Thresa Cunningham
July 27, 1932 — February 13, 2015
Thresa Cunningham, 82, of Aberdeen, passed away Friday, February 13, 2015, at Avera Mother Joseph Manor Retirement Community in Aberdeen.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, February 19, 2015, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 409 3rd Avenue SE, Aberdeen, with Father Melvin Kuhn, Celebrant.
Burial will take place at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Aberdeen.
Schriver's Memorial Mortuary & Crematory, 414 5th Avenue NW, Aberdeen, is in charge of arrangements.
Visitation will be one hour prior to Mass at church on Thursday.
Thresa Hartze was born on July 27, 1932, in Greenway, SD, to Mathias and Regina (Aberele) Hartze. She attended country school in McPherson County and then began working at various restaurants in Linton and Strasburg, ND.
Thresa was united in marriage to Lloyd Cunningham on November 27, 1965, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Aberdeen. Their family was made complete with the addition of her stepson, Louie. They made their home in Yankton, SD, for several years before moving to Aberdeen. While living in Aberdeen, Thresa was actively involved as a volunteer for the Foster Grandparent Program. In 2013, she became a resident of Avera Mother Joseph Manor Retirement Community, where she remained until the time of her death.
Thresa loved spending time outdoors tending to her garden and also enjoyed baking. She especially loved being a Foster Grandparent.
Grateful to have shared in Thresa's life are her siblings: Peter (Doris) Hartze of Little Falls, MN, Evelyn Hartze of Minneapolis, MN, Mary Renner of Bismarck, ND, Elizabeth Liles of Harrison, TN, Magdalene (Orvin) Kramer of Strasburg, ND, and Helen (Tom) Volk of Hague, ND; one step-grandson, Wade Cunningham of Yankton, SD; and many nieces and nephews.
Thresa was preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd; stepson, Louie; parents, Mathias and Regina; seven brothers: Matt, Frank, Martin, Michael, Paul, Anton, and Simon; and three sisters: Regina, Katherine, and Caroline.