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Ethel A. Hughes

Obituaries | The Tube City Almanac | August 14, 2024

Ethel A. Hughes, 84, of Myrtle Beach passed away Sunday, August 4th, 2024 after a brief struggle with cancer. She was born in Pittsburgh on July 27, 1940 and is the daughter of the late Rudolph Leo and Margaret Mary (Alles) Anater. A graduate of Indiana University with a teaching degree in mathematics and history, she taught for eight years at Duquesne High School. During that time, she earned a Master's in Library Science from the University of Pittsburgh. She became Executive Director for Public Relations at Median School of Pittsburgh, PA. She resigned from this position four years later after marrying Evan Hughes. Ethel was a choir member at St. Paul's Cathedral, in Pittsburgh, PA. A professed member of the Secular Franciscans for 33 years, she was most recently an officer with the St. Michael's Church chapter in Garden City, SC. Ethel enjoyed traveling, visiting the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Europe. She was an avid chess player and watercolorist. She lived in a variety of locations including Deland, FL, Tallahassee, FL, Janesville, WI, and Wichita, KS, where she pursued a pilot's license. She is survived by her brothers, Paul and Brian Anater, and her stepson Glenn Hughes. Ethel was preceded by her husband, Evan, and her baby daughter, Megan. Final arrangements are by the Gilbert Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc., 6028 Smithfield Street, Boston, PA 15135. (412) 751-5000 Drew J. Gilbert, director. Private Inurnment will take place at Jefferson Memorial Park at a later date. Rather than flowers or donations, she would say: "Buy something fun for yourself, and just remember me!" Condolences can be made at Gilbertfuneralhomeandcrematory.com

Originally published August 14, 2024.

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