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IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Mary Ellen
Vinz
Aug 14, 1949 — Jan 25, 2016
Obituary
Mary Ellen (Hughes) Vinz, 66 of Lake Mills died in her home, surrounded by family, January 25, 2016 after a long battle with cancer.
Daughter of Marjorie (Derr) Hughes-Henriksen and Thomas Hughes, Mary Ellen was born August 14, 1949 in Columbus, WI.
Mary Ellen married Tom Vinz also of Columbus, while attending Mount Mary College in Milwaukee. In their nearly fifty years together, she and Tom loved to travel. They had great travel partners and stories, and recent adventures had taken them to Ireland, Italy, and Eastern Europe.
Mary Ellen had a long career teaching art, most recently at Jefferson West Elementary.
She was a painter, calligrapher, gifted weaver, and an excellent seamstress, happily passing sewing lessons to her granddaughter, Maeve. Grandson Hughes was in serious study of her gingerbread expertise.
Mary Ellen was also a business owner, maintaining a gift shop for decades in Lake Mills.
Mary Ellen was active in several local organizations, most notably the Tyranena Ladies Club, the Lake Mills Arts Alliance, the CPA in Jefferson, and the Fort Atkinson Hospital Foundation.
In lieu of flowers or gifts, Mary Ellen asked to please consider a donation to one of these organizations along with the Jefferson County Humane Society or the Lake Mills Food Pantry.
Mary Ellen is survived by her husband, Tom, her children, Meghan (Lisa) Maloney-Vinz of St. Paul, Sam (Dana Lewis), and Charles, both of Chicago, and her two grandchildren, Maeve and Hughes Maloney-Vinz (St. Paul). She is also survived by her mother Marjorie (Orvil) Hughes-Henriksen of Beaver Dam, and all five of her siblings: Joseph (Beverly Jo) Hughes, John (Ginger) Hughes, James (Mary) Hughes, Elizabeth (William) O'Donnell, and Kathleen (Jerome) Weedman, their children and grandchildren. Mary Ellen is preceded in death by her father Thomas and her nephew Joseph.
A celebration of Mary Ellen's life will be Friday, January 29 at the Lake Mills Municipal Building, 200 Water St., Lake Mills, WI. The open house gathering will be 4-8PM with a formal program 6:30-7PM.
www.claussenfuneralhome.com
Daughter of Marjorie (Derr) Hughes-Henriksen and Thomas Hughes, Mary Ellen was born August 14, 1949 in Columbus, WI.
Mary Ellen married Tom Vinz also of Columbus, while attending Mount Mary College in Milwaukee. In their nearly fifty years together, she and Tom loved to travel. They had great travel partners and stories, and recent adventures had taken them to Ireland, Italy, and Eastern Europe.
Mary Ellen had a long career teaching art, most recently at Jefferson West Elementary.
She was a painter, calligrapher, gifted weaver, and an excellent seamstress, happily passing sewing lessons to her granddaughter, Maeve. Grandson Hughes was in serious study of her gingerbread expertise.
Mary Ellen was also a business owner, maintaining a gift shop for decades in Lake Mills.
Mary Ellen was active in several local organizations, most notably the Tyranena Ladies Club, the Lake Mills Arts Alliance, the CPA in Jefferson, and the Fort Atkinson Hospital Foundation.
In lieu of flowers or gifts, Mary Ellen asked to please consider a donation to one of these organizations along with the Jefferson County Humane Society or the Lake Mills Food Pantry.
Mary Ellen is survived by her husband, Tom, her children, Meghan (Lisa) Maloney-Vinz of St. Paul, Sam (Dana Lewis), and Charles, both of Chicago, and her two grandchildren, Maeve and Hughes Maloney-Vinz (St. Paul). She is also survived by her mother Marjorie (Orvil) Hughes-Henriksen of Beaver Dam, and all five of her siblings: Joseph (Beverly Jo) Hughes, John (Ginger) Hughes, James (Mary) Hughes, Elizabeth (William) O'Donnell, and Kathleen (Jerome) Weedman, their children and grandchildren. Mary Ellen is preceded in death by her father Thomas and her nephew Joseph.
A celebration of Mary Ellen's life will be Friday, January 29 at the Lake Mills Municipal Building, 200 Water St., Lake Mills, WI. The open house gathering will be 4-8PM with a formal program 6:30-7PM.
www.claussenfuneralhome.com
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