Mary Jane Cummings

Mary Cummings, of Lawrence Kansas, passed away January 18, 2017 in Lawrence, Kansas.

A memorial service will be held at 2 pm on Saturday, January 21, 2017 at Eagle Rock Church (1389 North 1300 Road, Lawrence, KS 66047). A reception will follow the service at Maceli Catering from 3-5pm. Join us for light refreshments and good conversation at 1031 New Hampshire Street in downtown Lawrence, Kansas.

Interment will be performed in Valley Falls, Kansas at a date to be determined.

Mary was born in Valley Falls, Kansas on 1 July 1938 to Ben A. and Clara (Seifner) Heuertz. Mary graduated from Valley Falls High School with the class of 1955. She graduated from St John's Nursing School in Springfield, MO in 1958 and went on to earn a Bachelor Degree of Science in Nursing from Marymount College in Salina, Kansas in 1983. Mary focused on Administration and Chemical Dependency treatment throughout her professional career. She was a long time member of the Christian organization Women's Aglow and was a very spiritual person who strived to follow the teachings of Christ. A talented musician, Mary enjoyed singing and playing the piano and organ. Her organ playing graced many church services, weddings and funerals. She was mother to four, grandmother of six and great grandmother of sixteen, and was known to have a wry sense of humor.

Mary is preceded in death by her parents, Ben A. and Clara Heuertz; her daughter Denise Rose (Cummings) Bisnette; sister Catherine (Heuertz) Stowers, and a brother Edward F. Heuertz.

Survivors include her three sons, Wayne D. Cummings of Kent, Washington, Daniel F. Cummings of Bath, Michigan, and Sean A. Cummings of Lawrence, Kansas. Her surviving siblings include: Ben A. Heuertz, John H. Heuertz, Louise (Heuertz) Wynkoop, Philip H. Heuertz, all of Valley Falls, Kansas, as well as Margaret (Heuertz) Stowers of Hays, Kansas, Ruth (Heuertz) Remmers of Lawrence, Kansas and Carolyn (Heuertz) Lewis of Topeka, Kansas.

The family wishes to extend their gratitude to the Lawrence Memorial Hospital and Grace Hospice for their support in her final days.