LUCILLE FRANCES QUICK, of Mt. Washington Residence, formerly of 1830 Kendall St., died Wednesday, May 21, 1997 at Luther Hospital. She was born June 5, 1908 to Frank and Julia (Peterson) Sauer in Eau Claire. She was a 1926 graduate of Eau Claire Senior High School. Following graduation, Lucille worked at Sterling Pulp and Paper and A.F.Schwahn Meat Packing Company as a stenographer. On August 6, 1940, she married Raymond W. Quick in Des Moines, Iowa.\r\nLucille is a member of First Lutheran Church, was Bible study leader of the Honor Circle for twelve years, and caregiver for many years to several siblings. Lucille prided herself in her independence, and will lovingly be remembered for her impromptu ragtime-style piano concerts, where she loved to liven up group and family gatherings when things got "too quiet". She occasionally was called upon to serve at the piano for activities and services at Mt. Washington Residence, where she resided since July 1995.\r\nLucille's survivors are her three daughters, Janet Sellers, Wauwatosa, Susan (Russell) Kaul and Gail (Roland) Larson, both of Eau Claire; two sons, Richard, Eau Claire, and Roger (Rebecca), Mendota Heights, Minnesota. She is grandmother to Jon and Carolyn Sellers, Timothy Kaul and Kristen Berman, Julie Critchfield, Margaret and Michael Larson, Stephanie, Rachel, and Samuel Quick; two great-grandchildren, Hannah and Joseph Critchfield and another great-grandchild on the way. Other survivors include a cousin Sybill Schelley, several nieces and nephews, and her dear friend, Millie Jackson of Eau Claire. \r\nShe was preceded in death by her husband of forty-two years, Raymond; three sisters. Jeannette Sauer, Bernice Sauer, Edna Hoff ; and three brothers, Glenn, Jerome, and Marshall "Bud" Sauer, all from Eau Claire.\r\nLucille will be remembered by her many friends and acquaintances from the Old Ninth Ward.\r\nFuneral services will be 1 p.m., Saturday at First Lutheran Church, with Pastor Robert E. Esse officiating. Interment will be in Lakeview Cemetery. Friends are invited to gather for visitation from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Lenmark-Gomsrud Funeral Home and one hour prior to services Saturday at the church.\r\n"I give thanks to God always for you..." ( I Corinthians 1:4)

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