Norene Muriel Hughes (1941-2012)
HUGHES, GODFREY, THIEME, SHEEHAN, MEYERS, WITZLEBEN
Posted By: Mark Christian
Date: 8/5/2012 at 10:07:32
From Chet Ryan Mortuary obituary, Nevada, Story County, Iowa:
Norene Muriel Hughes
November 24, 1941 - June 6, 2012Norene Hughes of Austin, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, June 6, 2012 at the Seton Hospital in Austin, Texas.
Norene was born November 24, 1941 in Ames, Iowa, the daughter of Rexford William and Edna Marie (Godfrey) Hughes. She graduated from Milford Township Consolidated School in 1959. She received her Bachelor's of Economics and Bachelors of Business Administration from Simpson College of Indianola, Iowa, in 1962 and her MBA at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington, in 1964.
Always wanting to be a career woman, Norene had started working as an A & W car hop in Ames at the age of 14 and continued working at various stores and offices through her college years. When studying in Seattle, she worked at the Boeing Aircraft Corporation. Her next location was the Panama Canal Zone working for the comptroller's office from 1964 to 1970.
When she returned to the States, Norene married Robert H. Thieme of New Jersey. They lived in West Virginia and finally settled in Austin, Texas, in 1972. They divorced in 1983. The next year Norene met Daniel Sheehan and they spent many wonderful years together. They enjoyed traveling together and cheering for the Texas Longhorns. They had also sponsored the spaying and neutering of homeless cats through one of the local veterinarians in Austin. Daniel died in 2010.
Norene had retired from her position as financial administrator with the State of Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation in 1998.
Norene is survived by her brother Dale S. Hughes of Marion, IA; sisters Linda Meyers (Ronald) of Story City, IA and Karen Witzleben of Durham, NC; sister-in-law Loretta Hughes (Loyd) of Ames, IA; 9 nieces and nephews; and 15 grandnieces and grandnephews.
Her parents, brother Norman, brother Loyd, and nephew Rexford preceded her.
There will be a graveside service at the Pleasant Grove Cemetery on Saturday, June 16th at 1 p.m. officiated by Jill Leveck, pastor of the Pleasant Grove Church. There will be a visitation on Friday June 15th from 5 - 7 p.m. at the Chet Ryan Mortuary, Nevada, which has been entrusted with the arrangements for Norene.
Gifts to Norene's memory may be sent to the Story County Animal Shelter, 975 West Lincolnway, Nevada, IA 50201.
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