George Arthur 'Art' Hunn Jr.

March 22, 2021 at 9:25 p.m.

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George Arthur Hunn Jr., known as “Art,” was born April 22, 1932, in North Manchester to George and Dorothy Metzger Hunn. Art was the second of five children and was preceded in death by both brothers and one sister. His remaining sister, Miriam Adams, resides in Florida.

Art married Phyllis Heeter Dec. 19, 1953, at the Elkhart Church of the Brethren. Phyllis preceded him in death Oct. 8, 2015.

Art and Phyllis’s children are Becky (Dennis) Unger, Jeff (Jane Cross) Hun and Julie (Bill) Baxter, all of North Manchester. They also have four grandchildren: Matt (Lindsey) Unger, Amy (Kyle Leffel) Unger, Lauren Baxter and Megan Baxter, and five great-grandchildren: Ayla and Lennon Leffel, Lilly and Grayson Unger and Holden Wigglesorth.

Art served as a Church of the Brethren pastor in Meyersdale, Pa., Aurora, Ill., and Polo, Ill. In 2000, after 44 years of pastoring, Art and Phyllis retired and moved back to North Manchester.

Art’s memorial service was livestreamed on Sunday, March 21 at 2 p.m. It can be accessed online at Manchester Church of the Brethren’s YouTube channel (https://youtu.be/VsNogv9M_2Y).

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Memorial contributions may be made to Heifer International (heifer.org), one of Art’s favorite charities.



George Arthur Hunn Jr., known as “Art,” was born April 22, 1932, in North Manchester to George and Dorothy Metzger Hunn. Art was the second of five children and was preceded in death by both brothers and one sister. His remaining sister, Miriam Adams, resides in Florida.

Art married Phyllis Heeter Dec. 19, 1953, at the Elkhart Church of the Brethren. Phyllis preceded him in death Oct. 8, 2015.

Art and Phyllis’s children are Becky (Dennis) Unger, Jeff (Jane Cross) Hun and Julie (Bill) Baxter, all of North Manchester. They also have four grandchildren: Matt (Lindsey) Unger, Amy (Kyle Leffel) Unger, Lauren Baxter and Megan Baxter, and five great-grandchildren: Ayla and Lennon Leffel, Lilly and Grayson Unger and Holden Wigglesorth.

Art served as a Church of the Brethren pastor in Meyersdale, Pa., Aurora, Ill., and Polo, Ill. In 2000, after 44 years of pastoring, Art and Phyllis retired and moved back to North Manchester.

Art’s memorial service was livestreamed on Sunday, March 21 at 2 p.m. It can be accessed online at Manchester Church of the Brethren’s YouTube channel (https://youtu.be/VsNogv9M_2Y).

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Memorial contributions may be made to Heifer International (heifer.org), one of Art’s favorite charities.



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