LaVerne M. Cunningham. Our loving mother, sister, grandmother and great grandmother, LaVerne M. Cunningham, 82, passed away September 17, 2011. She was born in Florissant, Missouri April 30, 1929 to the parents, Albert Tegethoff and Loretta Ryan who preceded her in death. She married John H. Cunningham on September 10, 1949 and the couple had two children, John and Carol. LaVerne was a secretary at McDonnell Aircraft, where the couple met and later in Erie, PA before retiring in Tucson. Survivors include her sister, Shirley Exner, her son John Cunningham, all her nieces and nephews, grandchildren and great grandchildren, as well as a host of friends and acquaintances. Her brother, Milton Tegethoff, husband, John Cunningham and daughter, Carol Razgunas, preceded her in death. A memorial mass is planned for Thursday, September 22, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. at SANTA CATALINA CATHOLIC CHURCH, 14380 North Oracle Road, Tucson, AZ. A private interment will be along side her husband John at the Southern Arizona Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery in Sierra Vista, AZ. ARRANGEMENT ENTRUSTED TO ADAIR FUNERAL HOMES AVALON CHAPEL (742-7901)