​In Memoriam

Boyd D. Cummings


Born April 3, 1933  - Passed April 6, 2014

 

     Boyd D. "Denny" Cummings, 81 years of age, passed away on Sunday, April 6, 2014, at his home in Escanaba in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.  He was born on April 3, 1933, in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Myrtle Hagland Olson.  Boyd was raised in Schaffer and Escanaba and graduated from Escanaba High School.  He attended Bay de Noc Community College, Northern Michigan University, University of Michigan, University of Maryland and Texas A & M, earning a Master's Degree in Science.

     Boyd served twenty-two years in the United States Air Force from 1950 to 1972.  He served in Vietnam and Korea and was stationed in Iceland and Japan, retiring as a Master Sergeant.  When he returned home after serving in Korea, he met the love of his life, Mildred Levesque, in the Upper Peninsula.  In October of 1954, they married and in the years to follow they had and raised seven children all over the world.

     Following his honorable discharge from the Air Force, Boyd and his family returned to Delta County in the Upper Peninsula, where he was employed as an automotive mechanic with Town and Country Motors.  He was also a teacher with Wisconsin Public Schools and at Northern Michigan University.  Boyd was an avid fisherman and enjoyed hunting, camping, going to the casino, and especially loved when his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren would stop over to visit.

     Among survivors include his wife, Mildred of Escanaba; seven children, Deborah (Dan) Curran of Escanaba, Colleen (Gregg) Nelson of Winneconne, Wisconsin, Barb (Bob) Larson of Bark River, Julie Cummings of Conifer, Colorado, Mike (Corine) Cummings of Escanaba, Kevin (Jan) Cummings of Escanaba, and Steve Cummings of Escanaba; 16 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren; sisters, Gay (Sam) Mills, LuAnn Houle, Lolly (Tom) Boucher; and many nieces and nephews.  He was preceded in death by his mother; great-grandson, Alexander Curran; brother, Roger Cummings; sister, Nancy Tebear and brothers-in-law, Roger Houle, Bobbie, and Louis Levesque.

 

 

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