David D. "Dave" Hunt 1946 - 2017

HUNT, BAER

Posted By: Connie Swearingen- Volunteer (email)
Date: 4/17/2017 at 00:20:27

Sioux City Journal
24 February 2017

SERGEANT BLUFF | David D. "Dave" Hunt, 70, of Sergeant Bluff, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017.

Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Grace Lutheran Church in Sioux City, with the Rev. Tony Allard officiating. Graveside services will be 1 p.m. Sunday in Grandview Cemetery, Gary, S.D. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with family present 6 to 8 p.m. and a prayer service at 7 p.m., at Waterbury Funeral Service of Sioux City.

Dave was born on July 4, 1946, in Gary, S.D., the son of Marvin and Mable Hunt. He was baptized on Sunday, July 21, 1946, and confirmed on May 15, 1960 at First Lutheran Church in Gary. He loved life growing up on the farm with his two brothers, Darold and Darwin. As a Sunday School teacher, he met his future wife, Brenda, who served as the church organist.

Dave graduated from Gary High School and attended South Dakota State University in Brookings. He was drafted into the U.S. Army and served his country during the Vietnam War. He was a member of the Wolfhounds and 25th Infantry Division. Dave was awarded with several medals including Purple Heart (4), Bronze Star (2), Army Commendation Medal, and Combat Infantry Badge.

Upon his return from the war, Dave married Brenda Baer on Nov. 22, 1969. Three children were born to this Christian marriage, Jennifer, Jodi, and Chad.

Dave not only served his country, but served his church and family. He loved life as a farmer and continued with that in his spare time, while also working for the airlines in Sioux City and Omaha. He enjoyed spending time with family and friends at their cabin on Lake Cochrane, S.D.

Dave will be remembered as a humble, hard-working, Christian, family man who simply loved God, family, and country.

Survivors include his wife, Brenda Hunt; children, Jennifer (Todd) McCabe of Dakota Dunes, Jodi (Mike) Goldschmidt of Omaha, and Chad (Stacey Roberts) Hunt of Colorado; grandchildren, Anne, Jack, and Jenna McCabe and Mitchell and Braylin Goldschmidt; parents-in-law, Arnold and Eldeen Baer of Madison, Minn.; brothers, Darold (Mary) Hunt and Darwin (Delores) Hunt, both of Gary; brothers and sisters-in-law, Rebecca and Keith Gilbertson, Beth and Dennis Koenig, and Bill and Heidi Baer; and many nieces and nephews.

Dave was preceded in death by his parents, Marvin and Mable Hunt; brother, Marvin; and niece, Sherry Miller