Lucille Schuster LeCouvre, a resident of Allegro in Fleming Island died on August 1, 2021 at the age of 100. She was born in Midway, Pennsylvania on November 22, 1920 to Michael and Stella Gilles Schuster. Lucille Schuster LeCouvre graduated from Midway High School in 1938 and went on to earn her BS degree in Household Economics from Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1942. During her career, Lucille Schuster LeCouvre served as President of Pittsburgh Home Economists in Business and as President of the Pennsylvania Home Economist Association. Lucille Schuster LeCouvre received three American Gas Association awards for Outstanding Public Relations and Marketing Programs. As a representative of the American Gas Association, she gave cooking demonstrations in the Gas Pavilion at the 1964 New York World’s Fair. She also served on the committee for the standardization of oven and surface cooking utensils and also worked with designer Tom Lamb in the development of handles for a leading cutlery firm. Lucille Schuster LeCouvre was Manager of Consumer Services before retiring from Equitable Gas Company in 1983.
Lucille Schuster LeCouvre married her high school classmate, Leonard LeCouvre in October of 1984 in Las Vegas, NV and retired to San Diego, California where she and her husband enjoyed retirement travelling and spending time with family and friends. Lucille LeCouvre served on the board of the Rancho Bernardo Community Library. Following the loss of her husband, Lucille LeCouvre moved to Allegro in Fleming Island, Florida in 2015 to be closer to her nieces and nephews. Along with visiting the local area, she remained an avid reader and contributed to the large print section in the Allegro Library. In November, Lucille LeCouvre celebrated her 100th birthday during the pandemic with many of the staff and residents of Allegro in attendance.
Lucille Schuster LeCouvre is preceded in death by her husband, Lt. Col. Leonard LeCouvre, USAF Retired and brother, Captain Robert J. Schuster, USNR Retired. She is survived by her sister-in-law Mrs. Shirley Schuster of Ft. Myers, FL and her children Michael Schuster of St. Simon Island, GA, Shann (Schuster) Mills of Jacksonville, FL., Lt. Col. Daniel Schuster, USMC Retired of Fernandina Beach, FL, Robert Schuster, Jr. of Houston, Texas, and Pamela (Schuster) Spann of Ft. Myers, FL; and of her step-daughter Michelle (LeCouvre) King of Louisville, KY. Lucille LeCouvre will be interred with her husband at Arlington National Cemetery at a later date.
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