Continuation of tree (1st child of Fred Peets/Violet Bilson); all known surname descendants:
10 Edward Albert Peete b: 21 April 1914 Piercefield, St. Lawrence, NY; d: 20 October 1993 Niagara Falls, Niagara, NY
+Frances Leona Bloxhom b: 15 October 1914 Port Jervis, Orange, NY; m: 27 September 1934 Porter, Niagara, NY [Edgar C./Maude B. Johnson]; d: 6 May 1978 Hemet, Riverside, CA
11 Nancy Peete b: Abt. 1935 Niagara Falls, Niagara, NY; d: Aft. February 2012 Hemet, CA
+--- Dowser
11 Jeanette Eileen Peete b: 28 February 1936 Niagara Falls, Niagara, NY; d: 30 December 2000 Hinsdale, Du Page, IL
+Harlan Arthur Smith b: 29 October 1934; m: 14 January 1962 Los Angeles, CA; d: Aft. December 2000
11 David Peete b: 1939 Niagara Falls, Niagara, NY; d: Aft. February 2012 Utah
11 Kenneth Peete b: Abt. 1942 Niagara Falls, Niagara, NY; d: Aft. February 2012 Fullerton, CA
*2nd Wife of Edward Albert Peete:
+Catherine L. Lemen b: 27 August 1920 Dansville, Steuben, NY; m: Bef. 1950 [Clifford/Esther Schenck]; d: 18 February 2012 Lockport, Niagara, NY
Notes for Edward Albert Peete:
Census
- 1940 Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York: Edward Peete 26 potman laborer/aluminum plant, wife Frances 25, Nancy 5, Janette 4, David 10 months, widowed mother-in-law Maude Bloxham 52.
- 1950 Niagara Falls, Niagara, NY: Clifford J. Lemen 56 foreman/chemical co., wife Esther E. 54, James C. 28 laborer/railroad, son-in-law Edward A. Peete 35 odd jobs/painting, carpentry, wife Catherine L. 29 secretary/chemical co. Nancy Peete 15 & David Peete 10, with grandparents in Niagara Falls. Jeanette E. Peete 14, rooming in Niagara Falls. Kenneth Peete 7, with mother & her 2nd husband in Hemet, CA.
WWII Records: Edward Albert Peete, res. 442 Ninth St., Niagara Falls, NY; b. 21 Apr 1914 Piercefield, NY; uncle Edward Bilson (31 Niagara St., Niagara Falls, NY); 5'8", 158 lbs., brown eyes & black hair; 16 Oct 1946 Niagara Falls, NY.
Obituary: The Buffalo News (NY), Thursday, 21 October 1993: Edward A. Peete, 79, a retired employee of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., died Wednesday (Oct. 20, 1993) in his home on 90th Street. A native of Piercefield, Peete was a longtime resident of Niagara Falls. He worked for 15 years for Aluminum Company of America and then for 25 years as a boiler man for Du Pont until he retired in 1976. Surviving are his wife, Catherine Lemen Peete; two sons, David of Las Vegas and Kenneth of Fullerton, Calif.; two daughters, Nancy Dowser of Upland, Calif., and Jeanette Smith of Hinsdale, Ill.; four brothers, Raymond of Ransomville, Robert of Sanborn, Richard of Silver Lake and Gerald; four sisters, Elizabeth Landers of Model City, Mary Jacobi of Diamond Bar, Calif., Veronica Brown of Lewiston and Shirley Hiddie of Youngstown; 13 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Riverside Presbyterian Church, 84th Street and Lindbergh Avenue. (Baldwin).
Notes for Frances Leona Bloxhom:
Obituary: The Enterprise (Riverside, CA), Wednesday, 10 May 1978: Hemet - Funeral services for Frances L. Holmes, 63, who died Saturday in a local hospital, will be held this afternoon at 2 in Harford Funeral Home. The Rev. C. P. Miles will officiate. Burial will be at San Jacinto Valley Cemetery. Mrs. Holmes was born in New York, and had lived in Hemet for 23 years. She was a co-owner of the Hemet Hearing Aid Center. Survivors include her husband, Warren; two sons, one of them Kenneth Holmes of Hemet; two daughters, a brother and 13 grandchildren.
Notes for Catherine L. Lemen:
Obituary: Niagara Gazette (Niagara Falls, NY), Tuesday, 21 February 2012: Niagara Falls - Catherine L. (Lemen) Peete, formerly of Niagara Falls, passed away on Saturday, February 18, 2012 at the Odd Fellow & Rebekah Nursing Home in Lockport. She was 91 years old. She was born in Dansville, NY, on August 27, 1920, a daughter of the late Clifford and Esther (Schenck) Lemen. She attended Dansville schools and graduated as the class valedictorian in 1938. She was active in the USO and was employed by the United States Government in Washington, D.C., during World War II, from 1941-45. She returned to Niagara Falls in 1945 and retired as a secretary from Carborundum in 1978, after 33 years of service. Mrs. Peete was a member of Professional Secretaries International, Pierce Avenue Presbyterian Church, where she was an Elder and Trustee for many years; then transferred to Riverside Presbyterian Church, where she enjoyed working with the Riverside workers. She enjoyed crocheting, reading and playing the piano and organ and singing for her family. She is survived by her brother, Donald M. Lemen (Mary) of Charleston, SC; nephew, Mike Lemen; nieces, Colleen Lemen Coste Svendsen and Snooky Lemen Merrill, all of SC; three stepchildren, Nancy Dowser of Hemet, CA, David Peete of Utah, Kenneth Peete of CA; and her dear friend, Carol Lundberg of Niagara Falls; also survived by 13 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband, Edward A. Peete (1993); brother, James Lemen; nephew, Donald M. Lemen, Jr.; and step-daughter, Jeanette Smith. Friends may call at the Lane Funeral Home, Inc., Niagara Falls on Friday, February 24th from 2-4 and 7-9 PM. Services will be held at 10 AM on Saturday at Riverside Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. Laura Norris-Buisch officiating. Burial will follow in Niagara Memorial Park Cemetery, Town of Lewiston. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Riverside Presbyterian Church, Niagara Falls, New York.
Obituaries for the children:
Jeanette Eileen Peete: Tombstone Inscription, Bronswood Cemetery, Oak Brook, IL: SMITH / H. Arthur / 'Art' / Oct. 29, 1934 / (blank) / Jeanette E. / 'Jan' / Feb. 28, 1936 / Dec. 30, 2000
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Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
- New York birth/marriage/death items in RED have come from newspaper obituaries, some marriage announcements, and occasional birth announcements.
- Some birthdates in RED taken from Social Security records based on obituary/tombstone inscription deathdate.
Last updated: 16 July 2024.