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Helen June Hunt of Huntington Beach, California passed away on August 26, 2010.
Helen June Anderson (the future Mrs. Don Hunt and our wonderful Mother) was born in Lynwood, California, on April 5, 1922. She was the middle child, between Frank and Ruthie. Her parents were Lottie, of German decent and Nels Anderson, a Swede. After her parents divorced, she and Aunt Ruthie were raised by Aunt Edith and Uncle George Scheller and Uncle Frank was raised by Aunt Florence, I believe. She often talked about her dad, who was a motorcycle cop in Lynwood. She loved her grandma Anderson a lot and spoke frequently and fondly of her, as well. Her grandpa Anderson was the mayor of Lynwood at one time.
Helen graduated from Compton High School and I think she met Don Hunt, her future husband and our dad, at church. I recall her talking about dating a beau named Bill. In fact, I think she was riding in a car that went off a cliff at Big Bear, and Bill was driving. Apparently, a tree stopped the car from tumbling further down the mountain. Don was in a car behind them, or something. That seemed to be a changing point in their relationship. Funny, how I heard that story many times, but am now having problems piecing it together in clear detail. I know that she was extremely nervous, as a result of this incident, whenever we drove on windy mountain roads, and that is when she would retell this story.
Helen married Don on June 28, 1941. They must have had their first son, Don Jr., the following year, and then Don was off to the war in the US Army as a cameraman. I know Mom lived in San Antonio, Texas, during part of the war, and Ruthie lived with her. . She often spoke of how she worked in an airplane factory on an assembly line to help with the war efforts. She had to raise Donny without Pop around for a few years. They wrote one another hundreds of love letters, which we still have stored in a box. Putting them in order by date, one could retell the progress of the war and feel the devotion and love they held for one another.
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1922 - 2010 (88 years)
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