Pastor Maggie Cumings

Pastor Maggie Cumings, age 37, of St. James passed away on Thursday, September 28, 2017 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, MN. Margaret was born December 16, 1979 in Chicago to John and Marilyn (Burgett) Lux. She graduated High School in 1998 from New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois; graduated Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota in 2002; and received her Master of Divinity degree from the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago in 2009, after serving in the Lutheran Volunteer Corps and several parishes in Chicago and Milwaukee. She was married to Michael Cumings on May 20, 2006 at St Pauls Lutheran Church in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She served two parishes in Minnesota after ordination: First Lutheran Church in rural Cosmos and Beckville Lutheran Church, and later First Lutheran Church in St. James. She was an effervescent, wise, witty, comforting, and cheerful presence in her many communities, including Friends of the Library and community theater productions in addition to her parish work and work in the greater Synod. She had innumerable friends and admirers and will be sorely missed. Margaret is survived by her husband Michael and two children, Zoe and Leo; mother Marilyn; sister Claire (Lux) Winnard, brother-in-law Doug and their children Cora, Philip, and Vivian; father- and mother-in-law Gary and Lexi Cumings; brother- and sister-in-law Peter and Emily Cumings and their children Fiona and Ivy; and brother-in-law Paul Cumings. Margaret was preceded in death by her father, John. Visitation 1 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm Wednesday, October 4, 2017 First Lutheran Church, St. James 716 6th Ave. S. Saint James, Minnesota, United States 56081 Visitation 2 10:00 am - 11:00 am Thursday, October 5, 2017 First Lutheran Church, St. James 716 6th Ave. S. Saint James, Minnesota, United States 56081 Service Information 11:00 am Thursday, October 5, 2017 First Lutheran Church, St. James 716 6th Ave. S. Saint James, Minnesota, United States 56081 Fellowship Please join the family for lunch follow the services.