Barb Hynes


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Posted Online: Jan. 19, 2013, 5:49 pm
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Barbara Ardelle Hynes, 76, of Milan, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, at St. Anthony's Nursing & Rehab Center, Rock Island.
A celebration of the life for Barb and Rocky Hynes will begin at 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, at the Rock Island Boat Club. DeRoo Funeral Home, Moline, is assisting the family.
Barb was born Feb. 3, 1936, in Aledo, the daughter of Edward and Alice Morey Brown. She married Charles Bugay in 1953, in Chicago. She later married Rocky Hynes on Jan. 11, 1968, in Rock Island. He preceded her in death on Dec. 2, 2006.
Barb had a love of animals and enjoyed traveling and outdoor activities such as camping, fishing and bonfires.
She is survived by her children (and spouses), Larry (Margie) Bugay, Milan, Ricky Bugay, Dixon, Randy (Carmen) Bugay, Moline, and David Bugay, Milan; grandchildren, Tami and Bridget; great-grandchildren, Jazmin, Alivia and Nevaeh; and brother, Bill Brown, Ohio.
The family would like to extend a special thanks to the staff of Heartland Health Care, St. Anthony's Nursing and Rehab Center and also to Barb's life-long best friend, Joyce Frees.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.deroofuneralhome.com.














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