1919
Eileen
2013
Eileen M. Hughes
February 4, 1919 — January 11, 2013
Eileen died Friday, January 11, 2013 at the Brookstone Village Nursing Home in Omaha, Nebraska.
Eileen Margaret Hughes was born February 4, 1919 in Currie, Minnesota to Arthur and Emma (Kass) Gervais. She was raised in Tracy, Minnesota and graduated from high school in 1937. Eileen worked as a teller and stenographer at Tracy Bank after graduation. On August 9, 1941 she was united in marriage to Virgil W. Hughes in Tracy, Minnesota. The couple lived in San Francisco, California for 3 years where Virgil was a Warrant Officer in the Marine Corps. They then made various moves while he worked for the Penney Company. Eileen lived in Columbus until moving to Omaha. She was a member of St. Bonaventure Church, Catholic Daughters and the Christian Mothers.
She is survived by:
Son: Brian (Kay) Hughes of Denver, Co
Daughter: Mary (Greg) Mertz of Redington Beach, FL
Son: Robert (Mary Pat) Hughes of Atlanta, GA
Daughter: Patricia (Dan) Peetz of Elkhorn, NE
Brother: Lawrence Gervais of Akron, OH
10 Grandchildren
27 Great Grandchildren
She was preceded in death by:
Parents: Arthur and Emma Gervais
Husband: Virgil W. Hughes
Brother: Felix Gervais
Sister: Constance Goodman
Eileen Margaret Hughes was born February 4, 1919 in Currie, Minnesota to Arthur and Emma (Kass) Gervais. She was raised in Tracy, Minnesota and graduated from high school in 1937. Eileen worked as a teller and stenographer at Tracy Bank after graduation. On August 9, 1941 she was united in marriage to Virgil W. Hughes in Tracy, Minnesota. The couple lived in San Francisco, California for 3 years where Virgil was a Warrant Officer in the Marine Corps. They then made various moves while he worked for the Penney Company. Eileen lived in Columbus until moving to Omaha. She was a member of St. Bonaventure Church, Catholic Daughters and the Christian Mothers.
She is survived by:
Son: Brian (Kay) Hughes of Denver, Co
Daughter: Mary (Greg) Mertz of Redington Beach, FL
Son: Robert (Mary Pat) Hughes of Atlanta, GA
Daughter: Patricia (Dan) Peetz of Elkhorn, NE
Brother: Lawrence Gervais of Akron, OH
10 Grandchildren
27 Great Grandchildren
She was preceded in death by:
Parents: Arthur and Emma Gervais
Husband: Virgil W. Hughes
Brother: Felix Gervais
Sister: Constance Goodman
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