Victoria G. Lucas, 98, of Houtzdale died Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at Windy Hill Village, Philipsburg.
Born Sept. 15, 1918 in Boardman, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Michael and Mary (MacKnivish) Moscollic.
She worked as a domestic housekeeper in Brooklyn, NY as a young woman. She later worked in local sewing factories around the Moshannon Valley.
On Aug. 1, 1953, she married Mitchell Lucas in St. Mary’s Ukrainian Catholic Church. He preceded her in death in 1996.
She is survived by two children, Michael Lucas and his wife, Melinda and Shirley Zakutney and her husband, Michael, both of Houtzdale; a sister, Josephine Murawski of Morann; and three grandchildren, Sara Ann Zakutney, Anastasia Marie Lucas and Michaela Marie Lucas.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by an infant son, Joseph Lucas; three brothers, Michael, Anthony and John Moscollic; and five sisters, Bernice Zulick, Mary Tirch, Julia Kasubick, Isabella Stine and Barbara Kline.
The family will receive friends from 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. Friday and from 9 a.m. -9:45 a.m. Saturday at the Kruise-Spewock Funeral & Cremation Services Inc., Ramey. Parastas will be sung at 7:30 p.m. Friday.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the St. Mary’s Ukrainian Catholic Church, Ramey. The Rev. Anthony Balistreri will officiate. Burial will follow in St. Mary’s Ukrainian Cemetery, Ramey.
Condolences may be made at www.kruise-spewock.com.