Obituary of Elizabeth Hughes

Elizabeth "Betsy" (nee: Schafer) Hughes of Lafayette (formerly of Mt. Arlington) passed away Monday May 2, 2016 at Merry Heart Care Center, Succasunna. She was 73. Born in Brooklyn NY, she raised her family in Mt. Arlington before moving to Lafayette. Betsy enjoyed "being a grandmother", crossword puzzles and the beach. Beloved wife of the late George J., Jr. (1996). Devoted mother of Patrick J. and his wife Robin, Matthew and his wife Stephanie, Kathleen Conlon and her husband Daniel and Maureen Powell and her husband Anthony. Loving grandmother of Elizabeth "Lizzy", Jessica, Anthony, Madelyn, Melissa and George. Dear sister of Joan Bilz and Mary Louise Utting. Also survived by cousins, nieces and nephews. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend Betsy's Life Celebration on Friday May 6 from 3:00PM to 7:00PM at the Leber-Lakeside Funeral Home, 150 Landing Road, Landing. A Funeral Mass will be offered at Our Lady of the Lake RC Church in Mt. Arlington on Saturday May 7 at 10:30AM. All are invited to meet directly at church. Cremation will be private. In lieu of flowers memorial donations in Betsy's memory may be made to Lewy Body Dementia Association, Inc., 912 Killian Hill Road S.W., Lilburn, GA 30047 or to Life Choice Hospice, 45 Eisenhower Drive, Suite 240, Paramus, NJ 07652.