Hug, Kathryn L. Baechle

Kathryn was born on October 25, 1918, to Paula and Jacob 
Baechle in Belleville, Illinois. She graduated from Notre 
Dame Academy and worked as a telephone operator for 
Southwestern Bell Telephone in Belleville. She met and 
married her husband of 56 years Roland Hug. Roland was the 
assistant treasurer for R.G. LeTourneau. They transferred 
to Longview, where they made their home for the remainder 
of their days. Kathryn was a dedicated Catholic. She 
helped to start the Girl Scout program at Saint Anthony's 
School and later trained Scout leaders in the area public 
school system. In 1958, Roland and Kathryn purchased Goyne's 
Cleaners in downtown Longview. She owned commercial property 
in Longview and was active in Longview Downtown Development. 
She also enjoyed sewing and spent many happy hours looking at 
patterns and shopping for material. After retirement, they 
purchased several motor homes and loved to travel and meet 
new people. Kathryn was preceded in death by her parents, 
husband and sister. She is survived by her son, James, and 
daughter-in-law, Carol Ann Hug of Houston; her daughter, Carol, 
and son-in-law, Jimmy Oliver of Longview; two granddaughters, 
Tina Long and her husband, Allan, of Kilgore and Becky Oliver 
of Harleton; three great-grandchildren, Emily Long, Sarah Long 
and Allan Long Jr. of Kilgore. We wish to thank Dr. Sreeman 
Jampana, Nell Secord and Senior Care Registry, without whose 
help our mother would not have been able to stay in her home. 
We also wish to thank Teri Watson, Jean Ferrell, Maria Sartin, 
Millie Rae and Heart'sWay Hospice for their dedicated care 
giving. Funeral services and entombment will be Tuesday, 
February 13, 2007, at 10 a.m. in the Rosewood Park Mausoleum 
Chapel under the direction of Rader Funeral Home of Longview. 
Visitation will be from 6-7:30 p.m. today at the funeral home. 
The family requests, in lieu of flowers, that donations be made 
to The American Heart Association, 1125 Judson Road, Suite 150, 
Longview, TX 75601; The American Cancer Society, Gregg North 
Unit, P.O. Box 906, Longview, TX 75606; or to Heart'sWay Hospice 
of Northeast Texas, 1306 Pine Tree Rd., Longview, TX 75604. A 
memorial guestbook may be signed at www.raderfh.com.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 2/12/2007.