Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Huhn, Rita E. (Cunningham) December 7, 2011
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Ionia Sentinel Standard - Dec. 9, 2011


Rita E. Huhn, 70, of Hubbardston, passed away peacefully and very unexpectedly 
on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011 at Spectrum health Butterworth in Grand Rapids with 
her family at her side.

Funeral services for Rita will be held at 11a.m. Saturday, Dec. 10 at St. John 
the Baptist Catholic Church with Fr. Tom Thompson officiating. Interment will 
be in St. John the Baptist Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 3 to 8 p.m. 
Friday at Lux and Schnepp Funeral Home Carson City, with a Rosary to be prayed 
at 7:30 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to St. John the Baptist 
Catholic Church or the Hubbardston Memorial Day Parade Committee.

Rita was born April 22, 1941 in Hubbardston, the daughter of Harold and 
Winnifred (Roach) Cunningham. 

A 1960 graduate of St. John the Baptist High School, Rita lived her entire life 
in Hubbardston and was one of the village’s biggest supporters. Rita married 
Robert L. Huhn on April 23, 1960 in Hubbardston at St. John the Baptist 
Catholic Church and enjoyed 51 years together.

She was a lifelong member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and served 
the parish for several years on the finance committee. Rita organized the 
Hubbardston Memorial Day parade for several years. She loved to travel and had 
visited her beloved Ireland twice, even getting Bob to overcome his fear of 
flying to accompany her on one of the trips. She had been planning a spring 
trip to Cancun with “the girls” at the time of her death.

Ceramics was a hobby of Rita’s for many years and friends and family will 
cherish those handmade gifts. Camping was also a big part of her life over the 
years and she had a seasonal spot at Snow Lake Kampground. Rita enjoyed bowling 
and the friendships and fun that came along with being on a team. Her husband, 
children, grandchildren and friends meant the world to her. She will be sorely 
missed and it is hard to imagine life without Rita. 

Rita is survived by her husband, Bob; four children, Robert (Karen) Huhn of 
Belding, Mary (Terry) Keiffer of Hubbardston, Kevin Huhn of Muir and Paul Huhn 
of Chicago, Ill.; six grandchildren, Nicholas, Michael and Ryan Huhn, Danielle 
and Jenna Schneider, and Calee (Jared) Allen; step-grandchildren, Stephanie 
(Tommy) Dailey, Daron (Lori) Keiffer, sister Linda Cunningham of Florida; and 
several sister and brother-in-laws and nieces and nephews. Rita is also 
survived by her many friends and the numerous children in Hubbardston who knew 
her as Aunt Rita.

Rita was preceded in death by her parents, and her three brothers, Jimmy, Terry 
and Raymond Cunningham.

May the road rise to meet you. May the wind be always at your back. May the sun 
shine warm upon your face, the rain fall soft upon your fields and until we 
meet again… May God hold you in the palm of his hand.



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