Funeral services for Dorene D. Cunningham, age 84, of Scottsbluff, NE, who died June 5, 2020 at Emerald Court, will be held June 12, 2020 at 10:00am, at Dugan-Kramer Funeral Chapel with Pastor Tim Hebbert officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Park. A public visitation will be from 4:00pm-6:00pm on Thursday, June 11, 2020 at Dugan-Kramer Funeral Chapel.
She was born November 15, 1935, at Gering, NE to Elmer Wilson and Carrie Grubbs. She married Wayne Cunningham on September 2, 1955 in Gering, NE and they made their home in Scottsbluff.
Dorene was a homemaker, farm wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.
She spent most of her years working on the farm beside her husband. She later worked at the Park Motel after they retired from the farm.
She loved to write poetry and draw in her younger years. She published a book of her poetry and received an honorable mention in a poetry contest in 1987.
Survivors include daughter, Kathy (Joe) Gentry; son, Danny (Linda) Cunningham; sister, Betty (Butch) Benzel; brother, Boyce (Marge) Wilson; grandchildren, Tabitha (Jeremy) McCloud, Melissa (Aaron) Rein, Kylee (Riley) Kling, Lainey (Jadon) Howard, Amanda Lopez, Jonathan Fiegel; and 10 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Wayne; daughter, Lori; sisters, Coline and Bonnie; and brothers, Marvin, Duane, Gerald, and Bobby.
