Angela M. Cummings

Angela "Angie" Cummings, age 54, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away on August 31, 2026, at her home surrounded by family.

Vigil Services will be held at 4 PM on Thursday, September 3rd at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids, with Visitation immediately after.

Funeral Visitation will begin at 9 AM, and Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 AM on Saturday, September 5th at St. Pius X Catholic Church with a Luncheon immediately after.

Angie is survived by her loving husband of 32 years, Chris Cummings of Cedar Rapids; daughters, Mikayla (Nate), Gabriella (Sam) Smith, and Haley; parents, Jim & Kathy Nelson of Cedar Rapids; brother, Jay (Diana) Nelson of Cedar Rapids and sons Josh (Carly), Matt (Hayley; Bennett, Callie), Eric, and Kevin (Maddie); sister, Katia (Mike) Loyd of Mount Vernon, and children Clayton (Kylee; Ava, Benjamin), Selah, and Caleb; In-laws, Bill & Mary Cummings of Cedar Rapids; brother-in-law, Shawn (Jenn) Cummings of Colorado and daughter Aven.

Angie was preceded in death by her sister Joanne Nelson and her Godmother (Aunt) Rose Anne Gussy (Thuente). 

Angie was born March 3, 1972, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, daughter of Jim & Kathy Nelson. Angie and her family were members of All Saints Parish, attended All Saints School, and graduated from Regis High School in 1990, where she met and started dating her husband, Chris. Angie obtained her bachelor’s degree in teaching from the University of Northern Iowa, and spent the first 3 years of her teaching career in Davenport, while Chris obtained his chiropractic degree.

She then moved to St. Patrick's Middle School when they returned to Cedar Rapids. She began her time at Regis Middle School when it opened in 2000-2001. Angie let her light shine through the many ways she served at Regis. She served as a 6th/7th grade math teacher, resource teacher, lead teacher, campus minister, and most recently an instructional coach. She loved helping the students, staff, and families navigate the world of adolescence.

Thank you to the medical teams from Mayo and Mercy. We would especially like to thank the entire Xavier community, staff, students & parents who have shared their light with Angie and her family over the past 15 months as she fought her glioblastoma diagnosis. We are grateful for the prayers, love, and support, the food train, her "Uber" drivers, the friends who kept her company, helped share their light and faith, and kept her going when things were tough. 

Angie’s light was shared with many over the years; if you have pictures of/with her you’d like to share with the family, please upload them at the link below. These photos will be viewed by the family and displayed at the Vigil and Funeral services. http://tinyurl.com/Angie-Memorial-Photos

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the following causes:

· "Angie's Angel's Fund" which will help fund an XMS education program to help middle school teachers expand and grow in their craft, and other campus ministry programs such as retreats at the new middle school. Follow above link - “I want to support...” select “Angie’s Angel Fund”.

· SPIRITUS (Haley's mission workplace that has put on retreats for Xavier Catholic Schools students)