Richard John Anthony Cunningham

1900 - 1959  (58 years)

• Name	Richard John Anthony Cunningham
  Born	23 Aug 1900	Arnprior, McNab township, Renfrew Co., Ontario   [1]
  Christened	26 Aug 1900	Arnprior, McNab township, Renfrew Co., Ontario   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Godparents	Patrick Cunningham and Rosey Hahn
  Occupation	1950s	South Bend, Indiana   [3]
  	Pattern maker: Studebaker-Packard Corp.
  Occupation	1930	Detroit, Michigan   [4]
  	Tool maker, spring mfg.
  Clubs & Societies	South Bend, Indiana   [3]
  	Knights of Columbus Holy Name Society at Holy Cross Parish St. Vincent de Paul Society
  Cause of Death	Killed in head-on collision near Three Rivers, Michigan
  Died	11 Jul 1959	Centerville, St. Joseph, Michigan   [5]
  Buried	Saint Joseph Valley Memorial Park, Granger, St. Joseph County, Indiana
  Person ID	I682	Moran
  Last Modified	27 Jun 2023

  
  

  Father	John Cunningham,   b. 25 May 1866, Arnprior, McNab township, Renfrew Co., Ontario ,   d. 22 Nov 1917, Arnprior, McNab township, Renfrew Co., Ontario  (Age 51 years)
  Mother	Hanora Hunt,   b. 03 Dec 1868, Mount St. Patrick, Renfrew Co.
  Married	17 Sep 1894	Mount St. Patrick
  Family ID	F489	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Gladys Lahey,   b. 28 Dec 1901, Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Jul 1959, Centerville, St. Joseph, Michigan  (Age 57 years)
  Married	12 Jun 1924	St. Mary's, Ottawa   [6]
  Witnesses	James P. Mulvihill, Evelyn Lahey and J. N. Killeen
  Census	1930	Detroit, Michigan   [7]
  	Richard J. Cunningham, age 29, born Canada, occupation tool maker; with wife Gladys, age 26, born Canada; and sons John (age 4) and Robert (age 1), both born Michigan.
  Association	Agnes Evelyn Lahey (Relationship: Marriage witness)
  Association	James Napoleon Killeen (Relationship: Marriage witness )
  Notes	Richard Cunningham, wife Gladys [Lahey] Cunningham, son Robert Lahey Cunningham, and daughter Mary Ann Cunningham were killed in a dreadful automobile accident on 11 July 1959.
  Children	1. Richard John Cunningham,   b. 01 May 1926, Detroit, Michigan ,   d. 12 Aug 2001, Lee Memorial Hospital, Fort Myers, Florida  (Age 75 years)   2. Robert Lahey Cunningham,   b. 20 Oct 1928, Detroit, Michigan ,   d. 11 Jul 1959, Centerville, St. Joseph, Michigan  (Age 30 years) + 3. David Michael Cunningham,   b. 22 Dec 1936, South Bend, Indiana ,   d. 23 Apr 2013, Clermont, Florida  (Age 76 years)   4. Mary Ann Cunningham,   b. 30 Apr 1943, South Bend, Indiana ,   d. 11 Jul 1959, Centerville, St. Joseph, Michigan  (Age 16 years)
  Marriage		Shower Parties for Miss Gladys Lahey The Ottawa Citizen, 4 June 1924
  		Tea and Shower Party for Miss Mary Gladys Lahey The Ottawa Citizen, 10 June 1924
  Obituary		South Bend Parents and Children Die The South Bend Tribune, 12 July 1959
  		Cunningham Family Rites on Wednesday The South Bend Tribune, 13 July 1959
  Last Modified	18 Nov 2025
  Family ID	F202	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S84] Ontario Births. [S93] Register of St. John Chrysostom, Arnprior. [S447] The South Bend Tribune, p. 24, 13 Jul 1959. "Cunningham Family Rites on Wednesday" [S111] 1930 United States Federal Census . Michigan, Wayne, Detroit (Districts 251-500), District 366, p. 23, line 38. [S284] Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995. [S133] Register of St. Mary's, Ottawa. [S111] 1930 United States Federal Census . Michigan, Wayne, Detroit, District 366, Sheet 23A, family no. 39.