Obituary of Gordon John Herbert Cummings

Gordon John Herbert "Red" Cummings, husband of M. Dorothy (Doiron) Cummings, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at the Saint John Residential Hospice, just after celebrating his 80th birthday. Born at Saint John on March 30, 1931, he was a son of the late Gordon Edward and Kathleen (Wilson) Cummings. Red worked for Canadian National Railways for 39 years, and then drove taxi for Diamonds and Vets for a number of years. He was a member of Our Lady of the Assumption Parish, and a member of Council 6770 of the Knights of Columbus, and a long time member of the 30 Up Dance Club. In his younger years he played hockey and loved to fish, and in his later years enjoyed watching hockey and baseball; but most of all he enjoyed his grandchildren, who were the apple of his eye. In addition to his wife of 53 years, Red is survived by his children, Catherine Cummings (Walter Wilson) of Lorneville, Gordon A. Cummings Jr. of Saint John, Deborah Cummings of Darlings Island, and Victoria Wilkes (Samuel) of Saint John; his grandchildren, Alexander and Dominique; a brother, Beverly Cummings (Marjorie) of Saint John; two sisters, Kathleen Young of Saint John and Marlene Cummings of Rothesay; as well as several nieces, nephews, and extended family of children that Red and Dot babysat over the years. Red was predeceased by sisters Esther Lockhart and Joy Lloyd. Resting at Brenan's Funeral Home, 111 Paradise Row, Saint John (634-7424), with visiting on Sunday, April 24, 2011 from 7-9 PM and Monday, April 25, 2011 from 2-4 and 7-9 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated from Our Lady of the Assumption Church, Dufferin Row, Saint John West, on Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at 12:00 Noon. Interment will take place in Holy Cross Cemetery. For those who wish, remembrances to the Saint John Regional Hospital Dialysis Unit or Bobby’s Hope House would be appreciated by the family.