Roscka Roth & Clapper Funeral Home - Monticello
Alda " Jane " Lucas
( August 11, 1930 - October 18, 2016 )
Residence: Buffalo, Indiana
Died: Tuesday, October 18, 2016
Location: 5:30 p.m. in the Indiana University Health, White Memorial Hospital of Monticello, Indiana
Age: 86
Date of Birth: Monday, August 11, 1930
Birth place: Headlee, Indiana
Father: Frank J. McKillip
Mother: Frieda Marie ( May ) McKillip
Marital Status:
Resided in: Buffalo, Indiana, community most all of her life.
Funeral Date: Monday, October 24, 2016
Funeral Location: 2:00 p.m., Monday, October 24, 2017, Celebration of Life Service at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.
Clergy: Pastor Dick Marions of the Buffalo Church of the Brethren
Burial will take place:
At the Buffalo Cemetery in Buffalo, Indiana.
Visitation will be:
11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Monday, October 24, 2016, at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.
Biographical Information:
Jane had lived in the Buffalo, Indiana, area most all of her life. She was a 1948 graduate of the Royal Centre High School of Royal Center, Indiana. Jane was a member of the Church of the Brethren in Buffalo, Indiana. She was also a lifetime member of the VFW Post #2231 of Monticello, Indiana. Jane grew up on the farm and was a typical farmer and enjoyed doing field work, gardening, loved taking care of her own yard and doing house work. Jane had worked the Logansport State Hospital of Logansport, Indiana, for over twenty - seven years as a therapist. She had also drove school bus for Royal Center School for eleven years and for the state hospital children unit for several more, taking them to cookouts, circuses, swimming and skating events. Jane enjoyed teaching arts, crafts and ceramics to the children in the hospital. She also enjoyed playing cards and never knew a stranger.
Special Services:
Memorial Information: Memorials may be given to the Buffalo Church of the Brethren, or to the Buffalo Fire Department, both of Buffalo, Indiana. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
Marriage Information: On August 15th, 1948, at the Alvin Hall residence, she married Raymond Lucas. They later divorced but remained great friends until his death on March 2, 2008.
Survivors include:
Sons,Rick (wife Beverly) Lucas of Monon, Indiana, andScott (wife Pam) Lucas of Hilton, Virginia;Grandchildren,Stacy (husband Mike) White of Star City, Indiana, Amy (husband Greg) Allen of Logansport, Indiana, Brittany (husband Todd) Toole of Greer, South Carolina, Justin (wife Jennifer "Jen") Lucas of Buffalo, Indiana, Travis (wife Tracie) Lucas of Lafayette, Indiana, Joe (wife Aubrie) Lucas of Winamac, Indiana,Alex Stein of Australia, Amy (husband Terry) Moody of Mechanicsville, Virginia, Nikki Herron of Kingsport, Tennessee, and Jonathan (wife Melanie) Laws of Kingsport, Tennessee; Twenty - One (21) Great Grandchildren,One (1) Great Great Granddaughter.
Preceded in Death:
Parents,Frank J. and Frieda Marie McKillip;Ex-Husband,Raymond Lucas;Son,Raymond Michael Lucas;Sisters,Dortha Syphers andPauline Johnson;Brother, Frank McKillip; Companion,Ed Smith;Her Dog, Buster.
Arrangements by:
Miller - Roscka Funeral Home, 6368 E. US 24, Monticello, Indiana, 47960 ( 574 ) 583 - 8488.
Died: Tuesday, October 18, 2016
Location: 5:30 p.m. in the Indiana University Health, White Memorial Hospital of Monticello, Indiana
Age: 86
Date of Birth: Monday, August 11, 1930
Birth place: Headlee, Indiana
Father: Frank J. McKillip
Mother: Frieda Marie ( May ) McKillip
Marital Status:
Resided in: Buffalo, Indiana, community most all of her life.
Funeral Date: Monday, October 24, 2016
Funeral Location: 2:00 p.m., Monday, October 24, 2017, Celebration of Life Service at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.
Clergy: Pastor Dick Marions of the Buffalo Church of the Brethren
Burial will take place:
At the Buffalo Cemetery in Buffalo, Indiana.
Visitation will be:
11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Monday, October 24, 2016, at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.
Biographical Information:
Jane had lived in the Buffalo, Indiana, area most all of her life. She was a 1948 graduate of the Royal Centre High School of Royal Center, Indiana. Jane was a member of the Church of the Brethren in Buffalo, Indiana. She was also a lifetime member of the VFW Post #2231 of Monticello, Indiana. Jane grew up on the farm and was a typical farmer and enjoyed doing field work, gardening, loved taking care of her own yard and doing house work. Jane had worked the Logansport State Hospital of Logansport, Indiana, for over twenty - seven years as a therapist. She had also drove school bus for Royal Center School for eleven years and for the state hospital children unit for several more, taking them to cookouts, circuses, swimming and skating events. Jane enjoyed teaching arts, crafts and ceramics to the children in the hospital. She also enjoyed playing cards and never knew a stranger.
Special Services:
Memorial Information: Memorials may be given to the Buffalo Church of the Brethren, or to the Buffalo Fire Department, both of Buffalo, Indiana. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
Marriage Information: On August 15th, 1948, at the Alvin Hall residence, she married Raymond Lucas. They later divorced but remained great friends until his death on March 2, 2008.
Survivors include:
Sons,Rick (wife Beverly) Lucas of Monon, Indiana, andScott (wife Pam) Lucas of Hilton, Virginia;Grandchildren,Stacy (husband Mike) White of Star City, Indiana, Amy (husband Greg) Allen of Logansport, Indiana, Brittany (husband Todd) Toole of Greer, South Carolina, Justin (wife Jennifer "Jen") Lucas of Buffalo, Indiana, Travis (wife Tracie) Lucas of Lafayette, Indiana, Joe (wife Aubrie) Lucas of Winamac, Indiana,Alex Stein of Australia, Amy (husband Terry) Moody of Mechanicsville, Virginia, Nikki Herron of Kingsport, Tennessee, and Jonathan (wife Melanie) Laws of Kingsport, Tennessee; Twenty - One (21) Great Grandchildren,One (1) Great Great Granddaughter.
Preceded in Death:
Parents,Frank J. and Frieda Marie McKillip;Ex-Husband,Raymond Lucas;Son,Raymond Michael Lucas;Sisters,Dortha Syphers andPauline Johnson;Brother, Frank McKillip; Companion,Ed Smith;Her Dog, Buster.
Arrangements by:
Miller - Roscka Funeral Home, 6368 E. US 24, Monticello, Indiana, 47960 ( 574 ) 583 - 8488.