Bernice Joan Hunt
– October 8, 2022
Bernice Joan (Bunny) Hunt, age 93, passed away the morning of Oct. 8, 2022, in her summer home on Crystal Lake in Frankfort, Mich. Bunny was born in Sault Saint Marie and raised in Rudyard in the upper peninsula of Michigan. She and her family moved to the Detroit area when she was a young teenager. Bunny graduated from Wayne State University with a Registered Nursing degree in 1950. Shortly after that, she met the love of her life, William Paul Hunt, while she interned at The State Hospital in Traverse City, Mich. They married and settled in Grand Rapids, Mich. where she raised their four children. She and Paul celebrated their 72nd wedding anniversary last February.
She was predeceased by her parents, John and Dorothy Boncher; sister and brother-in-law, Don and Ruth Star; and brother, Chuck Boncher.
She is survived by husband, William Paul Hunt. Other members of her family are children, Stephen Hunt, of Traverse City, Mich., Phillip Hunt, and wife Betty of Hudsonville, Mich., Elizabeth Fry, and husband Stephen of Grand Rapids, Mich., and Eric Hunt ,and wife Deb of Benzie, Mich.; her nine granchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Other surviving members are her sister-in-law, Geri Boncher, and several nieces and nephews.
After she and husband Paul were married and moved to Grand Rapids, in 1951 they opened a new dry cleaning business called Bunny Cleaners, which eventually transformed into Bunny Tuxedos. The business still thrives today and is operated by their son Phillip. While living most of her adult life in Grand Rapids, she was an active member of Central Christian Church. She was an avid reader and joyfully volunteered her time at Woodcliff School in her children's elementary school library. She loved gardening and was a member and secretary of The Periwinkle Garden Club during the summers that she spent at their cottage on Crystal Lake. She also served as the chairman of the recreation committee for several summers at the Cottagers Association of Crystal Lake. Other hobbies that she enjoyed were tennis, water skiing, swimming and dance.
In 1986 she and Paul retired, sold their home In Grand Rapids and moved to sunny Florida. They settled in a retirement community that was on a golf course and had many other activities to partake in. Since Bunny loved to dance, she joined a dance group called the Silver Tappers. The group preformed at many different events In the area. In their early years of retirement, they enjoyed traveling to many countries around the world.
A memorial service will be planned In Florida for a later date this year.
She was predeceased by her parents, John and Dorothy Boncher; sister and brother-in-law, Don and Ruth Star; and brother, Chuck Boncher.
She is survived by husband, William Paul Hunt. Other members of her family are children, Stephen Hunt, of Traverse City, Mich., Phillip Hunt, and wife Betty of Hudsonville, Mich., Elizabeth Fry, and husband Stephen of Grand Rapids, Mich., and Eric Hunt ,and wife Deb of Benzie, Mich.; her nine granchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Other surviving members are her sister-in-law, Geri Boncher, and several nieces and nephews.
After she and husband Paul were married and moved to Grand Rapids, in 1951 they opened a new dry cleaning business called Bunny Cleaners, which eventually transformed into Bunny Tuxedos. The business still thrives today and is operated by their son Phillip. While living most of her adult life in Grand Rapids, she was an active member of Central Christian Church. She was an avid reader and joyfully volunteered her time at Woodcliff School in her children's elementary school library. She loved gardening and was a member and secretary of The Periwinkle Garden Club during the summers that she spent at their cottage on Crystal Lake. She also served as the chairman of the recreation committee for several summers at the Cottagers Association of Crystal Lake. Other hobbies that she enjoyed were tennis, water skiing, swimming and dance.
In 1986 she and Paul retired, sold their home In Grand Rapids and moved to sunny Florida. They settled in a retirement community that was on a golf course and had many other activities to partake in. Since Bunny loved to dance, she joined a dance group called the Silver Tappers. The group preformed at many different events In the area. In their early years of retirement, they enjoyed traveling to many countries around the world.
A memorial service will be planned In Florida for a later date this year.