Susan D. Cummings

Cummings, Susan D. 77 of Ruskin, Florida passed away peacefully on November 22, 2024, at the LifePath Hospice House.  She was born in the beautiful seaside city of Portland, Maine.  She grew up in a large loving family in the charming town of Yarmouth, Maine where she attended grade school and would ultimately graduate from Yarmouth High School.  She attended the University of Southern Maine where she graduated with a B.A. in English.  This is where she met her beloved husband of 54 years, Glen A. Cummings.  She lived many years in Westbrook, Maine before deciding to get out of the chilly Maine winters. She and Glen packed up and moved to Punta Gorda, FL in 2005.  In 2018 they made the move to Ruskin, FL to be closer to their daughter and grandson.   

She was preceded in death by her parents, Nicholas and Florence Davis and her brother Newton Towle all of Yarmouth.  She is survived by her husband of 54 years, Glen A. Cummings of Ruskin Florida, her Daughter Catherine Cummings and husband Jose Velez, one grandson Evan Deveau and her cherished rescue dog Lex.  She also survived by her sister-in-law, Mary Towle of Yarmouth, Maine, sister Lucy and husband Warren Spence of Clarksboro, New Jersey, sister Jane and husband Craig Westlake of Center Barnstead, New Hampshire, sister Marilyn and husband Howard Doucette of Portland, Maine and brother Nicholas and wife Mary Angela Davis of Ellsworth, Maine. She also leaves behind many nieces, nephews, family, friends and her treasured friend, Thelma Castellano, who has become a part of our family. 

Susan loved literature and worked at various libraries throughout her life. She started her career as a librarian at Portland Public Library.  She went on to work as a librarian at Prince Memorial Library in Cumberland and the Lee County Library in Ft Myers, Florida.  She also worked as a Meals for Wheels Center manager and with the planning department at South Portland, Maine.  After retiring, she pursued her love of writing.  She wrote and published six mystery books based on an island in Maine.  Despite her failing health she always had a smile and a lot of love for her family and friends.  Following in the footsteps of her mother, Susan’s request to donate her body research shows how much she wanted future generations to possibly have cures for some of the dreaded diseases that mankind suffers.  There will be no celebration of her life at this time - only in our hearts.  

In lieu of cards or flowers the family requests that you honor her with donations to Lifepath Hospice House in Memory of Susan D. Cummings 3725 Upper Creek Drive, Ruskin, FL 33573.