William F. Cummings, 89, of Westport, passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at Somerset Ridge Center after a brief illness. He was the husband of Vivianne (Guimond) Cummings.
Born in Fall River, son of the late William F. Cummings, Sr. and Agnes (Kidd) Cummings, he had resided in Westport since 1970. He was a veteran of WWII serving his country in the United States Army. Prior to his retirement he was the owner/operator of Eastern Auto Tops in Fall River. Mr. Cummings enjoyed spending time with his family, friends and pets.
He was the loving father of Thomas W. Cummings and his wife Karen (Sullivan) Cummings of Simsbury, CT; Kathleen Cummings and her late husband Robert Kowalczyk of Westport and Carolyn Cummings and her husband Bryan Sines of Weymouth; In addition, step-sons: Michael Mulrooney of Westport and Christopher Mulrooney and his wife Laure of FL; and step-daughter: Francine Ferreira of Dighton; 1 brother: Jake Cummings of Fall River; 7 grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
He was the husband of the late Helen D. (Sherwen) Cummings and brother of the late Mary Kelly, Virginia Murphy and Peter Cummings.
Memorial Mass of Christian Burial to which relatives and friends are invited will be Saturday, January 25, 2014 at St. John the Baptist Church, Westport at 10:00 A.M.
Memorial visitation will be from 8:30-9:30 A.M. at the Potter Funeral Home prior to the Mass.
Interment will be in Beech Grove Cemetery, Westport.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Westport Ambulance Gift Fund, P.O. Box 3470, Westport, MA 02790.