It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing on November 12th, 2023 of Kenneth Kim Ashley Hunting in his 70th year of Oshawa Ontario.

He passed peacefully surrounded by his wife Cheryl and his 8 children.

Ken was a Registered Practical Nurse at Durham College where he met Cheryl . He also became a Registered Nurse and a Paramedic.

He worked for 41 years at the former Whitby Psychiatric Hospital which is now Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health.

Family and friends fondly remember Ken for also being a talented musician and singer and he had a lifelong passion for music that he passed on to all of his children.

Ken is survived by his wife Cheryl (née Cornelius) and his children Julie, Erich (Marley), Theodore (Jenn), Matthew (Chantel), Jeremy, Christopher (Justine), Gordon (Miranda) and Ashleigh Hunting; his grandchildren Ariah, Hadley, Theron, London, Evelyn and Gabriel and his fathers-in-law Bill Cornelius and Robert Harris; his brother-in-law Ken Cornelius (Liisa Kavalko) and sister-in-law Kim Keenan (Bob).

He is predeceased by his parents Ashley and Isabel Hunting and his son Kevin.

Relatives and friends are invited to McINTOSH-ANDERSON-KELLAM FUNERAL HOME LTD., 152 King St. E., Oshawa (905-433-5558) on Sunday November 19th, 2023 from 2 pm until time of service 3 pm to share your memories of Ken to celebrate his life. Following the service, the family invites anyone to the Harmony Creek Community Centre at 15 Harmony Rd. N, Oshawa for karaoke and refreshments between 6 and 8 pm.

The family would also like to thank Dr. Prakash, Dr. Zamir, nurse Julie, Jeannie, Kyla and Kristen for their kind and compassionate care of Ken.

In lieu of flowers, family has asked that donations be made in Ken’s memory to Ontario Shores Foundation for Mental Health.

Online condolences can be shared at makfuneralhome.com .