Lucille M. Christian

Lucille M. Christian, nee DeLorenzo, age 81, of Crete, IL, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 5, 2024.  Beloved wife of the late Michael Christian.  Dear sister of the late Rose Marie (late Jerome) Baron, late Anna Mae (late Charles) Zamarocy, late Barbara (late Joseph) Herman, late Virginia (Alton) Bradley, late Patricia (late Phillip) Fowlie, and the late Christina (Frank) DeLuca.  Sister-in-law of Vera Christian.  Kind aunt to 14 nieces and nephews, several great-nieces and nephews, and four great-great nieces and two great-great nephews. Preceded in death by her parents Michael and Anna Mae DeLorenzo. Lucille was loved by many and will be dearly missed.

Visitation Thursday, December 12, 2024 from 3:00 – 8:00 p.m. at Smits Funeral Home, 2121 Pleasant Springs Lane, Dyer, IN. Prayer service Friday, December 13, 2024 at 9:15 a.m. at the funeral home leaving to St. Liborius Catholic Church 71 W. 35th St. Steger, IL for a 10:00 a.m. funeral Mass with Fr. Greg Skowron officiating.  Interment Calvary Cemetery – Steger, IL. Memorial contributions in memory of Lucille may be given to St. Liborius Church ( https://www.stliborius.org/ ).   For further information, please contact 219-322-7300 or visit our online obituary and guestbook at www.SMITSFH.com