Obit: Hughes, Amelia (1886 - 1977)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
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Surnames: Hughes, Bailing, Gall, Gerhardt, Kuehmichel, Feuerstein, Burr, Urlaub, Seelow, Smale, Dux, Short, Wanty, Trindal, Rodriguez, Sutor, Schindle, Creasey, Holt, Dobberstein, Roesler, Schweppe, Henseler

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 5/26/1977

Hughes, Amelia (9 October 1886 – 20 May 1977)

Funeral services were held Monday at 10:30 a.m. from St. Mary’s Catholic Church for Mrs. William (Amelia) Hughes of 209 West 12th St., Neillsville, who died Friday, May 20, at the Age of 90. The Rev. Joseph Henseler officiated, and burial followed in the Neillsville City Cemetery. The Rosary was recited Sunday evening at the Georgas-Gesche Funeral Home where the body of Mrs. Hughes was in state.

Amelia Hughes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Bailing, was born October 9, 1886, in Neenah and moved to the Globe area as a young child with her parents. She received her education in local schools. During her life in Neillsville, she worked in various places.

On June 18, 1907, at Globe she was married to Joseph Gall, who preceded her in death in 1944. Her marriage to William Hughes took place November 9, 1946, at Owen.

Mrs. Hughes was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church and of its P.C.C.W., and of Golden Link Camp No. 78 of Royal Neighbors of America. She had been a resident of Memorial Home for the past year because of failing health.

Survivor, in addition to her husband, include two children, Arthur V. Gall of Waupaca and Mrs. Evelyn Gerhardt of Owen, one sister, Mrs. Lena Kuehmichel of Marshfield, and six grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers were Max Feuerstein, Ray Burr, Francis Urlaub, William Seelow, Clair Smale and William Dux.

Mrs. Glenn Short was the accompanist for St. Mary’s Choir.

Among those attending from out of town, Mr./Mrs. Arthur Gall, Mr./Mrs. Steven Gall, Mr./Mrs. Ray Wanty and family and Mrs. Richard Trindal, Waupaca; Mrs. Raymond Trindal and Debra, Weyauwega; Mr./Mrs. Stuart Gerhardt, Justine and Janelle, Portage; Mrs. J.L. Rodriguez, Menasha; Mrs. Evelyn Gerhardt, Owen; Mrs. Arlene Gerhardt, Merrillan; Mrs. Lena Kuehmichel, Mr./Mrs. Myron Sutor, Mr./Mrs. Harold Kuehmichel and Mrs. Ed Schindle, Marshfield; Mr./Mrs. August Kuehmichel and Mrs. Bert Gerhardt, Milwaukee; James Hughes, Jr. and Bertha Holt, Greenwood; Mr./Mrs. Karl Kuehmichel, Mosinee; Mr./Mrs. Ray Creasey, Hartland; Ardyse Dobberstein, Hortonville; Norma Roesler and Mrs. Leola Schweppe, New London.