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Online Obituaries Sunday, March 19, 2000 March obits by date March obits by name February obits by date February obits by name January obits by date January obits by name December obits by date December obits by name November obits by date November obits by name October obits by date October obits by name September obits by date September obits by name The Journal Online Experience New Ulm! Gordon Cunningham, 81, of Hector, died Wednesday, March 15, 2000, at the Buffalo Lake Healthcare Center. Service will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Hector, with burial in the Hector City Cemetery Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. today at Hughes Funeral Home in Hector, and will continue one hour prior to the service at the church on Monday. He is survived by his children, Diann Curtis and husband George of Denver, Iowa, Robert Cunningham and wife Lynne of St. James, Donn Cunningham and wife Valerie of Hector. Kathleen Logan of Garland, Texas, Janis Morse and husband Gary of LaSalle, Ill.; eight grandchildren; two great grandchildren; and a brother, Earl Cunningham of Sleepy Eye. He was preceded in death by his wife, Anna, parents, son, Gordon Jr., and a sister Dorothy Espenson. He was born Sept. 2, 1918, in Sleepy Eye to Ray and Lillie (Watchler) Cunningham. He grew up on the family farm near Sleepy Eye and attended district school. Gordon was baptized in the Methodist faith and confirmed on March 29, 1932 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Springfield, and was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Hector at the time of his death. On Nov. 6, 194 1, Gordon married Anna Wendt at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Springfield. Together they farmed around Sleepy Eye, Springfield and finally Hector. Gordon had been an active member of the St. Paul's Lutheran Church Council and the Melville Township Board.
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