The family of Ms. Ida Mae Frederick of Waterbury, CT announces her passing, and invites all who knew her to remember her here.
These few paragraphs cannot hold a life, but they may carry a memory.
Ms. spent her working life as ['Kmart'] — and was, by all accounts, loved by those who knew her best.
Quiet kindness echoes longest.
Ms. Ida Mae (Hughes) Frederick, 75, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Wednesday April 22, 2026 at Waterbury Hospital. She was the widow of Mr. Douglas Frederick.
Ms. Frederick was born Ida Mae Hughes to the late William and Ella (Jones) Hughes on Sunday March 4th 1951 in Brooklyn New York one of five children; Julius Hatcher, Erbuleena, Ida's Twin brother William Hughes, and Howard Hughes.
Ida married her childhood sweetheart the late Douglas Frederick and gave birth to nine children. Ida lived most of her life surrounded by family and loved ones. Ida eventually migrated to Waterbury, Connecticut from New York where she resided until her passing. Ida worked at Kmart, Macy's, and Dunkin' donuts, she was extremely proud of her work. She was a proud member of Connecticut Tabernacle Outreach Center, a Christian Church in Waterbury, CT.
She liked listening to gospel, reading her bible, making jokes, gaming, cleaning, shopping and being with her family. She had a special love for gardening and her plants. She was the kind of person to tell you like it is as a way to motivate you with her bluntness followed by a sweet voice and infectious laugh. She loved children. Ida never held her tongue and loved a good fight, but she loved just as hard as she fought. She was a fighter in every sense of the word and never gave up a battle until her last breath.
Ida leaves behind to mourn her passing her children; Sharnique Hughes, Sukina Hughes, Douglas Hughes, Tyson Hughes, Basheen Hughes, Dawud Hughes, Elijah Hughes, Ayanna Fredrick, and Jamar Fredrick, grandchildren; Nakia Hughes, Winteria Hylton, Aneesha Hughes, Alyssa Hughes, Folashade Hughes, Briana Hughes, Jordan Hughes, Theora Austin, Hassan Hughes, James Hughes, Tyquan Conyers, Chasity Frederick, extended grandchildren; Mary Conley, Tony Conley, Eric Conley, Micheal Conley, Sha-anne Goddard, and Lydia Hall, great grandchildren; Nevaeh Hughes, Latrell Hylton, Leila Hylton, Brian Hughes, Mizay Riddick, Azeem Riddick, Semir King, Sunique King, Kamiri Thomas, and Kairo Thomas, brother Howard Hughes, several nieces, nephews, cousins, extended family and friends.
In the words of Ida "Chop Chop!!!"
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