Obituary of William Ternay Cunningham

William Ternay "Bones" Cunningham, 88 William Ternay "Bones",88, of West Orange died Saturday, September 17, 2016 at Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston. Visiting will be held on Monday September 19, 2016 from 3-7PM at the Dangler Funeral Home of West Orange, 340 Main Street West Orange. A 9:30 AM Funeral Mass will be held on Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at Our Lady of Lourdes Church 1 Eagle Rock Avenue West Orange. Interment will follow at Gate of Heaven Cemetery 225 Ridgedale Avenue East Hanover, NJ. Bill was born in Orange and was a lifelong resident of West Orange. He was a Detective with the Essex County Sheriff's Department for 20 years, prior to that he was a carpenter working for Westinghouse for 18 years. Bones was a member of Alcoholic Anonymous (West Orange Tuesday nights), Irish American Society of the Oranges, the Shillelagh Club of West Orange, the West Orange VFW Post 359, and past President of the Sheriff's PBA Local 183. Billy was the devoted son of the late James and Winifred Cunningham. Loving brother of Winifred McNeil and the late James, Walter, Patrick, Paul and Richard "Dick" Cunningham. He is survived by many beloved nieces and nephews, and grandnieces and grandnephews.