"A 25-year-old woman died Sunday morning after falling from a second-story roof in an apparent accident, police said. Catherine M. Hughes, a resident of the Oceanic Motel at 1110 Wesley Ave., fell from a roof of the Drexel Arms Hotel at 1126 Central Ave., police said. "Indications are that Hughes fell from the roof accidentally and died from injuries sustained in the fall," a police statement said. Police and rescue workers were called to the scene at 8:20 a.m., and Hughes was pronounced dead at 9:03 a.m. at Shore Memorial Hospital in Somers Point, said Detective Steve Ang. Police were still conducting interviews Monday in an attempt to determine why the woman was on the roof, the detective said. A spokeswoman for the Cape May County Medical Examiner's Office said Hughes died of multiple fractures and internal injuries. The Drexel Arms Hotel is a 3 1/2-story building with a steep roof. The owner of the building said the victim fell from a two-story-tall section in the rear of the side yard. The victim was the daughter of Lawrence and Catherine Hughes of Haven Avenue. "She's with her God right now and she's at peace," Mrs. Hughes said."
Source: WOMAN DIES IN O.C. FALL - Press of Atlantic City, The (NJ) - March 17, 1992 - page A1, March 17, 1992 | Press of Atlantic City, The (NJ) | GEORGE STRAWLEY Staff Writer | Page A1
[Note: Friends said she just wanted to see the sunrise from the rooftop on a beautiful Sunday morning. ]
Services will be Thursday for CATHERINE MARY "KATIE" HUGHES, 25, of Ocean City, who died Sunday as a result of injuries sustained in a fall. She was a graduate of Ocean City High School. Miss Hughes was born in Philadelphia and lived in Ocean City for many years. She is survived by her parents, Catherine and Lawrence Hughes of Ocean City; two sisters, Theresa and Rosemarie, both of Ocean City; and her maternal grandmother, Catherine Foster of Ocean City. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11 a.m. Thursday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 40th and Asbury Avenue, Ocean City, where friends may call from 10 a.m. Burial will be in Seaside Cemetery, Palermo. Arrangements are by the Chester J. Wimberg Funeral Home, Ocean City.
Source: OBITUARIES - CAPE MAY COUNTY EDITION - Press of Atlantic City, The (NJ) - March 17, 1992 - page B3, March 17, 1992 | Press of Atlantic City, The (NJ) | Page B3
Source: WOMAN DIES IN O.C. FALL - Press of Atlantic City, The (NJ) - March 17, 1992 - page A1, March 17, 1992 | Press of Atlantic City, The (NJ) | GEORGE STRAWLEY Staff Writer | Page A1
[Note: Friends said she just wanted to see the sunrise from the rooftop on a beautiful Sunday morning. ]
Services will be Thursday for CATHERINE MARY "KATIE" HUGHES, 25, of Ocean City, who died Sunday as a result of injuries sustained in a fall. She was a graduate of Ocean City High School. Miss Hughes was born in Philadelphia and lived in Ocean City for many years. She is survived by her parents, Catherine and Lawrence Hughes of Ocean City; two sisters, Theresa and Rosemarie, both of Ocean City; and her maternal grandmother, Catherine Foster of Ocean City. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11 a.m. Thursday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 40th and Asbury Avenue, Ocean City, where friends may call from 10 a.m. Burial will be in Seaside Cemetery, Palermo. Arrangements are by the Chester J. Wimberg Funeral Home, Ocean City.
Source: OBITUARIES - CAPE MAY COUNTY EDITION - Press of Atlantic City, The (NJ) - March 17, 1992 - page B3, March 17, 1992 | Press of Atlantic City, The (NJ) | Page B3
"A 25-year-old woman died Sunday morning after falling from a second-story roof in an apparent accident, police said. Catherine M. Hughes, a resident of the Oceanic Motel at 1110 Wesley Ave., fell from a roof of the Drexel Arms Hotel at 1126 Central Ave., police said. "Indications are that Hughes fell from the roof accidentally and died from injuries sustained in the fall," a police statement said. Police and rescue workers were called to the scene at 8:20 a.m., and Hughes was pronounced dead at 9:03 a.m. at Shore Memorial Hospital in Somers Point, said Detective Steve Ang. Police were still conducting interviews Monday in an attempt to determine why the woman was on the roof, the detective said. A spokeswoman for the Cape May County Medical Examiner's Office said Hughes died of multiple fractures and internal injuries. The Drexel Arms Hotel is a 3 1/2-story building with a steep roof. The owner of the building said the victim fell from a two-story-tall section in the rear of the side yard. The victim was the daughter of Lawrence and Catherine Hughes of Haven Avenue. "She's with her God right now and she's at peace," Mrs. Hughes said."
Source: WOMAN DIES IN O.C. FALL - Press of Atlantic City, The (NJ) - March 17, 1992 - page A1, March 17, 1992 | Press of Atlantic City, The (NJ) | GEORGE STRAWLEY Staff Writer | Page A1
[Note: Friends said she just wanted to see the sunrise from the rooftop on a beautiful Sunday morning. ]
Services will be Thursday for CATHERINE MARY "KATIE" HUGHES, 25, of Ocean City, who died Sunday as a result of injuries sustained in a fall. She was a graduate of Ocean City High School. Miss Hughes was born in Philadelphia and lived in Ocean City for many years. She is survived by her parents, Catherine and Lawrence Hughes of Ocean City; two sisters, Theresa and Rosemarie, both of Ocean City; and her maternal grandmother, Catherine Foster of Ocean City. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11 a.m. Thursday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 40th and Asbury Avenue, Ocean City, where friends may call from 10 a.m. Burial will be in Seaside Cemetery, Palermo. Arrangements are by the Chester J. Wimberg Funeral Home, Ocean City.
Source: OBITUARIES - CAPE MAY COUNTY EDITION - Press of Atlantic City, The (NJ) - March 17, 1992 - page B3, March 17, 1992 | Press of Atlantic City, The (NJ) | Page B3
Source: WOMAN DIES IN O.C. FALL - Press of Atlantic City, The (NJ) - March 17, 1992 - page A1, March 17, 1992 | Press of Atlantic City, The (NJ) | GEORGE STRAWLEY Staff Writer | Page A1
[Note: Friends said she just wanted to see the sunrise from the rooftop on a beautiful Sunday morning. ]
Services will be Thursday for CATHERINE MARY "KATIE" HUGHES, 25, of Ocean City, who died Sunday as a result of injuries sustained in a fall. She was a graduate of Ocean City High School. Miss Hughes was born in Philadelphia and lived in Ocean City for many years. She is survived by her parents, Catherine and Lawrence Hughes of Ocean City; two sisters, Theresa and Rosemarie, both of Ocean City; and her maternal grandmother, Catherine Foster of Ocean City. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11 a.m. Thursday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 40th and Asbury Avenue, Ocean City, where friends may call from 10 a.m. Burial will be in Seaside Cemetery, Palermo. Arrangements are by the Chester J. Wimberg Funeral Home, Ocean City.
Source: OBITUARIES - CAPE MAY COUNTY EDITION - Press of Atlantic City, The (NJ) - March 17, 1992 - page B3, March 17, 1992 | Press of Atlantic City, The (NJ) | Page B3
Inscription
In God's Care. Daughter "Katie" Catherine Mary Hughes April 26, 1966 - March 15, 1992.
Gravesite Details
The road across from the gazebo second grave on the right.
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