The Seattle Times
Thursday, February 27, 2003
Margaret Ellen Sexton LeClercq Obituary
Margaret Ellen Sexton LeClercq (August 6, 1913 - February 22, 2003 Margaret, our mother, our grandmother, the beloved center of our large loving family, has gone home now to be reunited with her Lord, her husband Frank Sr. and her daughter Mary Lu.

A deep commitment to selflessly serving others and comforting them was the hallmark of her life and how we will always remember her. She was a testament to how much strength unwavering faith can provide. Her dedication to helping her community and caring for loved ones and strangers around her were characterized by her 60 years of unbroken service and involvement in every aspect of St. Catherine's. Her muffins and cookies and homemade quilts warmed the lives of countless people who never knew her, just as her memory will always warm those who had the good fortune to feel her love directly.

Margaret was proud of her 47 years of faithful dedication to her marriage and also of her 14 years as a lab technician at the University of Washington. Born in West Seattle, she was married September 8, 1933 to Frank LeClercq (1911-1980). She was preceded in death by her daughter Mary Lu Egan, her husband Frank, and her brother Charles Sexton. She is survived by her two children, Frank Jr., and Bob and nine grandchildren, Jim, Jerry, Eileen, Suzette, Lenci, Burt, Tom, Michelle and Parke, as well as her six great grandchildren, Caleb, Sidney, Leah, Aaron, Travis and Rob. Celebration Services will be held on Saturday, March 1 at St. Catherine's Church, 8500 Avenue Northeast, at 12 noon. Memorials may be made to Foss Home and Village, or any charitable contribution of your choice.