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Mary Ellen <I>McHugh</I> D'Hooge

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Mary Ellen McHugh D'Hooge

Birth
Wyoming, Stark County, Illinois, USA
Death
23 Jun 1998 (aged 83)
Port Charlotte, Charlotte County, Florida, USA
Burial
East Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
Plot
Masonic Garden
Memorial ID
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Mary was the daughter of John H. and Hazel M. Cooper McHugh. She married Ralph W. Westerdale in 1933. She married Charles D'Hooge in 1958 in Rock Island. He died in 1976.

One son, John Westerdale, and one sister also preceded her in death.

Surviving are one son, Joseph Westerdale, and one daughter, Mrs. Charles (Georgeanne) Nelson; one brother, George McHugh, and one sister, Mrs. Robert (Peggy) Milroy; 11 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Mary was a well-known waitress at the Quad-Cities' more elite restaurants, including The Plantation, Marando's, Harold's, Ben's Gourmet and The Factory, from 1947 to the 1980s. She and her late husband also operated Dhooge's Tap in Coal Valley.

She was a member of Senior Friends and St. Charles Catholic Church, Port Charlotte.

Survivors include a sister, Margaret Milroy, and brother, George McHugh, both of Wyoming, Ill.; a son, Joseph Sue Westerdale, and daughter, Georgann Charles E. Nelson, all of Port Charlotte; 11 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

She was preceded by a son, John Westerdale, in 1963, and her husband, Charles, in 1976.

(Jul 26, 1998 Argus/Dispatch)
Mary was the daughter of John H. and Hazel M. Cooper McHugh. She married Ralph W. Westerdale in 1933. She married Charles D'Hooge in 1958 in Rock Island. He died in 1976.

One son, John Westerdale, and one sister also preceded her in death.

Surviving are one son, Joseph Westerdale, and one daughter, Mrs. Charles (Georgeanne) Nelson; one brother, George McHugh, and one sister, Mrs. Robert (Peggy) Milroy; 11 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Mary was a well-known waitress at the Quad-Cities' more elite restaurants, including The Plantation, Marando's, Harold's, Ben's Gourmet and The Factory, from 1947 to the 1980s. She and her late husband also operated Dhooge's Tap in Coal Valley.

She was a member of Senior Friends and St. Charles Catholic Church, Port Charlotte.

Survivors include a sister, Margaret Milroy, and brother, George McHugh, both of Wyoming, Ill.; a son, Joseph Sue Westerdale, and daughter, Georgann Charles E. Nelson, all of Port Charlotte; 11 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

She was preceded by a son, John Westerdale, in 1963, and her husband, Charles, in 1976.

(Jul 26, 1998 Argus/Dispatch)

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  • Created by: Jeanette
  • Added: Apr 3, 2015
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/144545112/mary_ellen-d'hooge: accessed ), memorial page for Mary Ellen McHugh D'Hooge (16 Jul 1914–23 Jun 1998), Find a Grave Memorial ID 144545112, citing Greenview Memorial Gardens, East Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Jeanette (contributor 46892486).