Carol J. Hugo

Madison -- Carol J. Hugo, age 70, died peacefully on Thursday, December 4, 2008 at Meriter Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was born on May 28, 1938 to Kermit and Lorraine (Rieder) Hanson in Janesville. Carol was a former school bus driver for Richardson Bus Service, and later worked at Manchester Place until her retirement. Carol enjoyed camping, traveling, shopping, and her card club, but she enjoyed her grandchildren most of all. Carol is survived by her four children, Kermit (Ruth) Hugo, Valerie Hugo, Lynn (Tim) Schommer, and Richard Hugo II; her grandchildren, Joshua and Megan Zacharias, Scott Hugo, and Jake Schommer; and her ""surrogate"" grandchild, Payton Kirchstein. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard; and a granddaughter, Cpl. Rachael L. Hugo. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, December 8, 2008 at ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH, 1905 W. Beltline Hwy, Madison, with Msgr. Thomas F. Baxter presiding. A visitation will be held from 2:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 7, 2008 at CRESS FUNERAL HOME, 3610 Speedway Road, Madison, and also from 10:00 a.m. until time of service at the church on Monday. Memorial contributions are suggested to the HospiceCare Foundation, 5395 E. Cheryl Parkway, Madison, WI 53711; or to St. Joseph Catholic Church. The family would like to say a special thank you for the time and support of Judy, Joann, Betty, Bonnie, Jenny, Uncle Bob, Zach, Tate, and Helen and Bullseye Burish. The family thanks the nurses on the 7^th and 8^th floor at Meriter Hospital for their wonderful care (""You Rock!""), and the staff at the Carbone Cancer Clinic, especially Dr. Hei for his sense of humor and patience with our mother (""You're the Best!""), and to all her friends at Manchester Place, especially Don, Linda, and Tony, for their generous support. A very special thank you to her son, Rick, for all the care and support that he gave her. Merry Christmas From Heaven:I still hear the songs, I still see the lights, I still feel your love, on cold wintery nights. I still share your hopes, and all of your cares. I'll even remind you, to please say your prayers. I just want to tell you, you still make me proud. You stand head and shoulders, above all the crowd. Keep trying each moment, to stay in His grace. I came here before you, to help set your place. You don't have to be perfect, all of the time. He forgives you the slip, if you continue the climb. To my family and friends, please be thankful today. I'm still close beside you, in a new special way. I love you all dearly, now don't shed a tear, cause I'm spending my Christmas, with Jesus this year.