Ronald Emil Hunt

He left to join those who’ve gone before him—his father, Harold Rozel Hunt, his mother, Florence Henrietta [Glewwe] Hunt, and his brothers, Roger and Ralph, and his nephew, Scott Pearson. He left behind his sisters, Dee (Bruce) Pearson, and Carol (Grant) Nelson and sister’s-in-law, Patty (Roger) and Carolyn (Ralph). He also left behind his entire immediate family—his wife of fifty-two years, Judy, and their children and grandchildren who are as follows from the oldest family to the youngest family: His daughter, Jessica, and her husband, Jeff, and their children—Ethan, Lydia, Talia, Nolan, Roman, and Mia; His daughter, Jennifer, and her husband, Tim, and their children—Isaac, Joseph, Lily, Noah, Nathanael, and Charles; His son Ryan, and his wife, Kelsey, and their children—Annie, Handel, Rozel, Oliver, Gabriel, Natalie, and Callie; His son, Joshua, and his wife, Tara, and their children, Colt, Jaxx, and Logan; His daughter, Alyssa and her husband, Nate, and their children, William, Lyla, and Emmaline.

After being born at the Anoka Hospital, Ron was raised by his parents on a dairy farm off of Rural Route 1 (a dirt road) in Ramsey, Minnesota. He was known for many things, including daring adventures. He built a dual engine go-cart in shop class, which may have gotten the attention of the local police during his exploits. At the age of about fifteen, Ron had some summer earnings in his pocket, and he went with his older brother, Ralph, to see about buying a plane. They went to the air-strip along Highway 10 and found a man working on a plane. He agreed on a price of $600.00, which is what Ron had in his pocket. The man showed them the stick controls and sent them on their way. They flew home and landed in the pasture after performing a low fly-by to move the cows out of the way. After a short time with the plane Ron changed his mind about keeping it because he would get motion sickness while flying. So he sold the plane and bought a hot-air-balloon which he thought would be better for deer hunting than the plane had been. After wrapping it on the high-wire by the house, and landing it in a few bogs, Ron decided to sell it. Ron was very good at wrestling and loved to go hunting. He was a very hard worker. He bought a 1966 Chevy Chevelle 396 SuperSport—ordered it sight unseen at age eighteen, and paid it off in one year while working at West Bend Thermo Serve—just in time to be drafted into the Vietnam War when he was nineteen. He served the required two years from 1966—1968 and by the time he was discharged he had become a supply sergeant. He returned home and started college at St Cloud State University. He met Judith Anne Johnson the first day of school. They were married fourteen months later and continued attending St Cloud State University where Ron earned a Bachelor of Science in education in the area of industrial arts. He later earned a Master’s degree in education and an additional eighty credits toward his doctorate.

His first year of teaching was at St Cloud Tech; then he transferred to Elk River Senior High School where he taught for about 30 years, beginning with metallurgy, plastics, wood shop, and small engines, and ending with yearbook, graphic design, photography, and video. In the late 70’s, Ron, together with his wife, Judy, joined the Amway business. They made many friends and enjoyed traveling to functions around the country, building their business to the Q-12 Platinum level. The principles they learned while building their business were a major influence in their life, helping them in later years as they built a camp ministry.

In addition to teaching, Ron also farmed crops in the summer and helped with a summer camp called Living Word Bible Camp (LWBC). Around 1993 Ron became the director of LWBC, which became his major focus as the years went by and the ministry expanded. On September 30th, 2000, LWBC closed on a new property in Grand Rapids, MN. The property would prove to be the beginning of a major legal battle to build a camp. On September 20th, 2003 Ron was involved in an accident on the camp property where a tree fell on him and he broke his back. He later made a complete recovery and he retired from teaching in 2004 to work on LWBC with his wife Judy, full time. Together they worked through the massive legal battle with a total of 9 cases before the Minnesota Court of Appeals and one case before the Minnesota Supreme Court. After fifteen years of legal battles, by God’s grace, LWBC emerged victorious. In the fall of 2015, construction began on the new camp, and in 2017 the very first summer camp was held on the new property. Ron was able to participate in the new camp for five years. His visions are still not all realized, but they have been instilled in many of those who knew him. Over the course of his life, whether during his teaching career or at camp, Ron has pointed thousands of people to Jesus Christ, and his personal journey of faithfulness has inspired many others to live faithfully. Ron was a passionate servant of Christ. He was loved fiercely, and will be missed the same way; but we celebrate– knowing he has been made whole in the presence of his loving Savior, Jesus Christ.

1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep. For this we declare to you by a word from the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord. Therefore encourage one another with these words.

Visitation will be at 12pm on Friday, January 7th

The Service will begin at 1pm.

Trott Brook Gospel Hall

17301 Nowthen Boulevard

Ramsey, MN 55303

Shortly after the service the burial will take place at Trott Brook Cemetery in Ramsey, Minnesota.

Ron would not have preferred anyone to spend money on flowers. But if someone feels they want to do something he would have preferred a donation to Living Word Bible Camp which can be made online at https://lwbcmn.org/donation_payment or mailed to

Living Word Bible Camp

36186 Baker Road

Grand Rapids, MN 55744

"May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all." — 1 Cor 13:14