Eleanor Conant van Blarcom
SexFemale
Age71
 
Born5 May 1916inSan Francisco, San Francisco County CA (US)
Died22 January 1988inGreenport, Suffolk County NY (US)
BuriedinCentral Cemetery, Orient, Suffolk County NY (US)
FatherEleanor Watler
 Born 20 January 1876
 Died29 September 1947
MotherDixon van Blarcom
 Born22 November 1881
 Died20 May 1960
Residence(s)London (GB) from 1961 until 1966
 Orient, Suffolk County NY (US) from 1966 until 1988

ObituaryEleanor V B Hughes of Orient, the co-owner of Hughes Antiques in Greenport, died Jan 22, 1988 at Eastern Long Island Hospital. She was 71.
Born in San Francisco Calif on May 5, 1916, she was the daughter of Dixon and Eleanor (Walters) Van Blarcom. She attended Rosemary Hall in Greenwich, Conn. Mrs Hughes lived most of her life in New York City where she worked as a buyer for Lord & Taylor. She and her husband Robert G Hughes lived in London from 1961 to 1966, and then moved to Orient and opened Hughes Antiques in Greenport.
She was president of the Shakespeare Club in Greenport, and a member of the Orient Yacht Club and the Oysterponds Historical Society.
In addition to her husband, survivors include a daughter Eleanor Kip Hughes of Denver Colo; and a son Robert S of Baltimore Md.
A funeral service was conducted on Tuesday at the Orient Congregational Church, the Rev Don Hamblin officiating. Interment followed at Orient Central Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to the Orient Fire Department Rescue Squad or Eastern Long Island Hospital.

The Suffolk Times, January 28, 1988


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withRobert Glenville Hughes
Born25 May 1913 
Died12 June 1992 
Burried inCentral Cemetery, Orient, Suffolk County NY (US)
Children Robert S.
Eleanor
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