March 1, 1951-June 28, 2022
Kurt John Lucas of Manchester, N.H., formerly of Franconia, N.H., passed peacefully on June 28, 2022, at Community Hospice House in Amherst, N.H., following a long struggle with diabetes and renal disease.
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