OBITUARY: Ralph Cummings, 1915-2004, Mitchell Co., Iowa
 
[Adapted from: Mitchell County-Press-News online - Posted April 14, 2004] 



                              Ralph Cummings

A graveside inurnment service for Ralph Cummings, age 89, of Osage, Iowa,
will be held Friday, April 16, 2004, at the Osage Cemetery. Reverend
Robert Melhorn will officiate.

Ralph died Saturday, April 10, 2004 at the Iowa Odd Fellows and Orphans
Home in Mason City.

Ralph Cummings was born January 23, 1915 in Osage, the son  of William
and Clara (Bird) Cummings.  He graduated from St. Ansgar High School in
1936.

Ralph was united in marriage to Mary Gavetta Roberts on March 2, 1945.
They lived and farmed the Cummings family farm six miles north of Osage
until 1955, when they moved to Osage.  Ralph worked for the City of
Osage until his retirement in 1980. Mary Gavetta Cummings died in 1956.
Ralph married Elizabeth Cechak on June 6, 1959 in Osage. He was a member
of the I.O.O.F. and enjoyed fishing.

Ralph was preceded in death by his first wife Mary Gavetta in 1956, six
brothers and five sisters.

His survivors include his wife Elizabeth of Osage, two daughters Mary
(Ken) Johnson of Charles City and their son Justin Johnson, Kathy
Nicholson of Rudd and her five children, Kristin and Jamie Nicholson,
Rachel Hansen, Cody Hansen and Alex Hansen, one son Robert (Judy)
Cummings of Marshalltown and their three children, Shannon (Bill)
Jambard, Stacey (Nathan) Bellinger and Scott Cummings, one sister
Martha Haehn of Grand Meadow, Minnesota, and three great-grandchildren.

Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, Osage, was in charge of arrangements.

 
 
     Copyright 2004, K. L. Kittleson