Lucille Matallana

Lucille Fraser Matallana, age 79 of Louisville, passed away at home, Saturday, December 5, 2015 from non-hodgkins's lymphoma. Lucille was a retired R.N., active member of her church, Westport Road Christian Church and a very loving grandmother. She was preceded in death by her husband of 41 years, Dr. Jorge Enrique Matallana.

Lucille is survived by her children Peter, Chris, Betsy, Janet, Karen and her five grandchildren Nicolas, Nathaniel, Sarah, Ellie, and Mark.

Lucille had a full and an amazing life. She was born in Missouri to Peter Fraser, Keith, Scotland and Edith Haas, of German decent. Her family relocated to Madisonville, KY, where she graduated from Madisonville H.S. in 1954. Lucille graduated from the Norton School of Nursing in 1956. She married in 1957 and had the opportunity to live both here in the U.S. and Colombia, S.A. We all have been blessed to have had her in our lives.

Inurnment in Louisville Memorial Gardens East.

Memorials may be made to Westport Road Christian Church, 7515 Westport Road, Louisville, Kentucky 40222.

Published in The Courier-Journal on Dec. 8, 2015