Donald F. Cunningham

LOUDONVILLE Donald F. Cunningham, 73, died Tuesday, February 18, 2003 at Albany Memorial Hospital. A native of Albany, Mr. Cunningham was son of the late Christopher and Agnes McGaughan Cunningham. He was a graduate of the former Vincentian Institute and was a Marine Corps veteran of the Korean Conflict. Mr. Cunningham was a compositor with Clarity Publishing until his retirement in 1990. His memberships include the Capt. William Dale O'Brien Detachment Marine Corps League, Colonie VFW Post #8692, Colonie Lodge of Elks #2192, AM Vets Albany Post #50, N.E. Chapter Korean War Veterans Assoc., the Tri County Council Vietnam Veterans, the International Typographical Union, the Communication Workers of America and the Military Order of Devil Dogs, Pound IT 134. He was also a communicant of St. Pius X Church. Husband of the late Ruthanne V. Briggs Cunningham; father of Melissa M. (Bruce) Nelson, Diane E. (Timothy) Cantele, Michael J. (Kathleen) Cunningham and Patrick M. Cunningham and his fiancee Barbara Grimaldi; brother of Francis Cunningham, Marcia Toole and the late Christopher and Sally Cunningham; grandfather of Andrea and Joshua Locke, Evan and Colin Cunningham, Ruthanne and Conor Cantele and Max Menkes; also survived by many nieces and nephews. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday 10 a.m. in St. Pius X Church, 23 Crumite Rd., Loudonville. Relatives and friends are invited and may call the Daniel Keenan Funeral Home, 490 Delaware Ave., Albany Friday from 4-8 p.m. Interment will be in St. Agnes Cemetery, Menands. Those who wish may send memorial contributions to the Marine Corps League, 780 Washington Ave., Albany, NY 12203 or St. Pius X School Fund, 23 Crumite Rd., Loudonville, NY 12211.