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Note: Notes for Mary June Demeny Paulson: Mary June was born at home. She went by the name of June. She was the oldest of 15 children. She lived in Green Bay, Wisconsin her whole life.
Mary June "June" Demeny was the biological mother of the baby named Margaret Florence (Olson or Demeny) (later adoptively named Linda Rae Jansen with the later married name of Linda Rae Eckl) that she had with Gerald "Jerry" Louis Olson. Jerry and June were not married to each other.
Jerry was 20 years old and June was 18 when June became pregnant.
June left her lifetime home in Green Bay sometime during July, August, or September of 1942 and "went on a trip", so to speak, to Milwaukee. That would have been done to hide June's pregnancy and subsequent birth of a baby from everybody she knew in Green Bay, other than her parents, who must have known June was pregnant. So June became one of "The Girls Who Went Away", which is the title of a powerful and very highly rated book written by an adoptee in 2006 about "good" families rushing to hide the mortifying evidence of premarital sex. Attitudes of the time were similar to "what will the neighbors think?"
A few days after Margaret was born in Milwaukee, June took her back near her home in Green Bay and brought her to St. Mary's Home (for unwed mothers) and Orphanage on October twentieth. In the orphanage the infant Margaret was called "Peggy". June was trying to decide whether to keep the baby if she and Gerald decided to get married. June finally decided to put the baby up for adoption. An apparent factor in the decision-making was apparently that June was a Catholic but Jerry was not.
Margaret was placed with Raymond and Audrey Domke Jansen on March 23, 1943, while everybody waited for the final adoption to happen. The final adoption happened Nov 30, 1943 through the Milwaukee County Court. When Ray and Audrey Jansen adopted Margaret, they changed her name to Linda Rae Jansen.
Years later, in 1947, June and Jerry went on to marry other people.
Mary June Demeny married James William Paulson on September 13, 1947, at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin. They had five children; Ann, James, Philip, Greg, and Mary Christine, "Cris".
A photo of June and James Paulson from the 1990s: <a href="https://goo.gl/photos/PUiPkWLT5WpQtU6Z6">Photo</a>
From the April 18, 2006 <i>Green Bay Press-Gazette,</i> a very long obituary for June:
Paulson, M. June
M. June Paulson, 82, Green Bay, died Easter Sunday, April 16, 2006. She was born June 24, 1923, in Green Bay, to Jules J. and Margaret (Terry) Demeny. On Sept. 13, 1947, she married James Paulson at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral. June was a very active member of the Green Bay Women's Bowling Association, received numerous awards and served on the board of directors for many years. She was currently a member emeritus. She was also very active at St. Joseph Parish and School and had served on the Parish School Board. She enjoyed playing bridge and was in many bridge clubs. June helped with many, many play performances at Catholic Central High School and later Premontre High School and assisted with the makeup for many of the school's musicals. Early in June's life, she had been employed by Standard Oil. After raising her children, she worked at Ponderosa Steak House for over 30 years.
Survivors include five children and their spouses, Cris and Dave Sprister, Sayner; Greg Paulson, Billings, Mont.; Ann and William F. Galvin, Green Bay; Phil and Kim Paulson, Suamico; Jim and Julie Paulson, De Pere; 11 grandchildren, Diana Perko, Cale Sprister, Dane Sprister, all of Colorado; Erin, Megan, Brittany and Molly Galvin, Kelsey and Kyle Paulson, Grace and Emma Paulson, all of the Green Bay area; four great-grandchildren, Reese, Joey, Owen and Kean. She is also survived by her brothers and sisters and their spouses, Dorothy Oliver, Mike and Barb Demeny, Sue and John Paider, Nancy and Ronald "Bubsy" Vieaux, Dan and Mary Demeny; her brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Lloyd Steeno, Bob Dymond, Flo Demeny, Skip Overdier, Margaret Paulson and Bill Paulson.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James, on Aug. 2, 1995; her sisters and brothers, Bernadine Steeno, Peggy Dymond, Jack Demeny, Terry Demeny, Dave Demeny, Richard Demeny, Kitty Overdier; two infant brothers, Larry and James; two brothers-in-law, Jerome Paulson and "Nig" Oliver; and a sister-in-law, Judy Demeny.
Friends may call at Blaney Funeral Home, 1521 Shawano Ave., from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday. The Rosary will be recited at 7:45 p.m. Wednesday. Friends may also call at St. Joseph Catholic Church, corner of Ninth Street and 12th Avenue, from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Thursday, at the church with the Msgr. James Dillenburg officiating. Burial will be in Allouez Catholic Cemetery. To send online condolences please go to www.blaneyfuneralhome.com
The Paulson family wishes to express their gratitude to the staff of Unity Hospice, especially Midge, for their care of June during her illness.
A memorial fund has been established to benefit Unity Hospice. - Mary Jane's SSN was 395-14-5384.
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