Irene Hughes died at her home in Sag Harbor on July 26. She was 93.
Born in Manhattan on August 26, 1920, to Joseph and Margaret Rothamel, she attended Cathedral High School in Manhattan. She worked as a secretary at Met Life Insurance. She was a member of the Columbiettes.
She was predeceased by her husband, Howard Hughes; and siblings, Joseph Rothamel, William Rothamel, Muriel Downey and Pearl Dies. She is survived by two children, Janet Schneider and husband Richard of Manorville, and William Hughes of Sag Harbor; two sisters, Margaret Brady of New Jersey and Maureen Salvator of Ossining; and two grandchildren, Richard Schneider Jr. and Kenneth Schneider.
Visitation was on Wednesday, July 30, at the Yardley and Pino Funeral Home in Sag Harbor. A funeral Mass will be held Thursday, July 31, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Andrew’s Church in Sag Harbor followed by interment at Calverton National Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to East End Hospice, P.O. Box 1048, Westhampton Beach, NY 11978 or St. Andrew’s Church, 122 Division Street, Sag Harbor, NY 11963.