CUMMINGS, Thomas M. 1927-1994

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CUMMINGS, Thomas M. 1927-1994

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Posted By: K. L. Kittleson
Date: 10/6/2006 at 22:38:33

AUSTIN, MINN. -- Thomas M. Cummings, 66, of 501 11th St. S.W., a former wrestling coach and retired longtime Hormel Foods Corp. employee, died Thursday (Oct. 27, 1994) at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester of injuries suffered in a fall at his home.
Born Nov. 12, 1927, in St. Ansgar, Iowa, he served in the Navy during World War II.
On June 21, 1949, he married Dorothy ''Toots'' Goergen at St. John's Catholic Church in Johnsburg, Minn. Mr. Cummings was a wrestling coach at Pacelli High School from 1965 to 1975. He retired from Hormel in 1989 after 41 years of service. Mr. Cummings was a member of the VFW, served as an usher at St. Augustine Catholic Church, and enjoyed reading, fishing and gardening.
Survivors include his wife; five daughters, Marsha Cummings of Oakland, Calif., Judy (Mrs. Michael) Quinn of Des Moines, Iowa, Mary (Mrs. Jerry) Miller of Rochester, Kathy (Mrs. Charles) Warren of Chicago, Ill., and Patricia (Mrs. Thomas) Wlechmann of Austin; two sons, Tom of Rochester and Bob of Kansas City, Kan.; 13 grandchildren; and three sisters, Mary Ann Diedrich, Peg (Mrs. Harold) Johnson and Ruth (Mrs. Harold) Smith, all of Austin. A sister preceded him in death.
A Mass of Christian burial will be offered at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Austin, with the Rev. Paul Nelson officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery in Austin with military graveside rites by VFW Post 1216.
Friends may call from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at Mayer Funeral Home in Austin where there will be a wake service at 7 p.m. Saturday.

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Obituary: AUSTIN, MINN. -- Thomas M. Cummings, 66, of 501 11th St. S.W., a former wrestling coach and retired longtime Hormel Foods Corp. employee, died Thursday (Oct. 27, 1994) at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester of injuries suffered in a fall at his home. Born Nov. 12, 1927, in St. Ansgar, Iowa, he served in the Navy during World War II. On June 21, 1949, he married Dorothy ''Toots'' Goergen at St. John's Catholic Church in Johnsburg, Minn. Mr. Cummings was a wrestling coach at Pacelli High School from 1965 to 1975. He retired from Hormel in 1989 after 41 years of service. Mr. Cummings was a member of the VFW, served as an usher at St. Augustine Catholic Church, and enjoyed reading, fishing and gardening. Survivors include his wife; five daughters, Marsha Cummings of Oakland, Calif., Judy (Mrs. Michael) Quinn of Des Moines, Iowa, Mary (Mrs. Jerry) Miller of Rochester, Kathy (Mrs. Charles) Warren of Chicago, Ill., and Patricia (Mrs. Thomas) Wlechmann of Austin; two sons, Tom of Rochester and Bob of Kansas City, Kan.; 13 grandchildren; and three sisters, Mary Ann Diedrich, Peg (Mrs. Harold) Johnson and Ruth (Mrs. Harold) Smith, all of Austin. A sister preceded him in death. A Mass of Christian burial will be offered at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Austin, with the Rev. Paul Nelson officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery in Austin with military graveside rites by VFW Post 1216. Friends may call from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at Mayer Funeral Home in Austin where there will be a wake service at 7 p.m. Saturday.
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