Former Rapid City resident Wadine Huntley Cummins passed away peacefully from natural causes on April 2, 2012 in Port Townsend, Washington. She was 98.

Born February 11, 1914 on the Huntley ranch in Saco, Montana, to Percy (Pat) and Blanche Huntley, she was the second of four siblings; Chet, the noted radio and television news anchor (The Huntley-Brinkley Report), Marian, and Margaret, all of whom preceded her in death. She attended Montana State College where she played women's basketball and was a member of the Phi Beta Phi sorority. She was a member of Eastern Star.

She was married to Tristram James Cummins at Crow Agency, Montana, in 1937. From 1940 until 1963, she was an Air Force wife until Colonel Cummins' retirement at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. Shortly afterwards, the couple moved to Rapid City. They lost their home on Rapid Creek and narrowly escaped death in the infamous 1972 Rapid City flood. Following Col. Cummins' death in 1984, she moved to her home state of Montana. In 2006, she moved to Port Townsend to be near her son, Gary, and his wife, Diana (Vera) Cummins.

She was known for her cinnamon rolls, loved challenging games including mahjong, and was a sought after bridge partner. She loved vegetable gardening, golfing, knitting, and quilting.

She is survived by her two sons, Gary T. Cummins of Port Townsend, WA, and James H. Cummins of Spring, TX, and their wives, Diana and Vera respectively; nine grandchildren, Gavin, Travis, Robert, Corbett, Tatiana, Brandon, Chet, TJ, and Alexis; four great-grandchildren; and nine nieces and nephews.

Services will be held at Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis at 12:00 p.m. on April 23 followed by burial with her husband at the Black Hills National Cemetery in Sturgis, SD. A family memorial service will be held in Bozeman later this summer. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the American Cancer Society. https://www.cancer.org/involved/donate/donateonlinenow/index .