City of Oaks Funeral Home & Cremation
Obituary
Lucia Nichols Calabria
Clayton, North Carolina
Age 74.
Died 05/05/2026.
Lucy was born on June 10, 1951, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Ben and Lidia Nichols. She graduated from Duquesne University with a Bachelor’s in Business Management.
While at college, she met and fell in love with her soulmate, Bob Calabria. Together Bob and Lucy embarked on an amazing life together. They would have celebrated their 54 wedding anniversary on May 20.
During her beautiful life, Lucy showed a selfless way of living. Her greatest accomplishment was her family. She was proud of her family and was known to say, “It never rains on a Calabria Family gathering.”
Lucy was proud of her Polish and Ukrainian heritage, having two parents who fled to America after World War II to start a new life. Throughout her life, she was a hard worker. She worked for 15 years at JCPenney’s in the jewelry department, held many jobs while raising three kids, including working nights at the Post Office and serving as a security shopper. Lucy was passionate about her civic duty, serving as a poll worker for 25 years.
Lucy was also passionate about her volunteer work, insisting it was her duty to give back to others. She was a volunteer at the UNC Johnston Clayton hospital’s gift shop. She loved being a member of the St. Ann’s Ladies Guild where every February she was responsible for the Valentine Brunch’s gift table, personally selecting gifts for each participant. Lucy was a talented writer and found purpose in writing handwritten cards to family and friends celebrating all occasions.
Lucy loved going to garage sales, doing puzzles, playing cards, having a glass of Amaretto, wearing themed outfits and earrings and going out for coffee. Grounded in her deep faith, Lucy loved fierce.
Lucy is survived by her husband, Robert (Bob) Calabria; her beloved children, son, Anthony (Tony) Calabria and his wife, Kelly Calabria, daughter, Stephanie Johnson, and son, Brian Calabria and his wife, Sonja Calabria; her sister, Julia Peppersack; seven grandchildren: Kayla Miller, her husband Josh, Ben Calabria, Chris Johnson, Evan Calabria, Nicholas Johnson, Liam Calabria and Josie Calabria; her brand new great-grandson, Hudson James Miller; her sweet pup, Lola; and many adored friends.
A visitation will be held Friday, May 8 at Saint Ann Catholic Church in Clayton, NC, from 11 a.m. - noon, a funeral mass at noon, followed by the inurnment in the Calabria niche and a reception at 1 p.m.
Flowers may be sent to St. Ann Catholic Church in Clayton, NC. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the St. Ann Catholic Church’s Ladies Guild in Lucy’s honor.
For additional information or for service details, please reach out to the family directly.
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City of Oaks Cremation and Funeral Home is a full-service funeral home in Raleigh, serving all of North Carolina and beyond. We provide an alternative to costly funeral homes and every day we help families in Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and all over North Carolina make simple, affordable funeral arrangements.
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Our Funeral Home is located in Wake County NC; however, we provide our services to families throughout the entire State.
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Nobody likes surprise costs added in at the last minute. We guarantee you will not find any hidden charges here. We include everything you need for a simple or direct cremation. Simple, affordable and reliable. We have not changed the cost of our direct cremation service since we opened City of Oaks in 2012.
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We offer the option of choosing how you receive your loved ones remains. Selecting our Direct Cremation with Solidified Remains option is a beautiful way to transform cremated remains into 40-60 “stones” that you can hold.
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City of Oaks Funeral Home and Cremation provides an affordable cremation with a private family viewing. A private family viewing allows up to 10 immediate family members or friends to spend time with a loved one when a public visitation is not preferred.
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An immediate burial has the same end result as a traditional burial; however, we have eliminated the extra (sometimes unnecessary) services prior to getting to the cemetery. Not everyone wants an open casket for viewing or a limousine for the family. Despite the term immediate, we can move as fast as you need or as slow as you like. This option simply allows you to save money by eliminating some of the fancy extras at the funeral home.
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As an alternative to traditional cremation, City of Oaks Funeral Home offers Alkaline Hydrolysis. The Alkaline Hydrolysis process uses a solution of water and potassium hydroxide to facilitate natural decomposition.
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This establishment is one of a select number of funeral homes who meet the criteria for providing green funeral service by the Green Burial Council; a tax-exempt, nonprofit organization working to encourage environmentally sustainability in the field of funeral service. Our Green options allow for a funeral to take place without the use of toxic and non-biodegradable materials/chemicals.
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We offer the same traditional funeral services as the big corporately owned funeral homes in the area; however, we cost about half the amount. You might consider a traditional funeral service if your family is looking for an open casket visitation, a traditional church service or a funeral service in the funeral home's chapel. A traditional funeral service can be altered to fit the needs of your family.