Rosemarie Lyn Cunningham

Rose, 60, of Anchorage passed away on October 23,2022 from pancreatic cancer. She was born March 31, 1962 in Baltimore, MD to Carson and Frieda (Kemna) Coil. She grew up and resided in St. Peters, MO from 1970 to 1980. On September 27, 1980 she married Ed Cunningham and for the next 20 years, the Air Force sent them to bases located in Colorado, Alaska, Illinois, Kansas and Hawaii. Rose had a 32 year career in Information Technology in both the private sector, but mostly for the US Federal Government at the Bureau of Land Management, Department of Defense, National Weather Service and US Geological Survey. When diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2000, she became an active volunteer for the Multiple Sclerosis Society and served as a Self-Help Support Group Leader for 10 years. Other volunteer work included serving as a Girl Scout Leader in Hawaii and Treasurer for the local Catholic Daughters court. Rose was renowned for her cake decorating skills and it brought her great joy to customize cakes for birthdays, weddings and other celebrations. Her greatest joy was mentoring her granddaughter in cake decorating and sewing. Rose loved to sing and was a choir member and cantor at Prince of Peace parish at Hickam AFB, HI and St. Benedict’s in Anchorage. Rose was also a ten year member of the Sweet Adeline’s chorus, Alaska Sound Celebration. In addition to Regional and International competitions, she frequently performed with the chorus at Naturalization Ceremonies, Alaska State Fair and Fur Rendezvous Melodrama. Rose loved to dance and she danced to choreographed aerobic classes at Jazzercise for 30 years, plus a few years of Zumba. Rose is survived by her husband Ed, son Andrew, daughter Christine “Christy” of Kona, HI, granddaughter Addison “Addy”, mother Frieda Faber of O’Fallon, MO, sister Melissa (Coil) Price of Crosby, TX, and brothers Carson Coil Jr. and Edward Coil, both of O’Fallon, MO. Rose was preceded in death by her father, Carson Coil Sr., (1993). The funeral mass will be held at 10 am, on November 26, 2022, at St Benedicts Catholic Church, 8110 Jewel Lake Rd with reception following. Suggested donations are to the Multiple Sclerosis Society and American Cancer Society.