Lucille V. Samel

(nee DeLurgio) 95, Mon. 5/20/2013 fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church. Beloved wife of Benjamin Samel for 69 years. Cherished Mother of Benjamin R Samel (Barbie), James (Joleen) Samel, Rachel (Thomas) Schneider, Georgetta (Richard) D’Angelo, the late Anthony L. Samel, Maria (John) O’Shaughnessy, Elizabeth (Robert) Buechler, Gregory Samel, and Cecilia (Kevin) Wulf, Loving Grandmother of 27, great grandmother of 13, dear sister-in-law, aunt, great-aunt, godmother, and friend. Also preceding her in death were her parents, Antonio and Mary DeLurgio, brothers Louis (Amelia) DeLurgio, James (Rosa) DeLurgio, Frank (Virginia) DeLurgio, Sisters: Antoinette Lewis (Bill) Kerr, Rose (Louis) Facchin, Marianne (Douglas) Mosley, Josephine DeLurgio Chitwood.

Services: Funeral from Kreigshauser West Funeral Home, 9450 Olive Blvd. Olivette, MO Sat May 25 8:00 a.m. to St. Richard Church, 11223 Schuetz Rd., St. Louis, MO 63146 for Mass of Christian Burial at 9:00 a.m., Interment Jefferson Barracks Cemetery. Visitation 4-8 p.m. Friday. Donations to St. Rita Church, 8240 Washington, Vinita Park, MO 63114 or charity of your choice.