Obituary of Evelyn Hluska

Evelyn Hluska Evelyn Hluska, 84 of Rome, passed away Sunday, June 5, 2016 at Rome Memorial Hospital. She was born in Scranton, PA, on July 10 1931, daughter of the late Blayton and Frances Watkins. On July 3, 1954 she married Joseph W. Hluska, Sr., in Scranton, PA. He passed away, January 28, 1977. Evelyn retired in 1989 from the former Rome State School. She was a member of St. John the Baptist Church. Surviving are two sons and daughters-in-law; Joseph and Cecelia Hluska, Thomas and Susan Hluska all of Rome, six daughters and two sons-in-laws; Catherine Hluska, Rome, Mary and Dale Edwards, Ava, Elizabeth Hluska, Rome, Helen and David Taffner, Ava, Beatrice Hluska and Frances and Kevin Hluska all of Rome, Sixteen grandchildren, fifteen great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband, Joseph, a son, Robert Hluska, a sister, Betty McHugh and a brother, Thomas Watkins. Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, June 8, 2016 at 10:15 a.m. from the Nicholas J. Bush Funeral Home, Inc., 7751 Merrick Rd., and at St. John the Baptist Church at 11:00 a.m. where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home, 7751 Merrick Rd., on Tuesday from 4-7 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, P.O. Box 1000 Dept. 142, Memphis, TN 38101-9908 or the American Cancer Society, 100 Lomond Ct., Utica, NY 13502. To offer online condolences, please visit www.njbushfuneralhome.com