Obituary of Ann M Freeman

Pine City:  Age 86, passed away on Wednesday, August 14, 2024.  Ann was born in Paterson, NJ, the daughter of the late Louis and Patricia Libertore Tamara.  She was predeceased by her beloved husband, Daryl A. Freeman, son Kenneth A. Hughes, sister Patricia L. Russick, brother Louis Tamara, granddaughter Olivia Hughes, mother-in-law Gwendolyn L. Freeman, father-in-law Robert A. Freeman, former husband Robert A. Hughes.

Ann is survived by her children, Timothy Hughes (Kim Cady) of Montour Falls, Gary Hughes (Jane Simpson) of Waverly NY, Christine (Joseph) Aug of Charlotte NC, Kimberly Hughes (Martin McInerny) of Elmira.  Jeniffer (Troy) Volo of Bloomfield NY, Nicole (Aaron) Munsen of Hemlock NY, daughter-in-law Christy Hughes of Pine City NY, special friend Kay Hughes of Hector NY;  grandchildren Jessica Phelps (John), James Hughes (Brittany), Cody Hughes, Ashton Hughes, Parker Aug, Kaden Hughes, Sebastian Hughes, Brittany Kitrinos, Zackary Volo, Jessica Volo, Elijah Munson, Gabriel Munson, Marcus Hollenbeck, Shayna Labuski ( Andy), Molly Ostrum (Tyler), and Meg Stooks (Joel);  great granddaughters, Sophia Hughes and Elaina; sister-in-law Donna Hughes; along with many special nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

Ann grew up in Elmira, NY from the age of three.  She attended St. Anthony’s Grammer School and Elmira Catholic High.  She decided to work a year before continuing her education where she met and married her former husband, Robert A. Hughes, the father of her five children.  Eventually she went to work at a security company where she met her husband, Daryl, the love of her life.  They had a wonderful marriage of 44 years until his passing in 2022.  They created a home and invested in it a love for each other and their children.  Everything they did, they did together.  When the children were grown, they moved to Fairfax VA to be close to Ann’s sister Pat and her family.  She was employed by the Fairfax County Professional Firefighters and Paramedics, IAFF Local 2068.  As an office manager she loved her position and the everyday challenges it presented.  Most of all she loved the people that she met and her interaction with its many members and their families.  Ann retired in 2013, and she and her husband moved back to Elmira to be close to family.  Ann was an avid reader.  She did not like reading books online, but instead enjoyed the experience of reading a real book.  She loved all music and enjoyed sports, especially Yankee baseball, college basketball, golf, and bowling.  Ann enjoyed board and card games, especially Scrabble, Canasta, Euchre, Gin Rummy, and Pinochle.  Ann’s devotion to her family was immeasurable and unconditional.  She was kind to all and her never ending faith in God carried over to every facet of her life.  We will miss you - mom, grandma, aunt, cousin, sister-in-law, friend – and will see you again.

The family would like to thank CareFirst, Chemung County Sheriff’s Department and EMTs for the kindness and sensitivity they showed at the end of Ann’s life.

Family and friends are invited to McInerny Funeral Home, 502 W. Water Street, Elmira on Wednesday, August 21, 2024 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.  A funeral service will follow at 4:00 p.m.  Interment, with committal prayers, will take place on Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. at St. Peter & Paul’s Cemetery.  Those wishing may remember Ann with a donation to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or the Wounded Warriors, PO Box 758516, Topeka, Kansas 66675-8516.