Margaret (Hughes) Shupak

         A Mass of Christian burial for Margaret (Hughes) Shupak, 88, of Lufkin, will be held Monday, December 18, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church in Lufkin with Father Joby Thomas officiating. Following the mass, a reception will be held at 11:00 a.m. at the church. A graveside service will be held at Evergreen Cemetery in Lovelady, Texas in the afternoon.

          Mrs. Shupak was born on March 13, 1935, in Great Bend, Kansas, to the late James Sylvan Hughes and Margaret Elizabeth (O’Keefe) Hughes, and died Monday, December 11, 2023, in Lufkin.

          Mrs. Shupak was a member of St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church in Lufkin and was a third order Dominican. She was a graduate of St. Thomas University in Houston. Mrs. Shupak was a loving mother, and her family meant the world to her. She enjoyed traveling and attending her sons sports activities when they were younger. Mrs. Shupak was a talented piano player and loved music and art.

          She is survived by her husband of 62 years, Jospeh Andrew Shupak of Lufkin; son and daughter-in-law, Mark and Regina Shupak of Lufkin; son and daughter-in-law, Jimmy and Ruth Shupak of Kingwood, TX; daughter and son-in-law, Susan and Tony Chrobak of Murphy, TX; grandchildren, Sam Shupak, Clay Shupak and wife Jennifer, Emily Shupak, Tommy Shupak, Annie Shupak, and Joseph Chrobak and Juliana Chrobak; brother and sister-in-law, John Hughes and Sharon of Houston; along with numerous nieces and nephews.

          She was preceded in death by her parents.

          Honorary pallbearers will be Tony Chrobak, Sam Shupak, Clay Shupak, Tommy Shupak, and Joseph Chrobak.

          Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Sunday, December 17, 2023, at Shafer Funeral Home in Lufkin. A rosary will be recited at 6:00 p.m.

          Shafer Funeral Home, Lufkin directors.