June Bertalli

I guess when you’ve managed to live for 100 years, you would like your story to be told accurately. That’s certainly how June Bertalli feels. A few years ago, June sat down and put pen to paper to make sure whoever was telling her story, after she was gone, had their facts straight! June’s daughter Julie is present at our first meeting. She has a black folder exploding with documents that tell June’s story. Certificates, letters, newspaper clippings, journals and photos – and a hard copy google search of June’s life. June’s 100 years began on the 3rd of June 1925 when she arrived to John (Jack) and Vera Westerbeck of Preston, Victoria. June was the last of three. Audrey, her stepsister. was the eldest sibling, followed by Jack Junior who was a few years older than June.