Josephine (Vihnicka) Hughes (1926 - 2017)

Born 27 Dec 1926 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

Died 8 Aug 2017 at age 90 in Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota, United States

Biography

Josephine Vihnicka.

Born 27 December 1926. Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States. ^[1]

Died 8 August 2017. Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota, United States.

Buried

Calvary Cemetery. Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota, United States. ^[2]

Marriage

Josephine Vihnicka married Earl Dawson Hughes on 23 October 1948.

Residence

1930. Dodge Center, Dodge, Minnesota, United States. ^[3]

1940. Dodge Center, Dodge, Minnesota, United States. ^[4]

1950. Rochester Township, Olmsted, Minnesota, United States. ^[5]

Obituary

The memorial mass for Josephine Hughes will be at 11:00 am Thursday August 24, 2017 at Resurrection Catholic Church in Rochester with Rev. Peter Schuster officiating. Burial Will be in Calvary Cemetery in Rochester. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at church on Thursday.

Mrs. Hughes, 90, of Rochester, died Tuesday August 8, 2017 at Golden Living Center East in Rochester.

Jo was born December 27, 1926 in Chicago to Anton and Anne Slavik Vihnicka. Her family later moved to Dodge Center, MN. where she graduated from Dodge Center High School.

Jo married Earl D. “Jack” Hughes In Dodge Center, MN. And the couple later moved to Rochester.

Jo worked in the cancer registry dept. at the Mayo Clinic until her retirement.

She was a charter member of Resurrection Catholic Church. She was very involved in her church and loved to garden, cook, bake and arrange flowers.

Josephine is survived by her daughter Alanna Owens of Rochester. Four grandchildren, Anna and Samantha Hughes, Jacob (Sarah) Junge, and Sarah (Dirk) Eichler. Her great grandchildren Brendan and Nicholas Junge, and Paul and Madelynn Eichler also survive.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband two sons William and Thomas Hughes and her daughter Deborah Junge. Her sister Anne Vihnicka and brother Anthony “Tony” Vihnicka and niece Julie Vihnicka also preceded her in death.

Josephine’s family would like to thank Dr. Hogan, Tom, Darci, and Jen in the hematology dept at Mayo Clinic for their care over the years.

Obituary & photo published by Macken Funeral Home

Sources

1. ↑ "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1949", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKMW-DCF1 : Wed Nov 15 09:44:03 UTC 2023), Entry for Josephine Wihnicka and Anthony Wihnicka, 31 Dec 1926.
2. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/182368488/josephine-hughes
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3C1-F8P : Tue Oct 03 20:26:22 UTC 2023), Entry for Anton Vihnicka and Anna Vihnicka, 1930.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KSKG-3YY : Tue Nov 28 09:17:57 UTC 2023), Entry for Tony Vihnicka and Anna Vihnicka, 1940.
5. ↑ "United States 1950 Census", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6F99-V32G : Fri Oct 06 05:35:15 UTC 2023), Entry for Alanna Jo Hughes, Jr and Earl D Hughes, 13 April 1950.