Obit for HUGHES, Leo C. (b.1888 d.1938), Nicollet Co., MN ========================================================================= You can find other Minnesota related Archives at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/mnfiles.htm Please note the county and type of file at the top of this page to find the submitter information or other files for this county. FileFormat by Terri--MNArchives Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by: Linda Miller Submitted: April 2006 ========================================================================= LEO C. HUGHES 1888-1938 OBITUARY-ST. PETER HERALD, JUNE 15, 1938 "FUNERAL SERVICES FOR LEO C. HUGHES HELD HERE MONDAY: World War Veteran Dies Suddenly at Waterville on Saturday Morning Funeral services for Leo C. Hughes, World War Veteran, member of the St. Peter Fire Department, the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars and a business man of St. Peter for several years, were held Monday at 9 a.m. from St. Peter's Catholilc church with Rev. James Ryan officiating. Burial was made in Calvary cemetery and a group of old friends served as pallbearers. A firing squad from the local service organizations fired a salute as the casket was lowered into the grave and tags were sounded by one of his war buddies to close the funeral service. Friends and relatives from the surrounding communities attended the service as their last tribute to one who had ever been a staunch freind and a member of one of Lake Prairie township's oldest and most respected families. Leo C. Hughes was born in Lake Prairie township, March 11, 1888, the son of Patrick and Mary Sheehan Hughes. He was the youngest in a family of twelve children and spend his early years on the farmstead. He attended school in Lake Prairie and in December, 1917, joined the United States army for action in the World War. He left for Jefferson Barracks, Mo., December 13 and was there assigned to the 11th Company, 2nd Regiment Motot Mechanics. His outfit landed in England in March, 1918, and was sent to Chartres, France, where it was attached to the French Aviation corps and became known as the 2nd Reg. Air Service Mechanics. He was service there at LaHavre and for sixteen months served continuously in French territory, having received the rank of Sergeant. Returning from the war, he farmed for a time and in 1920 entered the garage business in St. Peter with his brother, Frank P. Hughes. He continued there until the business was sold in 1935 and has resided in St. Peter since. He was married to Cora Earl four years ago, and she, with five brothers and two sisters survive him. His brothers ate Matt Hughes of Duluth; Frank of St. Peter; Ray of Miami, Florida; Ed of Grand Forks, British Columbia and Harry of Fullerton, Calif.; and his sisters are Mrs. George Plant of Pasadena, Calif.; and Laura of Oakland, Calif. Mr. Hughes had been in failing health the past two years or more, his death occurring suddenly Saturday morning at Waterville, where he had gone on a week-end fishing trip. His remains were brought to St. Peter Saturday and taken to the home of his brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Hughes where hosts of friends called to pay their respects. For his funeral Monday, members of the Fire Department, the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars, attended in a body, as pallbearers and firing squad being selected from his former associates. A.L. McConville, Charles Keltgen, Earl Miller, Robert Holz, Raymond Bolstad and William Haesecke acted as pallbearers. On the firing squad were Charles Brogan, Olaf Nelson, Ralph Sundell, Carl Hallander, W.H. Barnes, Arthur Clobes and Frank McCullum, with George Martens, his service buddy in France for 16 months, in charge of the squad. Albin Adolphson carried the colors and Carl Gibbs, was the color guard. Taps were sounded by Albin Nelson." ========================================================================= Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm =========================================================================