Janet Cunningham

Biddeford

Janet F. (Wallace) Cunningham – 92 of Biddeford, Maine passed away on August 23, 2022. Janet was born on July 31, 1930, daughter of Bernard "Sam" Wallace and Marion (Hall) Wallace in Brattleboro, VT. Janet attended Brattleboro schools and was a 1948 graduate of Brattleboro High School. Janet married her husband Richard K. Cunningham on July 12, 1952.

Janet worked as a seamstress and homemaker while raising their four children. Janet took pride in being a mother and loved spending time as a family. Janet always welcomed all the neighborhood kids into her home and became a second mother to many of them. She loved being surrounded by the kids laughing and playing. Later when Janet became a grandmother, she would watch her grandkids, have sleep overs, and taught them how to bake delicious treats. She always supported her kids and grandkids, never missing a school, music, or sporting event.

Janet loved the outdoors and spent much of her time gardening, skiing, swimming, hiking, and skating. She took pride in her gardens and harvested vegetables, fruit and fresh flowers. She was known for her homemade jams, relishes, pies, and other goodies she baked for her family from the fruits and vegetables she would grow.

In Janet's spare time she volunteered at the hospital in the coffee shop and at the Red Cross blood drives. She was a member of multiple women's clubs and sewing circles where she made lifelong friends.

Janet is predeceased by her husband of 64 years, Richard K. Cunningham, son Richard "Dicki" Cunningham, daughter Linda Merrill, and her brother Harold Wallace.

Janet is survived by her son David Cunningham and his wife Barbara of Saco, ME, daughter Diane Olson and her husband Steve of Brattleboro, VT, son-in-law David Merrill of Old Orchard Beach, ME, and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

We would like to extend a special thank you to the caring staff at St. Andres Heath Care in Biddeford, ME who took such loving care of Janet these past few years.

A graveside service will be held at 11:00 am on September 11, 2022 at Meeting House Hill Cemetery. A Celebration of Life will follow at the American Legion Hall, 32 Linden Street, Brattleboro, VT.