Lisa Rae Santalucia

Lisa Rae Santalucia, age 62, of Port St. Lucie, Florida, formerly of Readington, New Jersey passed away peacefully in hospice care on July 1, 2025, with her family by her side, after a 15-year courageous battle with a rare form of cancer. Lisa was born on November 6,1962 to George and Bernice Steckert in Newark, New Jersey and grew up in Sayreville, New Jersey.

She was a 1981 graduate of Sayreville War Memorial High School and a 1986 graduate of Rutgers College of Pharmacy. She had been pharmacist for 34 years until her retirement to Florida nearly 5 years ago.

Lisa met her beloved husband Ron in high school. They had been together since their college years at Rutgers and had been happily married for more than 38 years. They lived briefly in Robbinsville and Old Bridge before building their dream home in Readington. They spent the next 28 years there, during which time they excitedly welcomed their son, Nicholas, and their daughter, Tara, into the family.

Lisa was fiercely protective of her family and never missed any of Nick's basketball and baseball games or Tara's cheerleading competitions. Although Lisa had many interests, nothing was more important to her than being a mom and a wife.

She absolutely adored Pomeranians, and there was not a single year of her marriage when she did not have at least one - and had more than a dozen over the years. She even periodically came home with them to the surprise of the rest of her family!

Lisa was incredibly talented and creative. She could build and fix almost anything, from kitchen cabinets, tiling floors, to making curtain and drapes. Store-bought Halloween costumes did not exist in her world as she ensured her children had her own custom-made creations. She loved to garden and had an extensive collection of orchids in her Florida home.

Lisa loved to travel and along with her husband, visited all 7 continents and more than 60 countries. This included trips to Australia, Cuba, Russia, Morocco, Antarctica, and her very favorite, Sicily.

Outside of her more obvious interests and passions, she enjoyed, playing mah-jonng, trivia nights, cruises, Italian food, trips to Home Goods, sangria, reading books on her Kindle, and keeping Amazon Prime in business.

She equally treasured her New Jersey and Florida friends and family, who have been incredibly supportive during her journey.

As reinforced by her doctors and nurses, her kindness showed through even during her most difficult times. She will be dearly missed by all who knew her.

Lisa was predeceased by her father, George Steckert Sr., and her brother, George Steckert Jr. Surviving are her loving husband, Ronald Santalucia of Port St. Lucie, Florida, her son Nicholas Santalucia and his fianc� Andria Gomez, of Crestview, Florida, her daughter, Tara Santalucia and her fianc� John O'Reilly, of Park Ridge, New Jersey, her mother, Bernice Steckert, her sisters Jill Veit (Eric), Nanci Bleakley, and Linda Krumbine (Fred), her brother-in-law, Martin Santalucia (Theresa) and several nieces and nephews.

Lisa was a member of St. Lucie Catholic Church in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Arrangements will be private and at a later date. Lisa was a proud supporter of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. In lieu of flowers, the family kindly asks that donations may be made in her name to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital; https://www.stjude.org/donate