CHARLES EVANS "BUDDY" HUGHES

Charles Evans "Buddy" Hughes of Glen Ellyn for 53 years A memorial service for Charles Evans "Buddy" Hughes, 91, will be from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 25, at the Wheaton Wesleyan Church, 1300 S. President St., Wheaton. Pastor Josh Howard will officiate. Inurnment will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Cedar Falls, Iowa. Born June 18, 1919, in Waterloo, Iowa, he died Aug. 23, 2010, at his home in Glen Ellyn. Mr. Hughes was a musician and vocalist. He was a veteran of World War II (1942-1946), serving with the Essex Troup, 102nd Cavalry. Buddy graduated from high school in Cedar Falls, Iowa. He began singing professionally at the age of 16 in Waterloo. He sang with the Minnesota-based Bennett Greten Orchestra from 1938 -1942. While stationed in Algiers during the war, Buddy had his own weekly radio show. After the war, he was vocalist with big bands of Jimmy Dorsey, Claude Thornhill and Gene Krupa. Buddy moved to Chicago in 1950. He continued to sing and play bass with many notable Chicago musicians including Joe Vito, Johnny Frigo, Bert Rose and was a copiest for composer Bill Walker. An excellent mechanic and electrician, Buddy owned a TV sales and repair shop for several years. Buddy retired his music career at the age of 86. He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Minerva Hughes; daughters, Pamela Jacob, Marsha Pertell, Patrice Hughes and Charlene Hopeman; son, John; four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; niece, Dolores Movinski; and nephew, Martin Eckman. He was preceded by his daughter, Laurie Lynne and grandson, R.J. Pertell. Arrangements were made by Leonard Memorial Home, Glen Ellyn, 630-469-0032.