John Willis Hunt

John Willis Hunt, known to his friends and neighbors as Jack, died peacefully on April 19, 2026.  Johneva, his twin sister, preceded him in death by five months, both living to 101.  Born September 9, 1924, in Waterloo, Iowa, Jack and Johnnie and their younger sister, Doris were raised in Ferndale, Michigan, where Jack met his high school sweetheart and future wife, Pauline (Polly) Pelletier.  Jack joined the army in 1943 to fight in the Second World War and was stationed in Burma. When he returned, he married Polly and they moved to Lansing, MI where Jack attended Michigan State University on the GI bill. Jack graduated with a degree in civil engineering and worked as an estimator for excavation firms. Jack and Polly raised their family in Royal Oak, Michigan, before building their home on Dunham Lake in Hartland in 1974, where he lived independently until his passing. Jack loved skiing, sailing, volleyball and golf, and spent treasured time at Higgins Lake, where generations learned to waterski behind his 1956 Wolverine wooden speedboat. Jack will long be remembered by his friends and family for his unrelenting sense of humor.  He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Pauline “Polly” Pelletier Hunt (2013), his twin sister Johneva Campbell, and his younger sister Doris Geno. His three children, Ralph, Patty, and David were by his side as he left this world to rejoin Polly.  Arrangements with Purse Funeral Home.  www.PurseFuneralHome.com