Alice Georgia Lucash was born on Oct. 25, 1926 in New Athens, Illinois to Hilda (Bretsch) and Henry Ziegler and passed away on September 13, 2026 at the age of 99 years.
She married Cyril (Cy) Elmer Lucash on January 14, 1948 in Freeburg, Illinois.
Alice worked through the years as a teacher, secretary and volunteer. After Cy's retirement, the couple moved from Peoria, Illinois to Cuba, Missouri where Alice was very active in Holy Cross Church and school. She participated in the Church choir, Lady Knights, Altar Society, school lunch and library programs, Friday fish fries, funeral dinners and tithing books.
In 2018 Alice moved to an assisted living facility in Kansas City, where she spent five years before moving to memory care in Overland Park, Kansas for three years.
She often talked of her childhood memories of toe dancing on a stage for corporate events in St Louis, Missouri. As a teenager, she was transported by school bus to Scott Airforce Base in Bellville, Illinois to dance with soldiers who were deploying to World War II destinations.
She was known for her "famous" decorated sugar cookies.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Cy Lucash; brother, Russel Ziegler; sons, Christopher (Alisa) and Michael (Joyce); and great grandson, Jacob Lucash.
She is survived by her daughter, Kathleen Hudson (David) of Stilwell, Kansas; son, Kevin Lucash of Columbia, Missouri and Mark (Connie) Lucash of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; nine grandchildren; one step grandson; 13 great grandchildren; seven great great grandchildren; other relatives and friends.
