Margaret Cunningham

Margaret L. "Mickey" Moughemer Cunningham, 85, of Shelby and formerly of Mansfield, died Wednesday, May 26, 2010 at Heritage Care of Shelby. Born April 25, 1925 in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of William H. Moughemer and Jennie Elliott Moughemer, both whom preceded her in death. She married James J. Cunningham on January 31, 1947 in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. Mrs. Cunningham was a cook who came to Mansfield in 1956 from Lewistown, Pennsylvania and was employed by the Mansfield Board of Education at Appleseed Junior High School and Winchester Nursing Home. She retired in 1982 from Winchester Nursing Home. She and Mr. Cunningham moved to Shelby in 1990 and have resided there since. She was a swimming instructor during World War II and taught various military branch members to swim. This is where she met her future husband, James Cunningham, who was a member of the United States Marine Corps and a combat veteran of the Pacific Theater during World War II surviving seven island amphibious assaults before being wounded on the eighth-the assault of Iwo Jima-which became the hallmark of their life.

She is survived by her one son, James J. Cunningham of Mars, Pennsylvania and his wife, Myra J. Heilers Cunningham; and four grandchildren, Jennifer L. Cunningham of Jersey City, New Jersey, Jamie Anne Cunningham of Columbus, Ohio, James Mychael-Allyn Cunningham of Redondo Beach, California, and Sean Andrew Cunningham of Dublin, Ohio. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James J. Cunningham on March 26, 2010; two brothers, W.H. "Bill" Moughemer and A.G. "Al" Moughemer; and sister, Rebecca "Betty" Moughemer Steiner, all of Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania.

Friends may visit from 4-7 p.m. Sunday, June 13, 2010 at the Ontario Home of Wappner Funeral Directors, 100 S. Lexington-Springmill Road, Ontario. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the funeral home conducted by Pastor Mark Dettmer. Burial will follow in Oak Grove Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association.