Betty Marie Hughes

Betty Marie Hughes, 88, formerly of Sidney, passed away at the Koester Pavilion, Troy, Ohio on Sunday, March 31, 2013 at 6:02 PM after an extended illness. She was born on June 5, 1924 in Sidney, Ohio the daughter of Edward and Erma (Starrett) Kupper and they preceded her in death. She was married to Walter Hughes on January 1, 1946 and he passed away in 1986. Surviving is a daughter, Janet Richards and husband Ron of Sidney and three sons, Timothy Hughes and wife Mary Ellen of Sidney, Michael Hughes and wife Joyce E. of Sidney and Fred Hughes and wife Mary L. of Grapevine, Texas; two sisters, Marilyn Kloeker of Sidney and Martha Counts of Sidney and one brother, Robert Kupper of Sidney; 10 grandchildren, Shawn Wesbecher, Gene Hoover, Matt Hoover, Bradley Richards, Angela Richards, Jason Hughes, Christopher Hughes, Joey Hughes, Timothy Hughes Jr. and Jacob Hughes and 10 great-grandchildren. Two brothers are deceased, Edward Eugene Kupper and Don Kupper. She was a 1942 graduate of Holy Angels School in Sidney. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Holy Angels Catholic Church. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, April 5, 2013 at 10:30 AM at Holy Angels Catholic Church with Rev. Dan Schmitmeyer. Burial will follow at Graceland Cemetery, Sidney. Friends may call at Salm-McGill and Tangeman Funeral Home in Sidney on Thursday, April 4, 2013 from 4-8 PM. Memorial contributions may be to Holy Angels Catholic Church, 324 South Ohio Ave., Sidney, Ohio 45365. Envelopes will also be available at the funeral home. Condolences may be expressed to the Hughes family on Salm-McGill and Tangeman Funeral Home's web site at: www.salm-mcgillandtangemanfh.com