Lucille L. "Lucy" Slaga

1936 - 2025

Preston - Lucille "Lucy" L. Slaga, age 89, of Preston, passed away at Fairview Nursing Home in Groton Jan. 24, 2025. She was born Jan. 10, 1936, in Preston to the late Walter and Antonina (Miercejewski) Lebuis. She married her loving husband John Slaga June 10, 1956, at Divine Providence Church in Norwich. He predeceased her in 2010.

Lucy was a 1954 graduate of Norwich Free Academy and worked as a bus coordinator/trainer for the Town of Preston. She very much enjoyed bus driving and all the kids, and won numerous awards for her exceptional bus driving skills. She enjoyed playing softball and was a semi- pro fastpitch player. Lucy also coached Preston girls softball. She was an avid UConn women's basketball fan. She also enjoyed her animals, especially her dogs, gardening and birdwatching. She was a member of Divine Providence Church in Norwich.

Lucy is survived by a daughter, Theresa Thackston, and her husband David of Preston; a son, Mark Slaga, and his wife Donna of Canterbury; and a son, Randy Slaga, and his wife Lisa of Yantic. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by a sister, Genevieve Rozanski; and by brothers, Marion, Victor, Stanley and Caesar Lebuis.

A special thank you to the 2nd floor staff at Fairview and Masonicare Hospice.

From 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2, and from 9 a.m. until the time of the Funeral Home Service at 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 3, family and friends may visit Labenski Funeral Home, 107 Boswell Avenue, Norwich. Burial will immediately follow after the service at Maplewood Cemetery, 184 Salem Turnpike, Norwich. Please visit www.labenskifuneralhome.com to leave an online condolence for the Slaga family.