Individual Details
Karen Kay Esch
(24 Jul 1946 - 4 Jul 2017)
Karen K. Cummins, July 24, 1946 – July 4, 2017
INDIANOLA, Neb. – Karen Kay Cummins, 70, passed away on July 4, 2017, at Immanuel Hospital in Omaha, Neb. She was surrounded by her loving family.
Karen was born on July 24, 1946, to Carl and Pauline (Burton) Esch at McCook, Neb. After graduating from Indianola High School in 1964, Karen attended McCook Beauty Academy.
On June 1, 1968, Karen married Richard Cummins at Peace Lutheran Church in McCook; this union was blessed with three children; Mark, Kristi, and Jeffrey.
Karen ran Tip Top Beauty Shop and also helped her husband with Cummins Mobile Home Service for several years.
Karen was well known for her love of gardening, baking, and love of flowers. She was also known by many for her homemade pickles and chocolate roll.
Karen was a volunteer for the blood mobile and she was also the coordinator for Grand Generation for several years. She helped her husband as an assistant Boy Scout Master. She also served as an EMT for the Indianola Volunteer Fire and Rescue.
Left to cherish her memory are her sons, Mark (Tina) Cummins of McCook; Jeffrey (partner, Matthew) Cummins of Omaha, Neb.; daughter, Kristi (Dennis) Baker of Omaha; grandchildren, Nathan and Samantha Cummins of McCook and Dylan and Hailey Baker of Omaha; sister, Joyce Esch of Des Moines, Wash.; brother, Don Esch of Homer, Neb.; her faithful You-Go-I-Go dog, Carly; and numerous nephews, nieces and friends.
Preceding her in death was her husband, Richard; parents, Carl and Pauline Esch; and brother, Rodney Esch.
Memorials may be made to the donor’s choice.
Memorial services will be Friday, July 7, 2017, at 10:30 a.m. at Herrmann-Jones Funeral Home. A private burial in the Indianola Cemetery will take place for the family at a later date.
Herrmann-Jones Funeral Chapel of McCook is entrusted with arrangements.
Herrmann-Jones Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
INDIANOLA, Neb. – Karen Kay Cummins, 70, passed away on July 4, 2017, at Immanuel Hospital in Omaha, Neb. She was surrounded by her loving family.
Karen was born on July 24, 1946, to Carl and Pauline (Burton) Esch at McCook, Neb. After graduating from Indianola High School in 1964, Karen attended McCook Beauty Academy.
On June 1, 1968, Karen married Richard Cummins at Peace Lutheran Church in McCook; this union was blessed with three children; Mark, Kristi, and Jeffrey.
Karen ran Tip Top Beauty Shop and also helped her husband with Cummins Mobile Home Service for several years.
Karen was well known for her love of gardening, baking, and love of flowers. She was also known by many for her homemade pickles and chocolate roll.
Karen was a volunteer for the blood mobile and she was also the coordinator for Grand Generation for several years. She helped her husband as an assistant Boy Scout Master. She also served as an EMT for the Indianola Volunteer Fire and Rescue.
Left to cherish her memory are her sons, Mark (Tina) Cummins of McCook; Jeffrey (partner, Matthew) Cummins of Omaha, Neb.; daughter, Kristi (Dennis) Baker of Omaha; grandchildren, Nathan and Samantha Cummins of McCook and Dylan and Hailey Baker of Omaha; sister, Joyce Esch of Des Moines, Wash.; brother, Don Esch of Homer, Neb.; her faithful You-Go-I-Go dog, Carly; and numerous nephews, nieces and friends.
Preceding her in death was her husband, Richard; parents, Carl and Pauline Esch; and brother, Rodney Esch.
Memorials may be made to the donor’s choice.
Memorial services will be Friday, July 7, 2017, at 10:30 a.m. at Herrmann-Jones Funeral Home. A private burial in the Indianola Cemetery will take place for the family at a later date.
Herrmann-Jones Funeral Chapel of McCook is entrusted with arrangements.
Herrmann-Jones Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Events
| Birth | 24 Jul 1946 | McCook, Red Willow County, Nebraska | |||
| Marriage | 1 Jun 1968 | McCook, Red Willow County, Nebraska - Richard Julius Cummins |  |  | |
| Death | 4 Jul 2017 | Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska | |||
| Burial | Indianola Cemetery, Red Willow County, Nebraska | |
Families
| Spouse | Richard Julius Cummins (1943 - 2012) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Carl Henry Esch (1911 - 1984) |
| Mother | Zelma Pauline Burton (1917 - 2005) |
| Sibling | Donald Carl Esch (1938 - 2019) |
| Sibling | Rodney Edward Esch (1939 - 2006) |
| Sibling | Living |
Notes
Marriage
Richard Julius CumminsEvent Type: Marriage
Event Date: 01 Jun 1968
Event Place: McCook, Red Willow, Nebraska, United States
Event Place (Original): McCook
Gender: Male
Age: 24
Birth Year (Estimated): 1944
Father's Name: Virgil Cummins
Mother's Name: Maybelle Molvig
Spouse's Name: Karen Kay Esch
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 21
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1947
Spouse's Father's Name: Carl Henry-Herrman Esch
Spouse's Mother's Name: Zelma Pauline Burton
Endnotes
1. Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZP-W349.
2. Find a Grave Memorial 181411577.