Continuation of tree (1st child of Maxime Pitre/Catherine Arsenault); all known surname descendants:
8 Daniel Edward 'Donald' Peters b: 1 February 1885 St. Michel, Chatham, Northumberland, NB; d: 2 January 1950 Edmonton, ALB
+Rose Isabel Glaysher b: 25 December 1888 Lingfield, Surrey, ENG; m: 17 June 1918 Addiscombe, Surrey, ENG [Alfred Samuel/---]; d: 17 December 1962 Edmonton, ALB
9 Edna Winnifred Peters b: 15 May 1916 Croydon, London, ENG; d: 24 September 2019 Ponoka, Red Deer, ALB
+Ernest Lloyd Parker b: 15 June 1919; m: 1940 Edmonton, ALB [Benjamin Wales/Mary Adeline Brunelle]; d: 12 March 1971 Ponoka, Red Deer, ALB
9 Donald Peters b: 27 September 1922 Edmonton, ALB; d: 1922 Edmonton, ALB
9 Edwin Eric Peters b: 21 November 1923 Edmonton, ALB; d: 27 August 1989 Powell River, BC
+Inez Yvonne Bell
9 Lillian Eva Peters b: 1926 Alberta; d: 1984 Edmonton, ALB
+Edward Charles Dickens b: 1905; m: 1943 Edmonton, ALB; d: 8 November 1971 Edmonton, ALB
9 Ernest William Peters b: 2 March 1928 Edmonton, ALB; d: 2002 Prince George, BC
+Lila Jean Smith b: 1928; m: unknown; d: 1999
Notes for Daniel Edward 'Donald' Peters:
Census
- 1901 Newcastle, Northumberland, NB: Maxime Pitre 50, wife Cathrine 41,
Donald 17, Minnie 14, George 12, Lizzie F. 7, William B. 5, Gertie 4.
- 1911
- 1921 Edmonton East, Alberta: Donald Peters 36, wife Rosa 34, Edna 5.
- 1931 Edmonton East, Edmonton, ALB: Donald Edward Peters 46 laborer/odd jobs, wife Rose Isabel 43, Edna Winnifred 15, Eric Edwin 7, Lillian Eva 6, Ernest William 3; widowed lodger Albert William Way 84 (ENG) (p. 16)
Obituary: Edmonton Journal (Edmonton, ALB), Thursday, 5 January 1950: Mr. Donald Peters on January 2, Mr. Donald Peters of 12013 85 street passed away at the age of 65 years. He is survived by his loving wife, Mrs. Rose Isabel Peters, two sons and two daughters Eric and Ernie of Westview, B.C., Mrs. Lillian Dickens and Mrs. Edna Parker of Edmonton, ten grandchildren, one brother and three sisters, George Petrie of Vancouver, B.C., Mrs. Charles Lange of Ohio, U.S.A.; Mrs. Francis Stevens of California, Mrs. Joe Vienneau of New Brunswick. Prayer services will be held on Friday January 6 at 8:30 p.m. at the Chapel on The Boulevard. Funeral services will be held on Saturday at 9:00 a.m. at the St. Alphonsus Church, Rev. Father McElligott will officiate. Interment will take place in the Soldiers Plot in the Edmonton Catholic Cemetery. Park Memorial Ltd., Funeral Administrators and Directors; The Chapel on The Boulevard.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Joachims Cemetery, Edmonton, ALB: Private / Donald E. Peters / Royal West Kent Regt. / 2nd Jan. 1950 / rest in peace
Notes for Rose Isabel Glaysher:
Obituary: Edmonton Journal (Edmonton, ALB), Tuesday, 18 December 1962: Peters - On December 17, Mrs. Rose Isabell Peters, 9674 - 99 St., aged 73 years. She leaves two sons, Eric Peters, Powell River, B.C., Ernie Peters, Lethbridge; two daughters, Mrs. Ernie Parker, Ponoka; Mrs. E. Dickens, Derwent; 21 grandchildren. Funeral services, Wednesday 3:30 p.m. at the Funeral Home, Rev. E. Dockerty will officiate with interment in Westlawn Memorial Park. Connelly-McKinley Ltd.
Obituaries for the children:
Edna Winnifred Peters: Edna W. (Peters) Parker, May 15, 1916 - September 24, 2019 (age 103): Edna was born May 15, 1916 the oldest child of Rose & Donald Peters in Croydon, England. She moved to Edmonton when she was 3 years old and she resided there until the family moved to Ponoka in August of 1960 when her husband, Ernie, was transferred to the Alberta Hospital Ponoka for work. Edna also had 53 great-grandchildren, she was predeceased by her husband Ernie (1971) daughter Gwen Pugh (1982) an infant son, great-granddaughter Reagan Knight (2019) and great-grandson Joplin Parker (2019). She will be missed by many for she had a generous heart and was always hospitable and kind. Edna was a super strong woman in life and in her faith.
Lillian Eva Peters: Tombstone Inscription, Beechmount Cemetery, Edmonton, ALB: DICKENS / 1905 Edward Charles 1971 / Olsen (Dickens) / 1926 Lillian Eva 1984
Ernest William Peters: Tombstone Inscription, Terrace Municipal Cemetery, Terrace, BC: PETERS / Lila Jean / 1926 - 1999 / Ernest W. / 1928 - 2002 / together forever
Back one generation to parents of Daniel Edward 'Donald' Peters
Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
- Some deaths in RED from online death certificates (1920-1963), death registrations online (1888-1919).
Last updated: 16 October 2025.