Idella H. Cunningham, 85, of Darien, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 9, 2023, surrounded by her family.
Idella was born Jan. 2, 1938, in Evergreen Township, Washburn County, Wisconsin, to Elmer and Alice (Smith) Knutson.
Idella attended Rocky Ridge Grade School and graduated from Frederic High School in Frederic, Wisconsin in 1956. On May 2, 1959, she married Kenneth “Red” Cunningham at The Little Brown Church in Nashau, Iowa. She worked at Farmer’s State Bank in Darien as a bank teller, retiring after 29 years in 1996. After her retirement, Red and Idella wintered in Texas for 17 years as well as took many bus trips where they visited all but three states in the U.S.
She loved her family and especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and will be dearly missed.
Idella is survived by her husband, Red; daughters, Kathy (Mark) Maass and Cindy Luiting; grandchildren, Chad (Christie) Maass, Summer (Rajan) Chadha and Afton Maass; great-grandchildren, Taylor Barkes, Andrew Maass, Savannah Chadha and Addison Chadha; sisters, Elaine (Jim) Gorter, Shirley Brehmer and Linda (Alan) Marr; sister-in-law, Betty Knutson; as well as many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her son-in-law, Larry Luiting; brothers, Roger (Anna) Knutson, Wally Knutson and Gene Knutson and half-brother, Jim Hilderman; as well as her brother-in-law, Ed Brehmer.
Services were held at Toynton’s Walworth Funeral Home with burial following at Darien Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to Darien Fire/EMS, 602 Gerry Way,
Darien, WI 53114.
For more information, visit ToyntonFuneralHome.com or call 262-275-2171.
