Walter M. Lucas

Mr. Lucas, 68, of Howell, died June 18, 2009, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Before his retirement, he was a facilities maintenance supervisor for Air Cruisers, Wall, after having worked for Lily Tulip, Holmdel. Mr. Lucas was a volunteer fireman with the Freewood Acres Fire Company from 1973 to 1982. His wife, Carol, died in 2007. Surviving are a son, Craig Lucas of Fort Benning, Ga.; three daughters, Karen Lucas and her fiancé, Michael Lewis, of Neptune, Christine Peslak and her boyfriend, Kevin Polson, of Howell, and Jennifer Regan and her husband, John, of Howell; his mother, Elizabeth Lucas of Avalon, Pa.; a brother, Robert Lucas of Steubenville, Ohio; a sister, Dorothy Druessel of Avalon, Pa.; and eight grandchildren. Visitation took place at the Clayton & McGirr Funeral Home, Freehold Township. Interment was private.