Mrs. Joan Hughes of Port Washington, formerly of Fredonia, passed away at Aurora Medical Center in Grafton following a suspected heart attack on Wednesday afternoon, November 12, 2014. She was 83 years old. Joan was born in Fond du Lac on July 20, 1931, daughter of Edward and Helen Heimann Paulus. She grew up in the Holy Cross area and graduated from St. Mary's Academy in Milwaukee in June, 1949. Joan graduated from St. Louis University in June, 1952 as a registered nurse and returned home to Wisconsin. On September 3, 1955 she was united in marriage with Richard Hughes at Holy Cross Catholic Church. The couple settled in the area and raised eight children. He preceded her in death in 1999.
Joan worked for a long time as a Nursing Service Supervisor at Saint Alphonsus Hospital in Port Washington, then as a pool nurse at various places including GE Medical Systems and Borden. She returned to school in 1986 and became a Certified Occupational Health Nurse. She was a former member of the Southeastern Wisconsin American Association of Occupational Health Nurses (SEWAOHNT) and the American Board of Occupational Health
Nurses (ABOHN). Mrs. Hughes was a lifetime member of Holy Cross Chapel and was very active at church; she was a Eucharistic Minister, a Sacristan, former President of the Christian Women's group, and ran all of the funeral lunches at Holy Cross for many years. In her spare time she enjoyed gardening and scrap booking. Over her lifetime she watched many sporting events and extracurricular activities for both her children and grandchildren, and loved every moment of it.
Mrs. Hughes is survived by her eight children: William (Mary) Hughes of Waukesha, Kristen (Bruce Jones) Hughes of Orlando, FL, Katie (Jeff) Kaul of Fredonia, Rick (Parveen) Hughes of the Town of Fredonia, Patrice Hughes of Cary, NC, Brian (Elisa) Hughes of Apoka, FL, Gerard (Laurie) Hughes of Port Washington and Ed (Heidi) Hughes of the Town of Plymouth. She is further survived by 13 grandchildren, 1 great-grandson, sister-in-law Mailu Sterling of Houma, LA, sister-in-law Elvira Paulus of Belgium, WI and brother in law Joe Klein of Fredonia, WInieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband, brother Edward Paulus and sister Marilyn Klein.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 12 noon on Saturday, November 22, at Divine Savior / Holy Cross Chapel, 5332 Hwy B, Belgium. Father Jim Ernster will preside. Joan will be laid to rest in the parish cemetery. The family will receive visitors at the CHURCH on Saturday from 10AM until 12PM. If desired, memorial donations may be made to the Food Pantry of Port Washington or Divine Savior Parish in Joan's name.
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Joan worked for a long time as a Nursing Service Supervisor at Saint Alphonsus Hospital in Port Washington, then as a pool nurse at various places including GE Medical Systems and Borden. She returned to school in 1986 and became a Certified Occupational Health Nurse. She was a former member of the Southeastern Wisconsin American Association of Occupational Health Nurses (SEWAOHNT) and the American Board of Occupational Health
Nurses (ABOHN). Mrs. Hughes was a lifetime member of Holy Cross Chapel and was very active at church; she was a Eucharistic Minister, a Sacristan, former President of the Christian Women's group, and ran all of the funeral lunches at Holy Cross for many years. In her spare time she enjoyed gardening and scrap booking. Over her lifetime she watched many sporting events and extracurricular activities for both her children and grandchildren, and loved every moment of it.
Mrs. Hughes is survived by her eight children: William (Mary) Hughes of Waukesha, Kristen (Bruce Jones) Hughes of Orlando, FL, Katie (Jeff) Kaul of Fredonia, Rick (Parveen) Hughes of the Town of Fredonia, Patrice Hughes of Cary, NC, Brian (Elisa) Hughes of Apoka, FL, Gerard (Laurie) Hughes of Port Washington and Ed (Heidi) Hughes of the Town of Plymouth. She is further survived by 13 grandchildren, 1 great-grandson, sister-in-law Mailu Sterling of Houma, LA, sister-in-law Elvira Paulus of Belgium, WI and brother in law Joe Klein of Fredonia, WInieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband, brother Edward Paulus and sister Marilyn Klein.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 12 noon on Saturday, November 22, at Divine Savior / Holy Cross Chapel, 5332 Hwy B, Belgium. Father Jim Ernster will preside. Joan will be laid to rest in the parish cemetery. The family will receive visitors at the CHURCH on Saturday from 10AM until 12PM. If desired, memorial donations may be made to the Food Pantry of Port Washington or Divine Savior Parish in Joan's name.
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Mrs. Joan Hughes of Port Washington, formerly of Fredonia, passed away at Aurora Medical Center in Grafton following a suspected heart attack on Wednesday afternoon, November 12, 2014. She was 83 years old. Joan was born in Fond du Lac on July 20, 1931, daughter of Edward and Helen Heimann Paulus. She grew up in the Holy Cross area and graduated from St. Mary's Academy in Milwaukee in June, 1949. Joan graduated from St. Louis University in June, 1952 as a registered nurse and returned home to Wisconsin. On September 3, 1955 she was united in marriage with Richard Hughes at Holy Cross Catholic Church. The couple settled in the area and raised eight children. He preceded her in death in 1999.
Joan worked for a long time as a Nursing Service Supervisor at Saint Alphonsus Hospital in Port Washington, then as a pool nurse at various places including GE Medical Systems and Borden. She returned to school in 1986 and became a Certified Occupational Health Nurse. She was a former member of the Southeastern Wisconsin American Association of Occupational Health Nurses (SEWAOHNT) and the American Board of Occupational Health
Nurses (ABOHN). Mrs. Hughes was a lifetime member of Holy Cross Chapel and was very active at church; she was a Eucharistic Minister, a Sacristan, former President of the Christian Women's group, and ran all of the funeral lunches at Holy Cross for many years. In her spare time she enjoyed gardening and scrap booking. Over her lifetime she watched many sporting events and extracurricular activities for both her children and grandchildren, and loved every moment of it.
Mrs. Hughes is survived by her eight children: William (Mary) Hughes of Waukesha, Kristen (Bruce Jones) Hughes of Orlando, FL, Katie (Jeff) Kaul of Fredonia, Rick (Parveen) Hughes of the Town of Fredonia, Patrice Hughes of Cary, NC, Brian (Elisa) Hughes of Apoka, FL, Gerard (Laurie) Hughes of Port Washington and Ed (Heidi) Hughes of the Town of Plymouth. She is further survived by 13 grandchildren, 1 great-grandson, sister-in-law Mailu Sterling of Houma, LA, sister-in-law Elvira Paulus of Belgium, WI and brother in law Joe Klein of Fredonia, WInieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband, brother Edward Paulus and sister Marilyn Klein.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 12 noon on Saturday, November 22, at Divine Savior / Holy Cross Chapel, 5332 Hwy B, Belgium. Father Jim Ernster will preside. Joan will be laid to rest in the parish cemetery. The family will receive visitors at the CHURCH on Saturday from 10AM until 12PM. If desired, memorial donations may be made to the Food Pantry of Port Washington or Divine Savior Parish in Joan's name.
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Joan worked for a long time as a Nursing Service Supervisor at Saint Alphonsus Hospital in Port Washington, then as a pool nurse at various places including GE Medical Systems and Borden. She returned to school in 1986 and became a Certified Occupational Health Nurse. She was a former member of the Southeastern Wisconsin American Association of Occupational Health Nurses (SEWAOHNT) and the American Board of Occupational Health
Nurses (ABOHN). Mrs. Hughes was a lifetime member of Holy Cross Chapel and was very active at church; she was a Eucharistic Minister, a Sacristan, former President of the Christian Women's group, and ran all of the funeral lunches at Holy Cross for many years. In her spare time she enjoyed gardening and scrap booking. Over her lifetime she watched many sporting events and extracurricular activities for both her children and grandchildren, and loved every moment of it.
Mrs. Hughes is survived by her eight children: William (Mary) Hughes of Waukesha, Kristen (Bruce Jones) Hughes of Orlando, FL, Katie (Jeff) Kaul of Fredonia, Rick (Parveen) Hughes of the Town of Fredonia, Patrice Hughes of Cary, NC, Brian (Elisa) Hughes of Apoka, FL, Gerard (Laurie) Hughes of Port Washington and Ed (Heidi) Hughes of the Town of Plymouth. She is further survived by 13 grandchildren, 1 great-grandson, sister-in-law Mailu Sterling of Houma, LA, sister-in-law Elvira Paulus of Belgium, WI and brother in law Joe Klein of Fredonia, WInieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband, brother Edward Paulus and sister Marilyn Klein.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 12 noon on Saturday, November 22, at Divine Savior / Holy Cross Chapel, 5332 Hwy B, Belgium. Father Jim Ernster will preside. Joan will be laid to rest in the parish cemetery. The family will receive visitors at the CHURCH on Saturday from 10AM until 12PM. If desired, memorial donations may be made to the Food Pantry of Port Washington or Divine Savior Parish in Joan's name.
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