Dr Deborah J. Hunter

Hunter, passed away

September 24, 2023,

after fighting a coura-

geous 26-year battle

against cancer.

Debby had a Bachelor

of Science from North-

ern Arizona University,

a Bachelor of Chemistry

from Mississippi State

University and received

her Doctorate in Philo-

sophy/Biology from the

University of Utah.

Debby also had a

two-year National Insti-

tute of Health Post-

Doctoral Fellowship.

Debby was a US

Army veteran and re-

ceived the Meritorious

Service Medal for out-

standing performance

as a Biological Research

Assistant in the Depart-

ment of Clinical Inves-

tigation. Debby was a

science instructor at

numerous colleges and

universities. She was

also an environmental

specialist in air compli-

ance, emissions and ha-

zardous waste manage-

ment. She wrote grants

and received funding

for environmental is-

sues and had been pub-

lished in numerous sci-

ence journals. Debby

loved the outdoors, an-

imals and collecting

books.

She is survived by

her son Kelly Hunter,

sisters Tricia Hunter

and Allison Powell and

brother Kim Hunter;

aunts Darlene Peters,

Beverly Aper, Linda

Krupa, Sandra Speers-

tra and uncles Vern

Hunter and Bud

Tryhus.

The burial service

will be held on June

1st, at 2:30 p.m. at the

old Trinity Lutheran

Church and Cemetery,

9999 37th St. NE.,

Minot. A celebration of

life will be held after-

ward at the Minot

Moose Club at 4:30

p.m.

Published by The

Minot Daily News, May

25, 2024.