Kristin ‘Kris’ Hughes

Kristin “Kris” Hughes, age 70, of Cascade, Wis., passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 25, 2021.

Kris was born on March 2, 1951, in Grafton, Wis., to the late Richard and Helen (Rilling) Goldberg.

Kris graduated from Grafton High School in 1969.

On Sept. 27, 1980, she married the love of her life, Warren “Jim” Hughes Jr., in Cedarburg, Wis. Jim preceded her in death on March 9, 2000.

Kris’ core passion was serving her community. On March 8, 2000, she assumed her husband’s seat as a Town of Lyndon board supervisor on the eve of Jim’s passing. In 2010, she was elected as chairperson of the Town of Lyndon, a role she held until her passing. Kris relished spending her days in the office with Rhonda J. Klatt and the team at the Town of Lyndon.

Her second biggest passion was golf. In the summertime, there was never a bad day to spend on the course. Kris was a member of Riverdale Country Club in Sheboygan, where she won 13 course championships, as well as Quit Qui Oc Golf Club in Elkhart Lake, where she had similar success in winning 10 course championships. Kris cherished the close friendships she fostered throughout her lifetime of playing golf, and her closest golfing companions were genuinely like family to her.

Whether it was her scheduled weekly chats with friends or enjoying a few Castillo Rum and Diet Cokes after a round of golf, Kris loved and savored every moment with her family and friends. When it was time to get away, she loved her annual trips to Arizona, trips to her cabin in Winter, Wis., with her family or a musky fishing trip with her friend Sheri Meyers. And there was nothing she loved more than her daily visits from her granddogs, Remmy and Ellie.

Kris’ life represented the ideal balance between community, family, friends, faith and fun. In the wake of Kris’ passing, her family asks her loved ones to strive for the same. Give back as you can, be kind and make time for the things you love most in life. And never forget to say, “I love you.”

Survivors include her daughter Kimberly Hughes (fiancé Brian Kuehl) of Cascade; two stepsons, Nick (Jill) Hughes of Wauwatosa and Curt (Christine) Hughes of Stewartville, Minn.; four grandchildren, Ethan and Lauren Hughes of Wauwatosa and Caitlyn and Cayden Hughes of Stewartville, Minn.; two brothers, Thomas Goldberg of Grafton and Timothy Goldberg of Wautoma; a niece, Tricia Murtha (special friend Dennis); a nephew, Rick (Liz) Goldberg; a great-niece, Alexandra Murtha; a great-nephew, RJ Goldberg; and her granddogs, Phoebe, Remmy and Ellie. Adoring family members further survive her.

She was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; her mother-in-law and father-in-law, Warren and Adeline Hughes; a stepson, Todd Hughes; a granddaughter, Cydney Hughes; sisters-in-law Nancy Van DeLoo and Patricia Goldberg; brother-in-law Thomas Hughes; and her beloved dog Babe.

Visitation will take place on Monday, Aug. 9, 2021, at the Suchon Funeral Home in Plymouth from 3 to 6 p.m., with a memorial service to follow at 6 p.m. Pastor Dale Miller, pastor of Salem Plankroad UCC, will officiate.

A memorial fund is being established in Kris’ name for the Cascade First Responders and the Cascade Fire Department. Donations to the fund are preferred in lieu of flowers.

Suchon Funeral Home and Cremation Services is assisting the family. For online condolences, please visit suchonfh.com.

The family would like to send a special thank you to Dr. Lynn Wilderman and Melissa Veldman at Aurora Health Center in Plymouth; Dr. Scott Kunkel, Joe Steinhardt and the ED team at Aurora Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center; the vascular surgical team and the SICU team at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee; and the Flight for Life crew for all the compassion, care and wisdom.