Harold Hunt

Harold S. Hunt, of Waukesha, formerly of Madison, died Wednesday, November 10, 2010 at Merrill Hills Manor at the age of 84. He was born on April 24, 1926 in Santa Monica, CA the son of Sylvester and Irona (Wright) Hunt. Harold attended Hollywood University High School in Santa Monica, CA and then joined the Army Air Corp. On August 22, 1946 he married Mertice Cox in Salt Lake City Utah. Harold and Mertice then moved to Madison to be closer to her family. He was the owner of Hunt Masonary, was a member of the Eastside Businessmen’s Club and the American Legion in Madison. He and Mertice were active in a longstanding card club where they remained lifetime friends with the other couples. In their retirement they enjoyed RV’ing, traveling and being snowbirds in Florida during the winter months.Harold loved eating out, enjoyed a good meal and was a patron of Madison’s Red Lobster and Denny’s. He will be sadly missed by his daughter Susan (Stephen) Kerkhof of Waukesha, granddaughters Sarah (Robert) Schmadl of Cudahy and Stephanie (Sgt. Matthew) Riegel of Elkhorn. He is further survived by other relatives and friends including his grand-dogs Ginger and Winston.He was preceded in death by his wife, Mertice Hunt on January 31, 2009, and infant sister, Alma Marie Hunt and sister Mildred (the late Irvin) Hunt Wolford. A private family service will be held. For further information, please call Randle-Dable Funeral, Cremation and Preplanning Services at (262) 547-4035, or go to www.waukeshafunerals.com to leave an on-line tribute. “The family would like to thank Dr. Edith Burns and the Red Team at Clement J. Zablocki, VA; the staff at Waukesha Memorial Hospital, Merrill Hills Manor and Ascera Care.”