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Collection Summary
Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271635
Title: Duane A. Cunningham
Date: 1/14/1934-6/12/2025
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Inscription/Marks: 1/14/1934
Summary: Duane Cunningham, 91, of McHenry, ND, went to be with Jesus peacefully in his home surrounded by his children on June 12, 2025. His funeral service was held June 16, 2025, at Faith E Free Church, Grace City, ND. Burial was at the Grace City Cemetery. Duane was born January 14, 1934, in New Rockford, ND, to Alfred and Marion (Wilson) Cunningham. He attended a one-room school at Cherry Lake #4. He then attended New Rockford High School and graduated in 1951, and then went on to Northwest Nazarene College in Nampa, ID, for one semester. In 1948, Duane asked the Lord to be his Savior at a revival meeting in New Rockford. On June 5, 1956, Duane was married to the love of his life, Mabel Manz. They were blessed with four children and together they rented their farm from Duane’s father for 10 years. In 1966, they purchased the farm and raised dairy and beef cattle, along with small grains. Duane loved to farm, he always said that farming was the best job ever. He was also a very skilled welder and mechanic. After many years of farming, he retired from dairy cows in 1999. He is survived by his sister, Jane (Cunningham) Allee; daughter, Bonnie (Mark) Ekeland; sons, John (Rachel) Cunningham, and David Cunningham; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Duane was preceded in death by his wife, Mabel (Manz) Cunningham; father, Alfred Cunningham; mother, Marion (Wilson) Cunningham; son, Gary Cunningham; sister, Corine (Cunningham) Hathaway; and daughter-in-law, Becky (Zeigler) Cunningham.
Red ID: FND_I_79131 Image ID: 528895 Image Notes: FND001 271635

Collection: FND001 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Date: -

Summary: The North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program is sponsored by the North Dakota Funeral Directors Association. The life stories of deceased North Dakotans are featured in an archvied collection. Current partners in the project are Eastgate Funeral & Cremation Services, Bismarck Evans Funeral Homes, Carrington and New Rockford Everson-Coughlin Funeral Home, Williston Fulkerson Funeral Home, Tioga Fulkerson Funeral Home, Watford City Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home, Williston Nero Funeral Home, Bottineau Parkway Funeral Service, Bismarck Springan Stevenson Funeral Home, Stanley Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson These funeral homes provide recent obituaries to the Foundation, where staff and volunteers format, edit and archive each memorial. The memorials are posted, and copies are sent to the family for their input and approval. The listing currently features more than 13,000 memorials, and is constantly updated as new memorials and histories are received.

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