Geraldine "Jeri" Hughes, of Maryland Heights, Missouri, died on Wednesday, October 31, 2012 at the age of 89. Loving wife of the late Richard Hughes; dear daughter of the late Joseph and Maria Platte; devoted mother of Carol Hughes and Cindy Paige; special friend of Curtis Workman; cherished grandmother of Brendan Paige and Erin Paige; and aunt to Dave Brinkmann. She is preceded in death by her sisters Evelyn Platte, Kathleen Brinkmann, and Jean Platte. Memorials: St. Jude's Children's Hospital.