Julia ‘JoAnn’ Hunt
Julia “JoAnn” Hunt was born in Broken Bow, Neb. July 31, 1951. She was the fourth of eight children of Leonard and Eileen Christen. She died April 18, 2022.
JoAnn married Roger Hunt August 30, 1969 at St. Anselm’s Catholic Church in Anselmo. Together they raised their children - Renea, Crystal and Troy - in Grand Island. In 2005, JoAnn and Roger moved to Grantsville, Utah and then retired in St. George, Utah in 2015.
JoAnn provided child daycare for over thirty years in Grand Island and was also a beloved “lunch lady” in Grantsville at the high school. She loved her hobbies of painting wood crafts and creating beautiful floral arrangements. She had a passion for Pro Bull Riding and loved to attend the national finals.
After retiring, JoAnn and Roger took the opportunity to travel to many places, among them including Hawaii, the Caribbean,
the Grand Canyon, the Redwood Forest as well as often visiting their kids.
JoAnn loved to share her travel adventures with her friends over morning coffee. She will be greatly missed by all who were blessed to have known her.
JoAnn was preceded in death by her father and mother Leonard and Eileen; her brother Michael; and her daughter, Crystal. She is survived by husband Roger of St. George, Utah; daughter Renea Fikar of Fort Worth, Texas;
son Troy Hunt of Fort Worth, Texas; grandson Alex; and great-grandson Brian Fikar of Lincoln.
Funeral services will be held April 29 at the St. George Catholic Church at 11 a.m. MT. A Rosary reading will be held preceding the service at 10:30 a.m. MT.
The service will be streamed online through St. George Catholic Church’s Facebook. The link to this page is https://www.facebook.com/saintgeorge.catholicchurchutah
There will be a graveside service at St. Anselm’s Church Cemetery in Anselmo at a later date to be announced.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that any memorials be sent to their home.
Arrangements entrusted to the care of Pine View Mortuary 435-986-4222. Please visit our website www.pineviewmortuary.com for full obituary and funeral service listing.