Anne Hughes

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Anne Hughes 93, of Park Hills passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 23, 2024 at St Elizabeth Hospice in Edgewood

She was born February 11, 1930 in Garfield, NJ to the late John and Mary Hornik, the last of 6 children. She grew up in Garfield, NJ and was a graduate of Garfield High School’s class of 1947.

As a member of a devout Catholic family Anne started singing in the church choir at the age of 5. The church immediately recognized Anne’ s gift of a beautiful voice and gave her all the solos. As Anne matured her beautiful voice followed her everywhere she went including the Cincinnati Opera, the Opera Chorus, the May Festival Chorus the Northern Kentucky Chorus and many churches in the area

As a devoted mother of 3 Anne felt an obligation to her children to introduce them to the arts
Her eldest son Andrew became a lawyer and an accomplished pianist performing with the Cincinnati Symphony at the age of 16. Her daughter Anita became a ballet dancer and teacher and today is an interior designer. Anne’s youngest son. John became a professional musician serving as Associate Concertmaster of the Detroit Symphony for many years.
In addition to the 3 children Anne is survived by her loving husband Ivan, formerly an executive with Duro Bag, 6 grandchildren, Melissa, Mary, Jake, Lana, Jillian and Ivan and 2 great grandchildren Zoey and Anna.

Anne will be laid to rest at East Ridgelawn Cemetery in Clifton, NJ . A private ceremony will take place at the gravesite for immediate family members only. In lieu of flowers please send donations to the Alzheimer’s Institute in the name of Anne or donate online to Cure Alzheimer’s Fund Curealz.org. Plans for a Memorial Service at a later date are being discussed.

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Gone from my Sight, by Henry Van Dyke

I am standing upon the seashore. A ship, at my side,
spreads her white sails to the moving breeze and starts
for the blue ocean. She is an object of beauty and strength.
I stand and watch her until, at length, she hangs like a speck
of white cloud just where the sea and sky come to mingle with each other.
Then, someone at my side says, “There, she is gone.”

Gone where?

Gone from my sight. That is all. She is just as large in mast,
hull and spar as she was when she left my side.
And, she is just as able to bear her load of living freight to her destined port.

Her diminished size is in me — not in her.

And, just at the moment when someone says, “There, she is gone,”
there are other eyes watching her coming, and other voices
ready to take up the glad shout, “Here she comes!”

Love, Marilynn Hughes


Angel

Haven has added an angel; your Mom was such a kind person. I was honored to call her Aunt Anne. God bless you and your family and watch over you. Her loving memory with always be carried in our hearts.


May her memory be a blessing

Do not stand at my grave and weep, I am not there. I do not sleep. I am a thousand winds that blow. I am the diamond glint on snow…… with our deepest sympathy. David and Linda