John Hunter

John Corey Hunter, 89, of Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood, passed away peacefully on October 2, 2026.

Born in Chicago, John graduated from Hyde Park High School in 1955 where his love of math was kindled. John participated in ROTC in high school rising to commander, later he served in the United States Army as an accountant and supply specialist in Sandia New Mexico. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1959, followed by a Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago in 1964.

John devoted his career to real estate, working in real estate management with Lurie Real Estate and later with Stellwagen Company. He was a member of the Chicago Board of Realtors, Businessmen’s Full Gospel Fellowship, Hollywood North Park Group, and North Park Covenant Church. John was active in the Kiwanis Clubs and was awarded the Golden Peanut trophy for his achievements with them.

John had a remarkable gift for numbers and mathematics and was known for being exceptionally organized. He also had a deep love of mountain climbing. He could name the highest mountain and its elevation in every state and took great pleasure in visiting and climbing many of them. Closer to home, John visited and hiked in every forest preserve in the greater Chicago area.

John is survived by his son, John Emerson Hunter (Leticia Hunter).

He is also survived by his siblings, Dr. Robert L. Hunter (Rebecca Ericsson), Elizabeth Jacks Scott (the late Robert L. Jacks and the late Alfred Scott), and Margaret Hunter Palmer (Dr. Henry Palmer).

He was a beloved uncle to Robert Hunter III, David Ericsson Hunter, Alice Hunter Dinisco, Robert Leroy Jacks, Elizabeth Bond Jacks, Charles H. Eldredge III, Corey Elisabeth Palmer, and Emily Claire Palmer, and a great-uncle to Ainslie and Charles H. Eldredge IV, Daren and Kristen Jacks, Ellie and Clarissa Dow, and Christopher and Matthew Hunter.

John was preceded in death by his parents, Elizabeth Bond Corey Hunter and Judge
Robert Lee Hunter, and his former wife, Melinda Myer Hunter.

John was deeply religious and started every day until the end quoting from Psalm 118:24 “This is the day which the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it”.

Burial with military honors will take place at Riverside National Cemetery, 22495 Van Buren Boulevard, Riverside, CA, on October 23, 2026, at 1:15pm.

A memorial service will be held at North Park Covenant Church, 5250 N Christiana Ave, Chicago, IL, on December 14, 2026, at 1:00pm, which would have been John’s 90th birthday.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in John’s memory to North Park Covenant Church in Chicago https://www.npcovenant.org/ or The National Wildlife Federation https://www.nwf.org/.

Arrangements by Inclusive Funeral Care, 773-318-1305 or www.InclusiveFuneralCare.com.