Lucienne S. Williams

Lucienne S. Williams passed away, peacefully, with family by her side, at White Oak Nursing Home in Waxhaw, NC on February 27th, 2026. She was 99 years young.

She was predeceased by her husband, Russell, her parents Ralph and Celeste Singer (nee Cervetti), her beloved aunt Clelia Cervetti, and sisters Yvonne Pauseback and Lonnie Mutti.

Lucienne, “Les” as she was known to many, is survived by her son Russell Jr. (Cathy), and daughter Eden Bozza (Bob), her grandchildren Alyssa (Bill), Evan (Allison), and Natalie, great-grandchildren Colin, Eva, Henley, and Cady, and many nieces and nephews.

Lucienne was born on August 12, 1926, in Glenview, Ill. She was an avid Chicago Cubs fan, her favorite “crush” being catcher Gabby Hartnet. She attended Our Lady of Perpetual Health Catholic grammar and high school and attended college at Barat where she studied music. She went on to receive her master’s in music at Northwestern University, singing opera and studying under world-renowned opera singer Rosa Raisa. She performed the lead role in Northwestern’s production of the opera, Louise. She taught music for several years before moving to New York and becoming a flight attendant for Pan American Airlines. It was during this time that she met her future husband, Russ, on a blind date. They married and spent their honeymoon traveling around the world. They raised their two children in Merrick, NY. While raising her children, Lucienne worked part-time teaching voice and piano, both at home and as an adjunct professor for Long Island University and singing for the Garden City Community Church, as well as several other churches and synagogues. She and Russ retired to their beloved Vermont, where they spent their later years in Manchester Center. Following the loss of her husband, she moved south to join her children and their families in North Carolina.

Lucienne truly exemplified “a life well-lived”. She had a deep thirst for knowledge and fulfilled this through her many activities, interests, and experiences. She was a storyteller and loved to talk of her time flying for Pan Am, during which she met Charles Lindburgh, Montgomery Clift, and Charleton Heston. She taught herself to sew, knit, crochet, took myriad adult education classes including furniture refinishing and Bonsai trees, spoke three languages (English, Italian, and French), loved cooking and gardening. She was a contestant on several popular game shows, including Jeopardy, Concentration and, $10,000 Pyramid which she won with her game partner, Clifton Davis. She was also on the lesser-known Hagis Bagis, and Let’s Play Post Office. She was a woman of great faith, a parishioner and eucharistic minister for St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Manchester, Vermont, and volunteered for the food bank and parish thrift shop. She lived her life with positivity and gratitude and those who had the fortune of knowing her, were touched by her sweetness and inspired by her love for life. She will be deeply missed but we find joy in knowing that she is now with all of those who passed before and love her the way we do.