Germaine E. Cummings

RICHFORD - Germaine E. Cummings, age 89, passed away Monday, September 1, 2014 at Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington.

She was born in Montgomery Center at home on July 7, 1925 the daughter of the late Arthur & Tanilla (LePage) Mayhew.

Germaine was a resident of Richford for the past 30 years and owned The Convenient Store on Main Street from 1976 to 1988. She was also a former resident of Berkshire, VT and Adams, MA where she and her husband also owned and operated The Convenient Store for several years. She was a member of All Saints Catholic Church and the American Legion Auxiliary Post # 12 of Richford.

Germaine was very active in Richford community affairs volunteering her time as an EMT for the Richford Ambulance, Red Cross blood drawings, Meals on Wheels deliveries, and donating her yummie pies for church functions.

Germaine was a wonderful mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister & aunt to all of her family and was deeply loved by all.

She is survived by her sons, Larry Cummings and his wife Marge of Montgomery Center, Brian Cummings of Watford City, ND, and Herbert Cummings and his wife Toni of Griswold, CT; her grandchildren, (Larrys) - Aaron Cummings and his wife Kelly, Amy Greenia, Jill Betts and her husband Jonathan; (Herberts) - Chris Cummings and his wife Jessica, Jennifer Babcock and her husband Roy, Angela Cummings, Anthony Cummings and his fianc Alyssa Mulcahey; (Brians) - Brian Cox; 12 Great grandchildren; her brother, Arthur Mayhew and his wife Rita of Dolgeville, NY; her sisters, Cecile Duncanson of Hudson, NH, Lorraine Bergeron of Sheldon, Ramona Lavalley and her husband Donald of North Adams, MA, and Alice Choquette and her husband Gerald of Middleville, NY; many nieces and nephews. Besides her parents, Germaine was predeceased by her husband, Melzer D. Cummings; her son, Arthur Paul Cummings; her brothers, Robert & Jerome Mayhew; and her sisters, Evelyn Dobens, Lois Racine, and Theresa Snider.

Funeral services will be held Saturday September 6, 2014 at 11:00 AM at All Saints Catholic Church, 152 Main St., Richford with Rev. Karl Hahr and family friend Rev. Leo Potvin con-celebrating the Mass of Christian burial. Interment will follow in All Saints Cemetery.

Visiting hours will be held Friday from 4-7 PM at the Spears Funeral Home, 96 Dickinson Ave., Enosburg Falls.

For those who wish, contributions in Germaines memory may be made to All Saints Catholic Church, 152 Main St., Richford, VT 05476.