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John Cunningham Obituary

John Cunningham in residence at Fernald Development School Tewksbury John Cunningham, age 61, formerly of Tewksbury, died Friday, October 10, at the Newton-Wellsley Hospital, from an apparent heart attack. He was born April 21, 1947, a son of the late John F. and Marie (Rigney) Cunningham, and had been a lifelong resident of the Fernald Development School in Waltham. He is survived by two brothers and a sister-in-law, Edmund Cunningham of Dracut, Timothy and Cynthia Cunningham of Dunstable, and several nieces and nephews. CUNNINGHAM formerly of Tewksbury, Oct. 10, John Cunningham, age 61. Relatives and friends will be received Thursday, October 16, from 10:00 a.m. until 10:30 in the Chapel at the Fernald School, 200 Trapelo Road, Waltham. A Funeral Mass will follow in the Chapel at 10:30. Burial will be at St. Mary Cemetery, No. Tewksbury. Arrangements are through the Tewksbury Funeral Home. www.tewksburyfuneralhome.com

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Published by Lowell Sun on Oct. 15, 2008.

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