in her elder years.

June is preceded in death by her parents, Homer and Ida Gail Ernst, one sister, Lorraine Ernst, one brother-in-law, Clarence Tieszen, one sister-in-law, Marcia Ernst, her son-in-law, David Andrew, and one niece, Brenda Tieszen.

June is survived by her husband, Donald Tuch, children, Julie Andrew and Ronald (Anita) Tuch, four grandchildren, Carin (Jacob) Hadden, Carl Adamczak, III, Ethan Tuch, and Lauren (Christian) Buckler.  She has one great granddaughter, Lyra Hadden, and is expecting a great grandson, Ronen Ash, to be born later this summer.  She is also survived by two sisters, Muriel Tieszen of Bend, OR, and Iona (Ivan) Wayman of O'Neill, NE, and one brother, Richard Ernst, of Indianapolis, IN as well as many nieces and nephews.

A visitation will be held at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 71 Kimberling Blvd, Kimberling City, MO on Tuesday, June 13 at 9:30 am. Memorial Service will immediately follow at 10:30 am with Pastor Rich Futrell officiating.

Memorials may be sent to Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 71 Kimberling Blvd, Kimberling City, MO 65686.