Charlotte J. Cummings Obituary (1919

Charlotte Julia Cummings, age 99 of Menomonie, WI passed away Thursday, January 18, 2018 at The Neighbors of Dunn County. She was born January 12, 1919 in Menomonie to Levi and Elsie (Ruebusch) Behling. She married Charles A. Cummings on November 4, 1937 and they had two children, Carolyn and Roger. They farmed all their lives in the Spring Brook Township area. In 1966, Charlotte started working at West Wisconsin Telephone Company in Downsville and continued there for 15 years, retiring in 1981. They traveled extensively starting in 1950 and took trips nearly every year including to European and Scandinavian countries, a bus trip to Alaska as well as seeing nearly every state in the USA traveling with their camper. Charlotte loved bowling, playing cards, traveling, camping and snowmobiling. She was an active member in the Happy Hour Homemakers Club and the Irvington Birthday Club for many years. Also, she and Charlie were members of several local snowmobile clubs, the Red Cedar Antique Auto Club and enjoyed driving their 1955 Chevy in many parades. Charlotte is survived by her children, Carolyn Drinkman and Roger (Judy) Cummings, six grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, 22 great great-grandchildren, sister-in-law Adeline Cummings, as well as numerous cousins, nieces, nephews, many neighbors and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Charles, her sister’s Eleanor (Lawrence) Schaefer, Doris (Gordon) Fouks, brother-in-law Dale Cummings, sister-in-law Laurane Wendt, and son-in-law Joe Drinkman. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at Peace Lutheran Church in Menomonie with Pastor Bob Friese officiating. Burial will take place in Forest Center Cemetery, Township of Spring Brook, Dunn County. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Tuesday at Olson Funeral Home in Menomonie and one hour prior to the service at the church on Wednesday.