Maggie Cummings

July 27, 1949 - January 1, 2022

Maggie Cummings, 72, of Bethlehem, died on January 1, 2022. She was born in Bethlehem on July 27, 1949. Maggie will be remembered as a caring and thoughtful person, who loved with a passion. She touched many lives by living so selflessly. Her passion was to help others. As a lifelong educator, counselor, and mentor, Maggie achieved great success in connecting with her students. She also served as a licensed social worker and counselor for the Wiley House, Northampton Community College, and Allentown College. More recently she worked as a learning specialist at Muhlenberg College. Maggie enjoyed golfing, knitting, and the beach. But her greatest enjoyment was found in serving as neighborhood mother, providing an open door and full refrigerator for friends of her children. Maggie was a 1967 graduate of Liberty High School, where she was captain of the girls’ basketball team. She earned her degree in sociology from High Point University, and Master’s degrees from Marywood University, and Lehigh University. She will be dearly missed by her husband, Kevin Cummings; three sons, Patrick, Shawn, and Christopher; two grandsons and two granddaughters; and one grandchild due in 2022. Maggie was preceded in death by her parents, Peter T. and Grace A. Amberg. The family will receive guests on Wednesday, January 5, 2022 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. and again on Thursday from 9:00-10:15 a.m. at Connell Funeral Home, 245 E. Broad St. Bethlehem, PA 18018. A celebration of Maggie’s life through words of remembrance will be held at 10:15 a.m. where guests will be encouraged to share memories. Masks will be required upon entry to the funeral home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday at 11:00 a.m. at St. Anne’s Catholic Church, 450 E. Washington Ave. Bethlehem, PA 18017. Burial will follow at Holy Saviour Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the church and/or Special Olympics of the Greater Lehigh Valley, Attn: Donations, 2158 Ave. C., Suite 201, Bethlehem, PA 18017. The link for streaming of the words of remembrance is below. This will begin at approximately 10:15 a.m. on Thursday. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88900785235?pwd=eWFkRndjMS9BN21nbkhhS045WjV5UT09 Meeting ID: 889 0078 5235 Passcode: 112704 The link for streaming of the Mass is below. This will begin at approximately 11:00 a.m. on Thursday. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81290084121?pwd=MWl1aWZ5TUsvY0pCcjhTa01uMkZxdz09 Meeting ID: 812 9008 4121 Passcode: 163734