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John L. Cunningham

PARDEEVILLE  /  PORTAGE  -- John L. Cunningham, age 78, of Pardeeville, passed away suddenly on Saturday, September 5, 2009 at University Hospital in Madison.

John was born on August 20, 1931 in Beloit, Wisconsin, the son of John and Irma Cunningham.  He served his country with the United States Navy.  John was married to Ione Bouchard on June 5, 1953 in Beloit, Wisconsin.  He had worked for many years for Wisconsin Power and Light / Alliant Energy, retiring after 27 years.

John is survived by his children, Michael J. Cunningham, Deborah Kay (Randy) Garb, Beaver Dam, Katheryn Ann (George) Nickerson, Columbus, Vicki Lynn (Russell) Butler, Anchorage, Alaska, and Sheryl Jean (Lyle) Schreiber, Fall River;  his grandchildren, John and Dawn Cunningham, Jamie (Tim) Dreger, James (Jamie) Yonkie, Kristopher Butler, Nikolas Butler, Stacy Woods and Racquel Schreiber;  13 great-grandchildren;  nieces, nephews, other near relatives and many close friends.  He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Ione on November 27, 1999, two sisters, Mary Yeager and Helen Schenck, and his brother, Bill Cunningham.

Funeral services will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 10, 2009 at the Pflanz Mantey Mendrala Funeral Home in Portage, with the Rev. Bill Heisler officiating.  Inurnment will be private.  Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Thursday at the Pflanz Mantey Mendrala Funeral Home in Portage.  Portage area veterans will conduct military honors.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Foundation or Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.


 

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