Priest River Times
Priest River, Idaho
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Submitted by: Kristy Taylor
[muddypaw@onemain.com]

Hazel Dorothy Hunt, 81

Hazel  Dorothy  hunt,  81,  a  50  year  resident of Newport, passed away at
Newport Hospital on Aug. 2, 2004, following an illness.


She  was  born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on April 10, 1923. Hazel was one
of  eight  girls and two boys born to Daniel and Elsie Martin. In her youth,
she and her siblings worked at Armour Meat Packing in Calgary.

In  1944,  she  met her future husband at a dance. U.S. Army sergeant, Doyle
henry  Hunt  was  stationed in Calgary. They married in Spokane on May 12 of
that  same year. They continued living in Spokane until moving to Newport in
1954.

Hazel  dearly  loved  her  children.  She  also  enjoyed  cooking,  crochet,
knitting, gardening and working outside.

Survivors  include  her husband at their home, two sons, Donald (and Gladys)
Hunt, James H. (and Regine) Hunt, and one daughter, Sylvia (and David) Betz,
all  of  Newport,  nine  grandchildren,  18  great  grandchildren, and three
sisters,  Margaret  Benner  and Violet Skarupa, both of Calgary, and Ruby of
Niagara Falls.

A  private  cremation  service was held. A family memorial will be held at a
later date.

Sherman-Knapp Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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