Michael Lee Luscher

Michael Lee Luscher, 70, lifelong resident of Frankfort, Kentucky, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 24, 2019, among family after a brief illness. Michael is survived by his wife of 49 years, Jere Fran Jewell Luscher; daughter, Amy Luscher Smith (Scott); daughter, Jenny Luscher (Mike Grammer); daughter, Cindy Luscher McCann (John), and five grandchildren, Hannah Smith, Benjamin Smith, Sophie Smith, Emilee McCann, and Eli McCann; sister, Betty Ann Luscher; brother, Thomas A. Luscher (Barbara); nephew, Tim Luscher; and niece, Becky Luscher Packer (Clark). A gathering for friends and family will be held on Friday, June 7, 2019 from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church at the Singing Bridge, 201 St. Clair Street. A Celebration of Life service will follow at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Born in Frankfort to the late August, Jr., and Virginia Mae Ellis Luscher, Michael graduated from Franklin County High School, graduated from the University of Kentucky with a degree in Agricultural Engineering, and then served briefly in the Air National Guard stationed at Biloxi, Mississippi. Michael loved his family, his faith, and his work, and he was proud of his family’s history in Franklin County as farmers of both tobacco and the locally famous Luscher strawberry patch and, more recently, Sig Luscher Brewery. Michael was employed with the Kentucky Department of Education, then retired from a position as director of facilities at Scott County Public Schools. Michael served two terms as president of the Kentucky School Plant Managers Association. His work career was dedicated to building energy-efficient school buildings that helped children thrive and achieve. Michael was a member of First Baptist Church at the Singing Bridge from a teenager where he served as a student minister, coached softball, served as a deacon of the church, taught the young men’s Sunday School class, and helped the church through several floods as a member of the building facilities’ committee. Michael was a loving husband, dad, and pappaw, a stained-glass artist, and a man who loved the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the black bear art and photography that originated there. In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may made to First Baptist Church at the Singing Bridge, Godly Play Program, 201 St. Clair Street, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601. Arrangements are under the direction of Harrod Brothers Funeral Home.

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Michael Lee Luscher

July 11, 1948 - May 24, 2019