Anna Brady

Family/Spouse: Bernard G. Hughes. Bernard (son of Bernard J. Hughes and Theresa Allen) was born in ca 1903 in Phillipsburg, Warren County, New Jersey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: Abt 1941; World War II (US) Merchant Marines and US Army

Notes:

Bernard J. `Bernie` Hughes, 72, of 144 Pickford Ave., Phillipsburg, died Wednesday, April 26, in Warren Hospital, Phillipsburg. He was the husband of Virginia M. (Moke) Hughes. They were married for 52 years last May.
He was a district manager for the Ingersoll-Rand Equipment Co., for 35 years in the New York area and Piscataway (N.J.) offices before retiring in 1982. After retiring he was associated with TireCare Co., Bethlehem, and served as president of ACECO Inc. Export Co.
Born in Phillipsburg, he was a son of the late Bernard G. and Anna (Brady) Hughes.
He was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church, Phillipsburg.
He served in the Merchant Marines and Army during World War II.
He was a member and past president of the American Association of Retired Persons Chapter 4704, Phillipsburg, a member of the board of the Phillipsburg Area Chapter of the American Red Cross; a past president of the Sunny Seniors of Phillipsburg, and a volunteer for Meals On Wheels, Phillipsburg.
He played professional baseball for the Bristol (Tenn.) farm club of the St. Louis Cardinals and for the Washington Bombers in the local Tri-County baseball league.

Survivors: Wife; son, B. James of Atlanta; daughters, Holly A. and Joanna, both of Palmer Township; brother, Joseph of Phillipsburg, and a granddaughter.

Services: 11 a.m. Monday in the church. Call 7-9 p.m. Sunday, Rupell Funeral Home, 465 Memorial Parkway, Phillipsburg.

Bernard married Virginia Moke in 1929. Virginia was born on 29 May 1920; died on 25 May 2007; was buried in Fairmount Cemetery, Phillipsburg, Warren County, New Jersey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: Abt 1952; Korean Conflict (US) US Air Force - Military Air Transport Unit

Notes:

Joseph F. "Joey" Hughes, 80, of Phillipsburg passed away Friday, December 17, 2010 at the Old Orchard Care Center, Easton, where he was under the care of Heartland Hospice, Bethlehem. Born: May 13, 1930 in Phillipsburg, he was a son of the late Bernard G. and Anna K. Brady Hughes. Personal: He was the loving husband of Anna "Ann" Woytkewicz Hughes with whom he shared 54 years of marriage. Joey was a graduate of Ss. Philip and James Parochial High School where he served as president of the Senior Student Council and participated in the sports program. After graduation he enlisted in the Air Force, serving in the Military Air Transport Unit during the Korean War. He was also a lifetime member, served as foreman (1960-1967) and was an exempt fireman of the Phillipsburg Jersey Hose Company. He retired from Celanese Corp., Belvidere as a purchasing agent. He also retired from Sears, Roebuck, Co., Phillipsburg as a sales associate. Survivors: In addition to his wife, Ann; a loving daughter Colleen A. Schubert and her husband Robert S., and three loving grandchildren, Kurt, Katrina, and Kelby; nieces, nephews, and cousins. He was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Kelly Ann; and his brother Bernard J. Hughes. Services: The funeral will begin at 9:15 a.m. Wednesday, December 22 at the Finegan Funeral Home, 302 Heckman Street, Phillipsburg followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in Ss. Philip and James Catholic Church, 430 South Main Street, Phillipsburg, NJ 08865. Entombment will be in Holy Apostles Mausoleum, Greenwich Township. Calling hours will be held Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. in the funeral home. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Church, or Wounded Warrior Project, 7020 AC Skinner Parkway, Suite 100, Jacksonville, FL 32256.

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]