Irene L. Cunningham of North Salem, NY, passed away Sunday October 25, 2026, in Bronx, NY at the age of 84.
Irene was born July 12, 1942, at home in Purdy’s, NY, daughter of the late James and Helen (Appell) Lundy. She graduated from Purdy’s Central High School in 1960 then attended secretarial School and Misericordia Nursing School in Bronx, NY. On August 13, 1966, she married Arthur Cunningham at St. Joseph’s Church in Croton Falls. They had lived in Mt. Vernon, NY before settling in North Salem in 1974. Irene worked for several hospitals and medical groups before working at her final location at Brewster Medical Group in Brewster; she was a member of St. Joseph’s Church in Somers where she was a eucharist minister and would also bring the Eucharist to the sick. Irene was filled with compassion and kindness and when she saw a need she would take care of it and not bring any attention to it. She was a woman of strong faith who loved God and her family and had a devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Irene is survived by her husband Arthur, her children Leo Cunningham and his wife Stephanie of Carmel, NY, Joseph Cunningham and his wife Christine of Brewster, NY, Anne Cunningham of Somers, NY, LeeKei Ellicott and her husband Patrick of North Salem, NY and Blase Cunningham and his wife Rebeca of Palmetto Bay, FL; brothers James Lundy of FL and Zeke Lundy of Freedom WY; sister Elaine Sweeney of North Salem, NY; grandchildren Rachel and Monica Cunningham, Casey and Owen Cunningham, Robert Daros, Arthur and Kaylee Hauser, Brady and Dean Ellicott, Mia and Nico Cunningham; great grandchildren Attilio and Helena Daros and many loving nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her grandson Nolan Cunningham, brothers Charles, Denis and Patrick Lundy and her sister Winifred Lundy.
A mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Friday October 30, 2026, at St. Joseph’s Church in Somers, NY at 11:30 a.m. followed by the burial in St. Lawrence O’Toole Cemetery in Brewster, NY. Calling hours will take place on Thursday October 29, 2026, from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Beecher Funeral Home, 1 Putnam Ave., Brewster, NY.
Contributions in Irene’s memory may be made to the Calvary Fund, Mail to Calvary Hospital, Attn: The Calvary Fund, 1740 Eastchester Rd., Bronx, NY 10461. Put in the memo section on your check home hospice program, or donate online.
