Diana Cummins, 80, passed away in Sun City Center, Florida on July
6th, 2024. Born DanutÄ— Monika ÄŒiuprinskaitÄ—, to the family of Bronius
Čiuprinskas and Uršulė Konstancija Bukauskaitė (1918-1992) on the
16th of October 1943, in Kybartai, in the district of Vilkaviskis,
Lithuania.
DanutÄ— immigrated to the United States in October of 1951 to Cicero,
Illinois.
Known also as Donna or Diana Mikulis, her name was taken for her
step-father Juozas (Joseph) Mikulis.
Diana married James Cummins August 17, 1963. Meeting at a
bowling league, they were engaged in a week, and celebrated over 51
years of marriage.
She is survived by daughter Catherine Cummins and wife Laura
Baffes, and son Michael Cummins, wife Violet (Palkowski) Cummins
and grandchildren Jacob, Jamie and Jessica Cummins. She also
leaves behind niece, Ramona (Sachs) Fritschi & family.
Diana was predeceased by husband James (1939-2014), her sister
Aldona and brother-in-law Norbert Sachs as well as grandparents
Magdalena Kriksciunaite (1894-1973) and Jonas Bukauskas (1880-
1955).
Diana was a world traveler and enjoyed sewing, stained glass work
and loved daisies. She worked as a physical therapy aid and clinic
manager for C&S Rehabilitation for much of her career.
Farewell to Diana will be in January. Contact the family for more
details.
The Traveler
By James Dillet Freeman
She has put on invisibility.
Dear Lord, I cannot see—
But this I know, although the road ascends
And passes from my sight,
That there will be no night;
That You will take her gently by the hand
And lead her on
Along the road of life that never ends,
And she will find it is not death but dawn.
I do not doubt that You are there as here,
And You will hold her dear.
Our life did not begin with birth,
It is not of the earth;
And this that we call death, it is no more
Than the opening and closing of a door—
And in Your house how many rooms must be
Beyond this one where we rest momently.
Dear Lord, I thank You for the faith that frees,
The love that knows it cannot lose its own,
The love that, looking through the shadows, sees
That You and she and I are ever one!
