Lemont Hunter
Aug 1, 1848-Feb. 29, 1928
Niles Daily Star, Thursday, March 1, 1928, page 1, col. 3, microfilm Niles District Library
LEMONT HUNTER, FOR YEARS A PROMINENT BUSINESS MAN, DIES
Lemont Hunter, 79, prominent business man for many years, died . . .[illegible] .. weeks of illness with heart disease. During last summer, Mr. Hunter was very ill for several weeks and never fully regained his former strength, and when he was again stricken he steadily grew weaker until the end.
Mr. Hunter was born in Clinton, Maine, August 1, 1848. He was married on November 6, 1885, to Miss Estelle Totman at Hinsdale, Ill. Two children were born to them, a girl who died when she was nine years old, and a son, Lee, who died in January, 1926.
Mr. Hunter came to Niles from Chicago in 1898 to engage in the wholesale manufacture of ice at Barron lake, in partnership with his brother, Henry. They erected the Hunter ice houses which were destroyed by fire about two years ago. About seven years ago Mr. Hunter organized the Hunter Ice company to engage in the manufacture of artificial ice and erected a plant at Hickory and Ninth streets. During the last year the firm was dissolved and Mr. Hunter retired from active business.
Mr. Hunter as a Republican in politics and had served the city as an alderman for two terms during the administration of Ben F. Earl.
The widow and one sister, Mrs. William Richardson, of Sheboygan Falls, Wis. Survive him, also two grandchildren, Jane and Frederick Hunter, of Niles. Mr. Hunter had no fraternal affiliation.
The funeral services will be held on Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock at he home, No 2 N. 13th street, where Mr. and Mrs. Hunter have lived for 22 years and where Mr. Hunter had an opportunity to express his love for nature by keeping the grounds surrounding the home in beautiful condition.
Rev. G.W. Simon, pastor of the Presbyterian Church will officiate. Burial will take place in Silver Brook cemetery.
Niles Daily Star, Saturday, March 3, 1928, page 4, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library
FUNERAL LEMONT HUNTER
Rev. Guy W. Simon will conduct the funeral services this afternoon for Lemont Hunter, who died on Thursday morning. The following will act as pallbearers: T.C. Hance, Gregory Brown, Dr. George L. Vetter, Bert Tennyson, Harold Laberteaux and George Earl. Mr. and Mrs. Rex Leach will sign. Burial will take place in Silver Brook Cemetery.