MADISON - James Richard “Jim” Lucht, 78, of Madison, Wis., passed away with family by his side on Aug. 25, 2023, at Cottingham Hospice House in Seneca, S. C.

Jim was born on May 27, 1945, to Willard and Hazel Lucht in Waukesha, Wis. After Jim graduated from Waukesha South in 1963, he went on to UW-Madison to earn his civil engineering degree. On Sept. 9, 1967, Jim married his high school sweetheart, Janice Lange, also from Waukesha. Together they remained and lived in the Madison area with their two children, Steve and Krista.

For nearly 50 years, Jim worked as a civil engineer for the Wisconsin Department of Transportation and many companies including Donahue, Rust, and Earth Tech; designing, constructing, and inspecting bridges throughout the state. Although Jim spent a great deal of his time working, he always found time to include his life-long hobbies of bicycling and racquetball. More recently, Jim enjoyed traveling with his wife and many friends they met along the way. They also enjoyed spending the winters in South Carolina and riding across the country on their Spyder with other SOAR members.

He is survived by his wife, Janice, of nearly 56 years; his sister, Barb Barthell; his children, Steve Lucht of Seneca, S. C., and Krista Anton (Lucht) of Johnson Creek, Wis.; as well as his grandchildren, Dalton and Madison Anton, and Josie Lucht. Jim was preceded in death by his parents; in-laws, Roy and Ruth Lange; and brother-in-law, Burt Barthell.

A visitation will be held at GUNDERSON FITCHBURG FUNERAL AND CREMATION CARE, 2950 Chapel Valley Road, Fitchburg, from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Road Warrior Foundation which provides adventures to military veterans by empowering them through challenges that honor their service, a foundation Jim honored deeply. Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com

Gunderson Fitchburg
Funeral and Cremation Care

2950 Chapel Valley Rd
608-442-5002

James Lucht

August 25, 2023

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