Penny L. (Price) Cummings, 63, passed peacefully and painlessly on December 10, 2020, at her home in Sierra Vista, AZ. She had courageously fought through several bouts with cancer, but ultimately could not defeat the devastating after-effects of all the Chemotherapy that she had endured. She was born October 7, 1957, the daughter of Donald and Barbarann (Gaber) Price. Penny attended primary school in Galena, IL, through the first grade, when her family moved to Elizabeth, IL. She graduated from Elizabeth High School (Go Terrapins) with the class of 1975. She attended University of Dubuque as a Foreign Languages major, and later received a degree in Psychology from Barat College in Lake Forest, IL. Penny was a Human Resources manager for Baxter Pharmaceuticals for many years, which included relocations to Tucson, AZ, and Palm Springs, CA. After leaving Baxter, she operated a successful Human Resources consulting firm, which took her to many exciting domestic and international destinations. Penny met her husband Patrick Cummings in Galena in 1997, on the night before her surprise 40^th birthday party. The two of them later married and spent 22 wonderful years living on Wooster Lake in Ingleside, IL, before relocating to AZ in 2019. They both loved the high desert climate in Sierra Vista, especially sampling all the local fruits and vegetables, and visiting the small local towns in the area. Penny was a wonderful communicator, and the life of every party. She made friends easily and has acquaintances from all over the world who will miss her dearly. Family and friends meant everything to Penny, and she particularly relished times spent on the Mississippi river with friends and family.  She was a prolific user of Facebook, even posting lengthy narratives from her hospital bed. She was an avid follower of the Elizabeth Terrapins Alumni group, which allowed her to keep tabs on all her friends and classmates back in Illinois. Penny is survived by her husband Patrick, Sierra Vista, AZ; father, Donald Price, Dubuque, IA; brother, Scott Price (Debra), Galena; sister Dawn Freese, Platteville, WI; niece, Marie Freese, Madison, Wi; nephew, Andrew Freese, Kieler, WI; uncle, Merle Gaber, Dubuque, IA; Uncle Lloyd Price, New River, AZ; and many beloved cousins. She was proceeded in death by her mother, Barbarann (Gaber) Price, stepmother, Beverly Miller, her grandparents, and many other aunts and uncles. Celebrations of her life will be scheduled for the Galena and Ingleside areas of Illinois once we are assured that her relatives and friends can travel and congregate safely. Donations may be made to the Galena Foundation https://www.galenafoundation.org/ or Save A Pet http://saveapetil.org/ in Penny’s memory. Memorials can be sent to Furlong Funeral Chapel, 100 Carol don Court, Galena, IL 61036