Yolanda
This memorial website was created in memory of our loved one, JoAnne Marie Hughes, 46, born on April 21, 1967 and passed away on March 1, 2014. We will remember her forever.
A mass will be held in JoAnne's honor March 21st, 9:00 AM at:
St. Ceilia Church
2732 Culver Rd.
Rochester, New York
(585) 467-4286
If life is a game made for everyone and love is the prize, JoAnne’s life was replete with prizes given to her and by her.
Charitable Donations can be made to http://aartomball.org/. This is an animal shelter with a "no kill" policy and JoAnne so loved her dogs over the years. Please put "In Memory of Joanne Hughes" in the Description on your order. Any amount is welcomed.
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auntie lena and yolanda
How beautiful you are in all of them
I think about our times in high school often and so glad I had the privilege to be your teammate and friend. God bless you and your family.
Thinking of you today and wishing you well.
Love,
Kathy Dyrland Webster
For those of us that reading this know that each day is a blessing and I am truly grateful for each day I have above ground. And I am very blessed to have had JoAnne as my sister.
Love Always,
Frank Jr.
Your brother Frank.
Your Loving Sister
Margaret
Wendy Bleier-Mervis
She was a wonderful person, a wonderful mother and wonderful wife. She was a wonderful christian and I know she is in a wonderful place, she is in heaven with the Lord. I will miss her very much. I send my love to her family, her two wonderful children and her husband.
Love Aunt Marie and Uncle Lester
JoAnne had such an infectious personality and was loved by so many. She will be truly missed but never forgotten. Her time here was way to short but her legacy will continue on through her two incredible children, Turner and Elizabeth, and wonderful husband, Michael. I pray God Bless them and give them strength in this difficult time.
Hugs and Prayers,
Tracy Knutson
Aunt Veronica
Love to all,
Ron, Clarita, Brandon, Nichole and Miles Hughes
As kids we were close enough in age to play together and share mutual friends and interests. We would play sports together, compete in card and board games as teammates and opponents, and we attended concerts and sporting events together. During the summer of 1980 we held our own “Olympics” for the neighborhood kids and JoAnne competed in many events and won several medals. Another time, September 1982, I took her to a concert at Rich Stadium in Buffalo NY, featuring The Clash and The Who – we were big Who fans. We had to lobby hard with our father to let his youngest daughter, 15 at the time, accompany her then 18 year old brother to an all-day Rock concert.
As adults we had occasion to vacation together. In the past few years she met some of my close friends and they immediately took a liking to her – joking with me that she was too kind and beautiful a person to be my sister.
Recently I visited her in the hospital and came to meet many of her more recent friends. It was no surprise to me that JoAnne’s friends came calling to see her in droves, and from all phases of her life. Childhood friends from age 2 along with college friends and recent local friends came to see her. It is a family trait that we acquire and keep friends – something our father is well known for.
If life is a game played by all and love is the prize, JoAnne’s life was replete with prizes given to her and by her. And in the end I am certain she knew this. She lead a full and wonderful life, albeit too short.
Being her older, and only, brother, I knew JoAnne her entire life. I am eternally grateful and thankful to have had her as my sister. I will miss her.
With All of My Love,
Frank Marafino Jr.
my darling niece. What will I do without you in my life. I love you so much. I am grateful for the time we spent together and my love for you and Mike and children. Your smile, and sweet voice will be in mind each day. Your life was short on this earth. I know you are in heaven with your grandparents, my son and other beloved family members. You are an angel in heaven as you were on earth. God Bless you, my dear.
I love you.
Auntie Lena
What a gift to mankind. Such a sweet person, loving wife and mother. A kind, generous, heartfelt woman. A person you would just fall in love with. Her personality was above most. She struggled at times but tried hard to persevere. Her love for her family gave her strength and courage to deal with the obstacles in her life. She was very courageous. My love and prayers for her children and loving husband, sister, brother and father. May God give them strength in their time of sorrow. Joanna may you carry your angel wings and watch over them.
We love you alot. Your loving cousin and my family.
Love and my sincerest condolences to her family.
Patty Kilpatrick
This is an animal shelter with a "no kill" policy and JoAnne so loved her dogs over the years.
Please put "In Memory of Joanne Hughes" in the Description on your order. Any amount is welcomed.
Our Sincere Thanks,
JoAnne's Family
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Yolanda
I had the pleasure of working with JoAnne. She was such a dedicated and hard worker and took her part time job so serious. Sometimes I would have to tell her to relax.
On Occasion we would get to work stores together and have lunch. She loved to talk about her 2 kids and was so very proud of them. Michael with basketball and Elizabeth in volleyball and modeling. I never had the opportunity to meet them but the way she spoke, I know they were very great kids and will grow into wonderful adults.
I am so sadden by this loss.
Always in my heart
Joanne was a true friend and will always stay in my heart. My memories are many and dear. I don't believe she had any regrets as she loved life and her family. She knew how to light up a room and how to brighten a friends day. Many hugs to you all!
I will miss you. Love always, Gretchen
I have many memories of JoAnne as I was growing up. I looked up to her and thought she was "so cool".She was like an older sister rather than a neice. I she would take me shopping, let me spend the night with her, and just hang out. I remember her thinking it was neat to have an aunt that was younger than her. She always made it a point to tell her friends that i was her younger aun, and she did it with a smile. That is one thing she always did was smile and laugh. Her laugh was contagious. I am sorry we lost contact for a while, but I am greatful that we were reunited, thanks to our Aunt Lena, a few years ago. I am greatful that she got to meet my children and my children got to meet her.I am glad that our families had the chance to spend some time together.
You will be missed, but not forgotten.
Veronica