Andrew Joseph Pitre
1913 Golden Meadow, Louisiana – 1985 Cut Off, Louisiana
Continuation of tree (1st child of Joachin 'Jackin' Joseph Pitre/Henriette Marguerite Esponge); all known surname descendants:
9 Andrew Joseph Pitre b: 5 October 1913 Golden Meadow, Lafourche, LA; d: 16 December 1985 Cut Off, Lafourche, LA
+Bertha Raymond b: 17 January 1912 Cut Off, Lafourche, LA; m: Abt. 1936 [Joseph/Philomene C. ---]; d: 10 June 2008 Cut Off, Lafourche, LA
10 Emma M. Pitre b: Abt. 1937; d: Aft. June 2008
+Dub Crenshaw
10 Andrew J. Pitre b: Abt. 1943; d: Aft. June 2008
+Gail ---
Notes for Andrew Joseph Pitre:
Census
- 1940 Golden Meadow, Lafourche, Louisiana: Joachim Pitre 59 fisherman/shrimp boat, wife Henrietta 56, Joachin 25 fisherman/shrimp boat, Percy 23 clerk/fruit stand, Walter 20 laborer/shrimp camp, Velma 12, son Andrew 26 fisherman/shrimp boat, wife Bertha 28, Emma 2.
- 1950 Lafourche, LA: Andrew J. Pitre 38 piloting a boat/oil industry, wife Bertha M. 39, Emma M. 12, Andrew J. Jr. 6.
WWII Records: Joseph Andrew Pitre, res. Golden Meadow, LA; b. 5 Oct 1913 Golden Meadow, LA; wife Josephe Burtia Raymond Pitre; 5'9", 140 lbs., brown eyes & black hair, light brown complexion; 16 Oct 1940 Thibodaux, LA.
Obituary: The Courier (Houma, LA), Monday, 16 December 1985: Andrew Joseph Pitre, 72, a native of Golden Meadow and a resident of Cut Off, died at 1:15 a.m. today. Visitation will be from 8:30 p.m. until 11 p.m. today and Tuesday from 7 a.m. until funeral time at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Cut Off. Religious services will be held at 9 a.m. Tuesday at the church followed by interment in the church mausoleum. He is survived by his wife, Bertha Raymond Pitre; one son, A. J. Pitre Jr.; one daughter, Emma Crenshaw; two brothers, Jackin and Walter Pitre; one sister, Velma Broussard; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jackin and Henrietta Esponge Pitre, and one brother, Percy Pitre. Falgout Funeral Home of Galliano is handling the arrangements.
Tombstone Inscription, Sacred Heart Cemetery, Cut Off, LA: Andrew J. Pitre Sr. / born Oct. 5, 1913 - died Dec. 16, 1985 / Bertha R. Pitre / born Jan. 17 - died June 10, 2008
Notes for Bertha Raymond:
Obituary: Lafourche Daily Comet (LA), Thursday, 12 June 2008: Bertha R. Pitre, a native and resident of Cut Off, died at 1:15 p.m. Tuesday, June 10, 2008. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to funeral time Friday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Cut Off. Mass will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the church, with burial in the church cemetery. She is survived by one son, Andrew Pitre Jr. and wife, Gail; one daughter, Emma Crenshaw and husband, Dub; two grandchildren, Debbie Cheramie and husband, Mark, and Jeff Pitre and wife, Gale; three great-grandchildren, Hugh Cheramie and wife, Kristy, Katelyn Punch and husband, Josh, and Angelia Pitre; and two great-great-grandchildren, Victoria Cheramie and Luke Cheramie. She was preceded in death by her husband, Andrew Pitre Sr.; and her parents, Joseph and Philomen C. Raymond. She was a member of Sacred Heart Ladies Altar Society and a parishioner of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Holy Rosary Catholic School or Juvenile Diabetes Society. Falgout Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Items in RED verified from transcriptions in the following:
- Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church Records
- South Louisiana Records: Church and Civil Records of Lafourche-Terrebonne Parishes (Rev. Hebert)
- Some Louisiana deaths in RED taken from obituaries or the Louisiana Deaths collection (which includes spouses/parents).
- Some birthdates in RED taken from Social Security records based on obituary/tombstone inscription deathdate.
Last updated: 5 August 2026.