Richard M. Hunter

Loved greatly by his family, Dr. Richard M. “Doc” Hunter, 89, passed away peacefully on March 4, 2012, at Kingston Assisted Living, where he had resided for the past 2 years. He was born October 17, 1922, in Toledo, to Harold F. and Agnes M. Hunter. Doc grew up on Bond Street in East Toledo and was a 1940 graduate of Waite High School. He attended the University of Toledo for a year before enlisting in the U.S. Army, where he served as a medic, in the, 2nd Tank Battalion, 9th Armored Division and received the Combat Medic Badge. Doc fought in the Battle of the Bulge and was in the WW II European Theatre for 4 years. He returned from the war and married Janet P. Hardenbrook, in 1946. They moved to Chicago where he attended the Chicago College of Osteopathy, graduating in 1952. Doc served his internship and residency at Parkview Hospital, where he remained on staff until his retirement. He had a general practice and was a general surgeon for 30 years. Doc was a life member of the American Osteopathic Association and was a member of Reformation Lutheran Church for 55 years. He was a member of the Whitmer High School Hall of Fame, where he served as the athletic physician for 20 years. Survivors include his daughters, Carol J. (Daniel) Fisher and Lora L. (Vern) Hoot; grandchildren, Danielle(Allen) Snyder, Aaron (Joyce) Fisher, Tamara J. (Jeremy) Langlitz and Tonya (Josh) Jacks; 4 great-grandchildren; sister, Donna J. Wunderley, and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife of 57 years, Janet P. Hunter and his son, Richard H. Hunter. Friends are invited to visit from 2-8 p.m. Thursday, in the Ansberg-West Funeral Home, 3000 Sylvania Avenue. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, at Reformation Lutheran Church, 4543 Douglas Road. Interment will follow in Ottawa Hills Memorial Park, where the Veterans Honor Guard will conduct services. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Northwest Ohio or Reformation Lutheran Church. The family wishes to thank, with all their heart, the staff at Hospice of Northwest Ohio and the Kingston Staff, for the loving care given to Doc. God help us to enjoy each day, To live slowly; To move simply; To look softly; To allow emptiness and To let the heart love for us. Amen “Doc”

Richard M. Hunter

October 17, 1922 - March 4, 2012