DOROTHY E. CUNNINGHAM

Dorothy E. Cunningham, age 84, of Fort Wayne, IN passed away Thursday, November 17, 2011 at 2:03 a.m. at Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home, Fort Wayne. Born April 25, 1927 in Allen County, IN, she was the daughter of Edgar L. and Leona R."Mary" (Pike) Heinkel.

A native of Fort Wayne, she graduated from Precious Blood Catholic School, Ft. Wayne, IN with the Class of 1942.On June 29, 1957, she married James L. Cunningham at Precious Blood Catholic Church.She and her husband moved to Whitley County in 1997.In 2004 she returned to Fort Wayne.She was a homemaker and a member of St. Paul of the Cross Catholic Church, Columbia City.

Survivors include her daughters, Debbie R. (Tom) Minich and Carolyn Cunningham both of Fort Wayne; Theresa L. Luke of Altha, FL; sisters and brother, Celeste Saal frank of Fort Wayne; Edgar L. (Mary) Heinkel, Jr. of Ft. Wayne; Cecile Dills of MS; 3 grand-children; 5 great grandchildren. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James L. Cunningham, brothers and sisters, John and Jude Heinkel, sisters, Anna Swann, Louise Schafer, Mary Heinkel and Theresa Hamman and granddaughter, Tayllor Elizabeth Martz.

Funeral service is 10 a.m. with one hour of calling prior to service Monday, November 21, 2011 at DeMoney-Grimes Countryside Park Funeral Home, 600 Countryside Drive, Columbia City, IN.Father Larry Kramer will officiate. Burial will follow at Covington Memorial Gardens, Fort Wayne.Memorials may be given in memory of Mrs. Cunningham to the donor's choice of charity.Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.