Alice “Joanne” Hughes, 77 of Forward Township passed away on Monday, January 31, 2022. She was born on September 13, 1944 to the late Richard and Dessie (Hullihan) Bobbert. Joanne was an active member of Family Life Ministries. She was family oriented and loved nothing more than cooking for her family and friends. She was loved and will be forever missed. Joanne was the beloved wife of James Hughes; mother of Patti (Don) Myers and Greg (Diane) Hughes; sister of Arlene Thompson, Lori (Don) Wolabaugh, and Rick (Yvonne) Bobbert; sister in law of Vivian Hughes; grandmother of Megan (Scott) Schuller, Bret Myers, Kelli (Matt) Hillwig, Logan Hughes, and Brandon Lambert; great grandmother of Myleigh, Rowan, Joshua, and Keegan. She is also survived by her “forever daughter in law” Laurie Lambert and a large and loving family. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son James “Rick” Hughes. Friends will be received on Thursday, February 3rd from 3-7 PM in the SPENCER D. GEIBEL FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICES, 140 NEW CASTLE RD. BUTLER, PA 16001 WWW.SPENCERDGEIBEL.COM. A prayer service will follow in the funeral home.