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Betty Hughes Obituary

Hughes, Betty Lou (nee Burns), age 73, beloved wife of the late James "farty" Hughes, loving mother of Judith (George) Mangan, Charlene (Lenny) North, Darlene (John) Cooke, Jacqueline (LeRoy) Martin and the late Kathleen (Thomas) Mitchell, dearest grandmother of James Mitchell, George and Stephanie Mangan, Patrick, Lenny, Josh, Zachary and Jeremy North, John and Frank Cooke, Lee, Elizabeth and Michael Martin and the late Steven Mangan, and great-grandmother of Leah Martin, devoted daughter of the late Eligha and Florence (nee Brown) Burns, dearest sister and best friend of Michael (the late Judith), Daniel and the late Wilma (Steve) Simon and Lucy (the late Charles) McNulty. Funeral Monday 9:15 a.m. from Thomas McInerney's Sons Funeral Home 4635 S. Wallace St. (46th Place at McInerneys Corners) to St. Gabriel Church for Mass of the Resurrection at 10:00 a.m. Visitation Sunday, 2:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Interment St. Marys Cemetery, for further information please call: 773-268-0703.

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Published by Chicago Sun-Times on Jun. 6, 2009.

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Leenie O'Brien

June 8, 2009

Judy, Jackie and family,
I was so shocked to hear about your mom.
I could not make the wake but please know that you are in my thoughts and prayers at this horrible time. I hope that your beautiful memories of your mom
will help ease your pain. I always loved
your mom. She was a very special person.
May god bless all of you and remember
that now you will always have a special angel to watch over you.

Leenie & Larry O'Brien and family

Helen Hackman

June 7, 2009

We are so sorry to hear about your mom. She was a strong and wonderful woman. I pray that your pain and suffering is eased and that better blessed days are ahead for all of you. I understand your pain. May God bless and watch over all of you.

Our sincere condolences,

Helen & Tom Hackman and family

Teresa DiStasio

June 6, 2009

Betty was a woman of courage and great sense of humor. I had the pleasure of working with her and every day it was an adventure into the unknown. One day she was reprimanded by our boss behind closed doors. When she finally came out to the front desk she turned her butt to me and said. "Does my butt look any smaller? I just got it chewed out." We laughed and joked that it did look smaller. She said, "good I finally lost some weight maybe he should yell at me more often." Betty was intense and loving about everything she did in life. She took situations like that and always made the best of it. That is how I will remember Betty. Thank you for letting me be a part of your life. I will miss you.

Jack & Shirley Steffenhagen

June 6, 2009

We are so sorry to hear about your Mom. We are unable to be there to pay our respects, please know that all of you are in our thoughts and prayers.

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