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Rev Fr Phelim F Hughes

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Rev Fr Phelim F Hughes

Birth
Mitchell, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, USA
Death
19 Jul 1911 (aged 40)
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial
Mitchell, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, USA Add to Map
Plot
North, Row 5
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Sheboygan Press, July 21, 1911.
Fr. Hughes Dead.
Stricken in Milwaukee.
Succumbs to Heart Disease While Dining at Pfizer Hotel--Former Resident and Brother of James Hughes of This City--Funeral Tomorrow.

Rev. Phelim F. Hughes, pastor of the Holy Assumption church, St. Martin's, Milwaukee county, and a brother of James Hughes of this city, died suddenly Wednesday night while dining in the Hotel Pfizer Turkish bath rooms, of heart dilation. The funeral services will be held in his church tomorrow morning at 9:30 o'clock and a number of relatives and friends from this city and Cascade, his old home, will attend. Fr. Hughes was born near Cascade, this county, 48 years ago and received a common school education in this county. Later he went to St. Francis seminary and was admitted to the priesthood at Dubuque IA. He was assistant pastor at Madison for a number of years, and for the past 9 years had been in charge of the parish at St. Martin's. He was in charge of St. Mary's church in the town of Greenfield, Milwaukee county, and St. Joseph's church, town of Muskego for some time. The many friends of Rev. Hughes will be pained to learn of his untimely death. He is survived by two sisters, Mrs. John Gannon of Greenish and Mrs. Thomas Mangan of Mitchell and two brothers, James of this city, who is engaged in the marble business and Judge Martin Hughes of Hibbing MN.
Sheboygan Press, July 21, 1911.
Fr. Hughes Dead.
Stricken in Milwaukee.
Succumbs to Heart Disease While Dining at Pfizer Hotel--Former Resident and Brother of James Hughes of This City--Funeral Tomorrow.

Rev. Phelim F. Hughes, pastor of the Holy Assumption church, St. Martin's, Milwaukee county, and a brother of James Hughes of this city, died suddenly Wednesday night while dining in the Hotel Pfizer Turkish bath rooms, of heart dilation. The funeral services will be held in his church tomorrow morning at 9:30 o'clock and a number of relatives and friends from this city and Cascade, his old home, will attend. Fr. Hughes was born near Cascade, this county, 48 years ago and received a common school education in this county. Later he went to St. Francis seminary and was admitted to the priesthood at Dubuque IA. He was assistant pastor at Madison for a number of years, and for the past 9 years had been in charge of the parish at St. Martin's. He was in charge of St. Mary's church in the town of Greenfield, Milwaukee county, and St. Joseph's church, town of Muskego for some time. The many friends of Rev. Hughes will be pained to learn of his untimely death. He is survived by two sisters, Mrs. John Gannon of Greenish and Mrs. Thomas Mangan of Mitchell and two brothers, James of this city, who is engaged in the marble business and Judge Martin Hughes of Hibbing MN.

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  • Created by: Jerry H
  • Added: Aug 18, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40813579/phelim_f-hughes: accessed ), memorial page for Rev Fr Phelim F Hughes (21 Aug 1870–19 Jul 1911), Find a Grave Memorial ID 40813579, citing Saint Michaels Cemetery, Mitchell, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by Jerry H (contributor 47125398).