Loretta D. Hunker

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Loretta Hunker Obituary

LORETTA D. HUNKER Miller, Indiana Age 99, passed away on Wednesday, September 28, 2005. She was born on September 30, 1905 in Superior, WI. Loretta was a member of St. Mary of the Lake Church in Miller. She was a member of American War Mothers of World War II, the Precinct Organization of Gary, the Women's Democratic Organization, the E.J. & E. Railroad Women's Auxiliary, and she worked for the City of Gary Building Department. She was preceded in death by her husband, Chauncey Hunker, Sr., one son, Chauncey Hunker, Jr., her parents, Dean and Jessie Moore, sisters, Blanche Johnson, Luella Bergstrom and Pearl Moore, brothers, Dean, Theodore, Claude and Robert Moore. She is survived by her daughter: Mitzi McMahon of Hobart; daughter-in-law: Mary Hunker; brother: Wilton Moore of WI; 8 grandchildren: Chauncey Hunker of WI, Carolinda (Aldo) Camisa of Hobart, Chris Hunker of Indianapolis, Colette (Dave) Oram of Valparaiso, Tom H. McMahon of Hobart, Dean Hunker of Marian, IL, Lisa (Sandy) Persin of Valparaiso; 11 great grandchildren: Jeff, Brian & Scott Hunker, Jennifer (Brad) Skafish, Colin Oram, Allison, JT, Michael, Katie & Sarah Hunker, Benjamin Persin; numerous nieces and nephews. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, October 1, 2005, 10:00 a.m. at St. Mary of the Lake Church, 6060 Miller Ave., Gary, Rev. Thomas Mischler, officiating. Interment Calumet Park Cemetery in Merrillville. Friends may visit with the family at Burns Funeral Home, 701 E. 7th St., Hobart on Friday from 2:00 to 8:00 p.m. Loretta will lie in state at the church on Saturday from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. (time of service) Prayer service will be held on Friday at 7:30 p.m.

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Published by Post-Tribune from Sep. 29 to Sep. 30, 2005.

Memories and Condolences
for Loretta Hunker

5 Entries

John and Pat McKone

September 30, 2005

Fall always brought a changing of the leaves, and the annual visit from Loretta, Mitzi and Tom to Superior. We always enjoyed conversations about the Moore family, old times, and those many, many "stories." Loretta will always be fondly remembered.

Brad Skafish

September 30, 2005

Jennifer's posting definitely speaks for me too. I feel lucky to have known Loretta for the last few years and will miss her greatly. My condolences to all of her family for your loss.

Marci Shames-Yeakel

September 29, 2005

Jennifer, your sharing the story of your great grandma was wonderful. It is remarkable how much she meant to everyone in your family - far more involved and integral in your daily lives than people half her age! And how lucky that you all have memories and photos of her from the beautiful wedding along with so many years of stories and laughs. I'm so sorry for your loss for all of you.

Brendan Joyce

September 29, 2005

The entire Hunker clan is in my thoughts during your time of loss.

Brendan Joyce

Jennifer Skafish

September 29, 2005

My great grandma was always ¡§grandma¡¨ or ¡§gram¡¨. She never seemed different or even older than anyone else¡¦s grandma and she was a lot cooler. She took care of us and spoiled us like a grandma. When I went to visit her recently and she was asleep, she asked ¡§who¡¦s there?¡¨. I said, ¡§It¡¦s your great granddaughter¡¨. She replied, ¡§what¡¦s so great about you?¡¨. She had the best sense of humor. She loved to laugh and even more, she loved to make other people laugh. Until the very end, she had her sense of humor. It was part of her down to the core. Gram also loved to entertain, whether it be Memorial Day, Labor Day, the 4th, Thanksgiving, Christmas, or a random Tuesday when she¡¦d entertain us with her wise stories and anecdotes from her youth. It seems amazing now to think that even as children, we were always captivated by our gram¡¦s stories. I¡¦m not sure any of us fully realized what a special lady she was and how lucky we were to have her in our family. She was a matriarch in every sense of the word. She ran the show. She told it like it was, told us what she wanted and we all listened. If we didn¡¦t she¡¦d throw some elbows. Though she was tiny, we didn¡¦t want the wrath of gram¡¦s elbows. Gram had incredible wisdom. I remember her coming to my graduate school class on human development. We had invited people of all different ages come in and share some stories. She must have been 97 at the time and my classmates were in awe of her. They continue to ask me about her years later. During that class discussion, we asked her what the biggest change she¡¦s seen in her life was and how it affected her. Her response was beyond wise and I hope I remember it forever. She said, ¡§you cannot think of change like that. You have to adapt and move forward¡¨. I felt like I was listening to Yoda. ƒº She recently came to my wedding. She really wanted to come and really wanted the perfect shoes. They had to be pink to match the wedding colors. They also had to have a little heel and of course, be cute. Gram seemed to have more shoes than Imelda Marcos. Gram came to the wedding, which started at 3. At midnight when the reception was officially over, she decided it¡¦d be ok if she left. My friends couldn¡¦t believe it. I could! Gram made quite an impression on everyone she met. People gravitated towards her because she was such a special person. Into her late 90¡¦s, you could find her pulling grapevine at her house and making sure her 3-sory house was in order. She always worked hard, and at the same time was always spoiled! I love her very much and I will miss her terribly. I have to remind myself that she lived an incredible life ¡V happy, healthy, and full of love from her family and friends. What more could anyone ask for?! See you in the funny paper between the sheets, gram!

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