Gloria Patricia Cunnington

Gloria Patricia Cunnington obituary

Gloria Patricia Cunnington

Gloria Cunnington Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Schnackenberg Funeral Home - Libby on Aug. 7, 2025.

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Gloria Pat (Cole) Cunnington passed away peacefully on July 27th, 2025, she was 86 years old.

She was born in the Flathead Valley on July 22nd, 1939, to Ray and Ellen Cole.
Her family moved to Libby, MT and then moved to Bull Lake, MT. She made her home in Troy, MT, where she met and married her soulmate Nile Cunnington.

She is survived by her children: Wade Olson, Robert Olson, Ray (Jennifer) Cunnington, Daniece (Bill) Stecher, and Patty Cohenour; grandchildren: Kaylee Stecher, Collin Stecher, Brook Ostrander, and Haley Wood; great grandson Ryder Henderson; Two Sisters: Jeannie Osborn, and Rayetta Reoch. She was preceded in death by her parents Ray and Ellen Cole; her Husband Nile Cunnington; and her sisters: Darlene Lee, Berniece Curtis and Janiece Orr.

A Celebration of Her Life will be held on Saturday, August 16th, 2025, at 2:00 p.m., at 649 Lime Butte Rd Troy, MT (Lake Creek Area). Mom loved her flowers. Please dress in your best floral attire. BBQ lunch will be provided after the Celebration of Life. Arrangements are under the Schnackenberg Funeral Home of Libby. Online condolences and memories may be shared by visiting www.schnackenbergfh.com.

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