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IN LOVING MEMORY OF Lila Mae Cummins
Lila Mae
Cummins
Jul 19, 1935 — Sep 22, 2009
Lila Mae Cummins' Obituary
The Rosary Service for Lila Mae Cummins, age 74, of Lemmon, will be held at 10:00 am followed by the Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 am, on Saturday, September 26, 2009 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Lemmon. Fr Brian Fawcett will officiate with burial in Greenhill Cemetery.
Special music will be provided by Mary Nehl, organist
Serving as casketbearers are Robert Martian, Joseph Cummins, Scott Hunter, Reiny Stevahn, Martin Bloomberg, and Casey Bloomberg. Lila Mae's grandchildren are considered honorary bearers.
LILA MAE CORCORAN was born July 19, 1935 at Lemmon, SD, the youngest of fourteen children born to Stephen and Alice (Byrnes) Corcoran. She attended school in Lemmon and began working as a waitress in the City Café in Lemmon. She was united in marriage to Joe Cummins on September 8, 1952. In addition to raising children, Mike, Judy, Peggy, Elizabeth, Noni, and Rose, she opened her home to anyone who needed a place to call home.
In 1966, Lila Mae was involved in an auto accident which left her unable to work outside the home. She loved spending her time with a cup of coffee, and a deck of cards visiting with family and friends. She lived in the HUD Apartments from 1992 until August 3, 2004, when she entered Five Counties Nursing Home in Lemmon. She passed away there on Tuesday morning, September 22, 2009.
Surviving are her children, Mike Cummins, Vancouver, WA; Judy (Reinhold "Steve") Stevahn, Springfield, OR; Peggy (Randy) Sigman, Bison, SD; Elizabeth (Jack) Hooker, Sioux Falls, SD; Noni (Lanny) Hoff, Lemmon, SD; Rose Martian (Tim Taber), Pueblo, CO; 21 grandchildren, 29 great grandchildren, and 1 sister, Marge Hoffman, Faith, SD; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her parents, 7 brothers, William, Earl, Donald, John, James, Gerald and Edward Corcoran; 5 sisters, Marie Alice, Mary Evelyn, Dorothy June, Bernice Dietrich, Lela Marie, her grandchildren, Bryan Martian, Brenda Jo Hooker, Vincent Cummins, and great great granddaughter, Ava Hunter.
Visitation will be on Friday, September 25, from 2:00 to 9:00 pm at the Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Lemmon.
Special music will be provided by Mary Nehl, organist
Serving as casketbearers are Robert Martian, Joseph Cummins, Scott Hunter, Reiny Stevahn, Martin Bloomberg, and Casey Bloomberg. Lila Mae's grandchildren are considered honorary bearers.
LILA MAE CORCORAN was born July 19, 1935 at Lemmon, SD, the youngest of fourteen children born to Stephen and Alice (Byrnes) Corcoran. She attended school in Lemmon and began working as a waitress in the City Café in Lemmon. She was united in marriage to Joe Cummins on September 8, 1952. In addition to raising children, Mike, Judy, Peggy, Elizabeth, Noni, and Rose, she opened her home to anyone who needed a place to call home.
In 1966, Lila Mae was involved in an auto accident which left her unable to work outside the home. She loved spending her time with a cup of coffee, and a deck of cards visiting with family and friends. She lived in the HUD Apartments from 1992 until August 3, 2004, when she entered Five Counties Nursing Home in Lemmon. She passed away there on Tuesday morning, September 22, 2009.
Surviving are her children, Mike Cummins, Vancouver, WA; Judy (Reinhold "Steve") Stevahn, Springfield, OR; Peggy (Randy) Sigman, Bison, SD; Elizabeth (Jack) Hooker, Sioux Falls, SD; Noni (Lanny) Hoff, Lemmon, SD; Rose Martian (Tim Taber), Pueblo, CO; 21 grandchildren, 29 great grandchildren, and 1 sister, Marge Hoffman, Faith, SD; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her parents, 7 brothers, William, Earl, Donald, John, James, Gerald and Edward Corcoran; 5 sisters, Marie Alice, Mary Evelyn, Dorothy June, Bernice Dietrich, Lela Marie, her grandchildren, Bryan Martian, Brenda Jo Hooker, Vincent Cummins, and great great granddaughter, Ava Hunter.
Visitation will be on Friday, September 25, from 2:00 to 9:00 pm at the Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Lemmon.
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