Rita M. Cunningham

Age 80, of Framingham, died Saturday, February 5, 2005. Wife of the late Arthur "Archie" G. Cunningham. Born in Framingham, she was the daughter of the late John and Marie (Clark) O'Malley and was raised by her grandparents John and Sarah (Joyce) O'Malley and her aunt and uncle Thomas P. and Mary (O'Malley) McCormack. Mother of John A. and his wife Patricia A. Cunningham of Framingham, Ann Marie Miliard and her husband Eugene of Cape Elizabeth, ME, Joyce Cunningham of Holliston, Joseph P. and his wife Marie Cunningham of Framingham, and Joan F. Cunningham of KY. Grandmother of Michael E. Miliard of Somerville, Noelle C. and Celeste M. Miliard, both of Cape Elizabeth, ME, Julie M., Maura and Caitrin Cunningham, all of Framingham, Danielle and Christopher Damata, both of Holliston and Thomas A. Cunningham of Framingham and many nieces and nephews. Sister of the late Mary (O'Malley) Viall. Relatives and friends are invited to attend her Funeral on Wednesday at 9 AM at the Norton Funeral Home, 53 Beech St., (corner of Union Ave.), FRAMINGHAM, followed by a Funeral Mass at 10 AM in St. Stephen's Church, 251 Concord St., Framingham. Burial will follow in St. Stephen's Cemetery, Framingham. Visiting hours at the Funeral Home will be Tuesday from 2-4 PM and 7-9 PM. Expressions of sympathy in Mrs. Cunningham's memory may be made to the charity of one's choice. Worked at New England Telephone Co. in Framingham as an operator for many years.