JUDITH HUNTER

JUDITH HUNTER (nee CUNNINGHAM) Died September 25, 2015 in her 82nd year, at home after a long illness, surrounded by family. She leaves Martin, her husband of 57 years, children Sarah (Douglas), Ben and Guy (Andrea), foster daughter Lavina, granddaughter Eleanor Hart and grandsons Sam and Callan, step-granddaughters Rebekah and Naomi, her brother Jamie and various nephews and nieces. She was predeceased by her sister Alison earlier this year. Judith was a kind and insightful person and a wonderful storyteller who had an uncanny instinct for putting people at ease. She had a keen interest in the arts, particularly music and theatre, singing and acting in her teens and early twenties. She devoted her mature years to young children, teaching kindergarten, primarily in the inner city, for over twenty-five years. She did much to help underprivileged kids, encourage their interest in the arts and champion them against sometimes unsympathetic and abusive parents. In her later years she took a strong interest in conservation, especially projects involving wild animals and endangered species. The family will receive friends between 7:00 and 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 1st at Rosar-Morrison Funeral Home & Chapel, 467 Sherbourne Street, south of Wellesley. A memorial service will be held at Rosedale United Church, 159 Roxborough Drive at Glen Road, on Saturday, October 3rd at 1:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations could be made to SickKids Foundation or the Nature Conservancy of Canada. The family would like to express their appreciation to her many caregivers, particularly Amy, Alexis and Kathy, Kumba, Zed and James.