Sayville History Flash; “Death Takes A Heavy Toll”. Come read the obituary published in the Suffolk County News in 1929 for Percy Oliver LeCluse, Class of 1910.
Percy Oliver LeCluse, Class of 1910
Birth: 20 Apr 1891, Bayport, Suffolk County, New York.
Death: 4 Mar 1929 (aged 37) Bayport, Suffolk County, New York.
Burial: Union Cemetery Sayville, Suffolk County, New York.
Ms. Karen Cuccinello kindly sent us the below information on Percy’s wedding in 1925;
Marriage Harpersfield, NY – September 12, 1925
Percy O.L’Ecluse of Bayport, NY, 33, florist, parents Oliver L. and Adella (Davis) L’Ecluse TO Marjory E. Pierce of Stamford, 25, teacher, parents Edwin and Mina (Van Dusen) Pierce
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September 16, 1925, Stamford (NY) Mirror-Recorder
One of the most attractive, early fall weddings occurred at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E.K. Pierce on September 12th, when their, youngest daughter; Miss Marjory E. Pierce, became the bride of Mr. Percy O. L’Ecluse of Sayville, L.I.
At six o’clock Mrs. Jack Wines, sister of the groom, of Bayport played Lohengrin’s wedding march, and little Miss Jane Lewis of Sayville, LI, dressed in pink taffeta, as the flower girl, carried a basket of pink roses and strewed them in the path of the bridal party. The bride and her bridesmaid, her sister,
Miss Katherine V. Pierce, followed by the bridegroom and best man Mr. William Banks of White Plains, descended the stairs leading to the living room and took their places in the library under an arch of palms, ferns and pink roses.
The ceremony was performed by the bride’s pastor, Rev. W.L. Comstock, of the Methodist Church. The ring service was used. The bride was daintily gowned in white taffeta and her only ornament was a string of pearls and a white ivory comb in her coiffure, while the bridesmaid wore a pink taffeta frock and a fancy comb in her hair.
The groom and best man wore the conventional black. Following the ceremony, the guests were taken to the Westholm for the wedding dinner.
After the dinner, Mr. and Mrs. L’Cluse motored in their car to Kingston and from there will enjoy a two weeks motor trip through the New England states.
Mrs. L’Ecluse is one of Stamford’s most esteemed and popular young women. She was graduated from Stamford Seminary as well as the Oneonta Normal School for teachers, and for the past four years has been teaching, one year in Sayville, LI and three in White Plains. She is greatly devoted to outdoor sports.
Mr. L’Ecluse of Sayville is in business with his father L’Cluse & Son wholesale florist. The young couple have a most attractive new home, awaiting them at Bayport L.I., which they had built this summer. The furnishings. throughout the house are from Hathaways of New York. After the wedding trip, they will occupy their new home.
January 1930 Stamford Mirror-Recorder– 1929 Births: Percy E. L’Ecluse, a son, Percy, August 25.
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NYS Death Index – Percy LeCluse August 25, 1929 Harpersfield, NY