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Valerie Cummings Obituary
AGE: 77 • Plainfield
Valerie B. Cummings, 77, passed away on September 10, 2011 at JFK Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Hilda B. and Thomas A. Cummings. A native of Plainfield, she graduated from Plainfield schools and went on to graduate from Newark School of Fine and Industrial Art, specializing in Advertising Design. Upon graduating she was employed with Rilling Dermetics cosmetic company on Fifth Ave in Rockefeller Center in NYC for 12 years. After leaving the city she worked for National Starch and Chemical Corp working on various graphic arts projects. In later years she was employed by the City of Plainfield serving as Principal Clerk Transcriber for the Detective Bureau and the Bureau of Internal Affairs. While working for the city she also served as Secretary for the Plainfield Municipal Employees Association for 3 years. After retirement in 1999, she was also involved in various community activities and was an active member of the Friends of Sleepy Hollow, serving as secretary, and Friends of the Plainfield Public Library, serving for two years as Vice President. Her leisure activities included travel, photography and writing poetry.
Valerie is survived by cousins Robert W. Patterson of Park Ridge, IL, Cynthia Poppollilo of Monroe Township, Virginia Boeckel of Atlantic Highlands and Carl Blomgren of Metuchen, as well as many cherished friends and her beloved cat "Inky ".
A private cremation service was handled by Memorial Funeral Home, Fanwood. To express condolences or sign the guest book please visit www.fanwoodmemorial.com.
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Memories and Condolences
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colin (maries husband)
September 13, 2023
To Valerie's family. Hope her memories are of all the good ones. This reminder came on Marie Nibet's email, and it was fun to see she had posted to you a couple of times in memory of their friendship.
Marie Passed away March 1, 2022. I bet the two of them are visiting like they've never been apart!! Take care.
Elizabeth Trygar
September 6, 2019
Miss you Valarie luv Betty
January 31, 2012
Dear Family,
You are going to ask to have me locked up. I just could not believe it had been so long since I saw Val. I checked all my old Calendars and it was in 2007. She looked great and we had a wonderful afternoon together. This is crazy but I had to clear this up. Am I nuts? Marie Nisbet
January 31, 2012
Dear Valerie Cummings family,
I wrote here on this site a short time ago. If you are checking the sight, I am the friend from the early 1940's that told of seeing Val off and on over the years even though I moved away in 1942 at the age of 7 as we kept contact At the time I said I had seen her about 3 or 4 years ago. I went back to check on that as I have been thinking of her these days. I checked my old calendars and it was 2003 when I last saw her!! That was hard to believe. I found the pictures we took and she now is on my refrigerator to keep her close at hand. I hope she did not have a long illness to battle. Sincerely, Marie Nisbet
January 12, 2012
Dear family of Valerie,
Valerie and I were friends and playmates in the late 30's and early 40's when I lived at 1161 Hillside Ave. I moved away when my Mother died in 1942. We kept contact over the years and saw each other 4 or 5 times, most recently about 3 years ago when my husband and I were traveling back East. I live in Seattle, Wa. That visit was great as she shared memories with me that I did not have as I was a couple of years younger than she was. I did not get her card this Christmas so called to make a contact. As you know, her phone was disconnected. Please accept my warm thoughts about a very long time friend. I am sorry for our loss.
Sincerely, Marie Nisbet
3205 72nd Ave SE
Mercer Island,
Wa. 98040
Sandy Lawrence
September 13, 2011
Valerie was a true lady and great converstionalist. She had fascinating topics and was always interested in others. And didn't she always look great? A real Plainfield treasure. I'll never forget her.
Sandy Lawrence
Joe & Dottie Gutenkauf
September 13, 2011
Valerie, you were a great lady and we will all miss you.
BETTY TRYGAR
September 12, 2011
REST IN PEACE IN GOD'S GREAT GARDEN
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