Joan P Lugas

Joan P (McNaught-Cappellano) Lugas, 91 of Duxbury, MA formerly of South Boston.
Loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and aunt.
On October 3, 2025, Joan passed away with her family by her side at Bay Path Nursing Facility in Duxbury. She was predeceased by her husband John J "Luke" Lugas. She was the eldest daughter of the late Arthur and Amy Cappellano of South Boston. She is survived by her two sons, Jeffrey J Lugas and his wife Mary of Duxbury, MA and James D Lugas and his wife Sherrianne of Fitchburg, MA. Grandchildren, Jaime J Lugas of New York, Jeffrey J Lugas Jr. and his wife Erin of Pennsylvania, Amy D Lugas of Duxbury, MA, Mark J Lugas and his wife Kathleen of Weymouth, MA, Thomas P Littlewood Jr. of Leominster, MA, and Adam J Hay of Dover-Foxcroft, ME. Great-grandchildren Jeffrey J Lugas III and Sarah A Lugas of Pennsylvania. Beloved sister of Jacqueline Kineavy of South Boston, MA, Thomas Cappellano of Randolph, MA, Donna Young of Quincy, MA, Denise DelGreco and her husband, Elio of Braintree, MA, Robert Cappellano of Sandwich, MA and Michael Cappellano of Quincy, MA. Also survived by many nieces, nephews and cousins.
She loved to entertain her family and friends when they would come to visit her whether by singing songs that everyone knew, by telling jokes, or by feeding the masses. Somehow, she could make you smile and feel special. She was very generous to everyone she met. She will be missed but never forgotten.
A memorial celebration will be held at Joseph Casper Funeral Home, 187 Dorchester Street, South Boston on Sunday October 26, 2025 from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Internment to follow at a later date in the National Cemetery in Bourne, MA with her husband John.