DEATH NOTICE: Michael Joseph Cummings, 68

Michael Joseph Cummings, 68, of Boyne City, MI, passed away on June 30 after a long battle with cancer. Mike was born on March 31, 1945, in St. Paul. He graduated from St. Mark's School and Cretin High School. After attending St. Cloud State University, Mike enlisted in the United States Army and worked at the Institute for Surgical Research Burn Center at the Brooke Army Medical Center at Fort Sam Houston during theVietnam war. He was honorably discharged at the rank of Specialist 5. Mike served for decades in law enforcement positions with the Burnsville Public Safety Department, Lakeville Police Department, Scott County Sheriff's Office, State of Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and the State of Minnesota Department of Revenue. He also worked as an investigator for the Ramsey County Public Defender's Office and managed compliance and security systems in the gaming industry in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Colorado and Michigan. In his retirement, Mike served faithfully as a Boyne City Commissioner and a board member for the Boyne Area Free Clinic. Mike is survived by his wife Lyn; children Matthew (Jennifer) Cummings, Michael (Nikki) Ahl, and Kelley (Bud) Kosin; grandchildren Rori and Ronan Cummings, Hannah, Gabby, and Luke Ahl, and Ethan Kosin; mother, Betty; sister, Pat; niece, Oona Peterson; aunts, Kay and Irene; and many loving cousins and friends. Mike was preceded in death by his infant daughter, Shelley Marie; father, Thomas and sister, Mary Jo. Family, friends and Father Clay will celebrate God's love for Mike with a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 AM on Wednesday, July 17, at the Church of St. Stanislaus, 398 Superior St., just north of St. Clair Avenue and West 7th Street in St. Paul. Visitation at 10 AM. Memorials to the family preferred. Private interment at Fort Snelling.