Old
Macedonia Cemetery
John William Hughes & Martha Irmgard Hughes
NOTES: John William Hughes & Martha Irmgard Hughes John William died in California in 1990. Martha Hughes, daughter of Hellma and Franz Zacharias. Martha Irmgard Hughes Rancho Bernardo Martha was born in Richmond Hill, New
York to Hellma and Franz Zacharias. Her father was an artisan pipe-maker
who emigrated from Austria. Her mother Hellma, a homemaker, was the
daughter of George Muller, an immigrant from Germany and the chief
designer the Battleship Maine. Martha and her husband, John William
Hughes, of 44 years moved to California in 1987 and he preceded her
in death in 1990. Martha had a passion for books and worked to establish
the school library at the newly opened St. Ladislaus School in Hempstead,
New York. She then served as a clerk at the Hofstra University Law
Library and later retired from civil service after 12 years at the
Hempstead Public Library. In retirement, she was an active member
of St. Michael's Church in Poway. She sang in the choir and served
as its music librarian. Her interests included music, singing, gardening
and reading. Through the early 1940's, Martha, her sisters Francesca
and Hillma, under the name The Ria Sisters, performed popular songs
in USO Clubs and on the radio. She devoted much of her time and energy
to the St. Michael's Choir until she relocated to be near her son
in Morganton, Georgia. Martha is survived by her three children and
their spouses: Michael and Janet Hughes, James and Catherine Hughes,
and Susan Hughes; three grandchildren: Lauren, Kathleen, and William;
and two great-grandchildren: William and Damien.A memorial service
was held Monday, November 30, at St. Michael's Church in Poway, California.
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