Lee Alys Cunningham
July 15, 1932 – March 15, 2013
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<p>Lee Alys Cunningham, 81, of Ruskin, Fla passed away March 15, 2013. She retired as a bookkeeper and was a member of the Gibsonton United Methodist Church and later attended Sun City Center United Methodist Church.</p>
<p>Survivors include her husband of 52 years, Philip; son and daughter-in-law Craig D. Cunningham and Christine Eckerfield; daughter and son-in-law Amy and Gregory Perkins; granddaughter Sierra Perkins; and grandson Zachary Perkins.</p>
<p>Funeral service was at 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at Sun City Center Funeral Home. Burial will be in Ruskin Memorial Park, Ruskin, Fla.</p>
<p>In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to LifePath Hospice, 3725 Upper Creek Drive, Ruskin, Fla 33573. Arrangements by Sun City Center Funeral Home, Sun City Center, Fla.</p>
<p><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: medium;"><strong>Marjorie Elizabeth (Kobel) Hacker</strong></span></p>
<p>Marjorie Elizabeth (Kobel) Hacker was born on July 15, 1932 in Newark, Ohio and died on February 10, 2013 in Sun City Center, Florida of natural causes. </p>
<p>Marjorie grew up in North Canton, Ohio and graduated from North Canton High School. She received a Bachelors of Arts Degree from Ohio University in 1957. She married Herbert Hacker, Jr. and they lived in Durham, North Carolina for many years, raising three children. </p>
<p>In her younger years, Marjorie loved to play tennis and sew. In her later years, she traveled all over the globe; her favorite trips were to Israel and China, and she lived in San Miguel, Mexico for several years. She authored the novel <em>In the Shadow of the Tower: Sex, Fear and Politics on a Southern Campus</em>. </p>
<p>Marjorie’s greatest passion in life was bridge, which she played competitively until her death. She had been awarded 311 Master Points from the American Contract Bridge League.</p>
<p>Marjorie is preceded in death by her father William Kobel; mother Florence (Black) Kobel; sister Mary (Kobel) Thomas; her ex-spouse Herbert Hacker Jr.; and daughter-in-law Jennifer (Wright) Hacker. She is survived by son Doug Hacker and daughter-in-law Linda (Bonneville) Hacker of Naples, Florida; son David Hacker of San Miguel, Mexico; daughter Diane (Hacker) Richards of Dallas, Texas; sister Johanna Diehl of Defiance, Ohio; sister Judy Bodenbender of Plain City, Ohio; brother, Bill Kobel of Sun City Center, Florida; and many nieces and nephews. She had two grandchildren, Andrew Hacker of Boston, Massachusetts, and Hopper Hacker of San Miguel, Mexico.</p>
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<p>Lee Alys Cunningham, 81, of Ruskin, Fla passed away March 15, 2013. She retired as a bookkeeper and was a member of the Gibsonton United Methodist Church and later attended Sun City Center United Methodist Church.</p>
<p>Survivors include her husband of 52 years, Philip; son and daughter-in-law Craig D. Cunningham and Christine Eckerfield; daughter and son-in-law Amy and Gregory Perkins; granddaughter Sierra Perkins; and grandson Zachary Perkins.</p>
<p>Funeral service was at 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at Sun City Center Funeral Home. Burial will be in Ruskin Memorial Park, Ruskin, Fla.</p>
<p>In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to LifePath Hospice, 3725 Upper Creek Drive, Ruskin, Fla 33573. Arrangements by Sun City Center Funeral Home, Sun City Center, Fla.</p>
<p><span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino; font-size: medium;"><strong>Marjorie Elizabeth (Kobel) Hacker</strong></span></p>
<p>Marjorie Elizabeth (Kobel) Hacker was born on July 15, 1932 in Newark, Ohio and died on February 10, 2013 in Sun City Center, Florida of natural causes. </p>
<p>Marjorie grew up in North Canton, Ohio and graduated from North Canton High School. She received a Bachelors of Arts Degree from Ohio University in 1957. She married Herbert Hacker, Jr. and they lived in Durham, North Carolina for many years, raising three children. </p>
<p>In her younger years, Marjorie loved to play tennis and sew. In her later years, she traveled all over the globe; her favorite trips were to Israel and China, and she lived in San Miguel, Mexico for several years. She authored the novel <em>In the Shadow of the Tower: Sex, Fear and Politics on a Southern Campus</em>. </p>
<p>Marjorie’s greatest passion in life was bridge, which she played competitively until her death. She had been awarded 311 Master Points from the American Contract Bridge League.</p>
<p>Marjorie is preceded in death by her father William Kobel; mother Florence (Black) Kobel; sister Mary (Kobel) Thomas; her ex-spouse Herbert Hacker Jr.; and daughter-in-law Jennifer (Wright) Hacker. She is survived by son Doug Hacker and daughter-in-law Linda (Bonneville) Hacker of Naples, Florida; son David Hacker of San Miguel, Mexico; daughter Diane (Hacker) Richards of Dallas, Texas; sister Johanna Diehl of Defiance, Ohio; sister Judy Bodenbender of Plain City, Ohio; brother, Bill Kobel of Sun City Center, Florida; and many nieces and nephews. She had two grandchildren, Andrew Hacker of Boston, Massachusetts, and Hopper Hacker of San Miguel, Mexico.</p>
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