Continuation of tree (6th child of Levi Joseph Lapete/Alvina L. Dupero); all known surname descendants:
10 Ernest Joseph Lapete b: 2 January 1915 Barton, Orleans, VT; d: 22 December 1995 White River Junction, Windsor, VT
+Barbara Ida Donnelly b: Abt. 1922 Lisbon, Grafton, NH; m: 6 October 1941 Lisbon, Grafton, NH [J. Eastwood/Ina Bisbee] (divorced 30 June 1945 NH)
*2nd Wife of Ernest Joseph Lapete:
+Stella Mae Worster b: 4 March 1930 Berlin, Coos, NH; m: 11 December 1946 Gilman, Essex, VT [Ardie C./Mina Mae Downs]; d: 8 December 2000 Newport, Orleans, NH
11 Betty L. Lapete b: Abt. 1947 New Hampshire; d: Aft. December 2000
+David R. Gagne b: Abt. 1941; m: 17 July 1965 Hartford, Hartford, CT
11 Linda Mae Lapete b: 12 March 1949 New Hampshire; d: Aft. December 2000
+Richard Vincent Chasse b: 2 August 1947 New Hampshire; m: 23 May 1970 Manchester, Hillsborough, NH
11 Donna Marie Lapete b: 15 January 1951 New Hampshire; d: Aft. December 2000
+Darryl Patrick Jennato b: 4 July 1950 Concord, Merrimack, NH; m: 9 March 1968 Manchester, Hillsborough, NH [Phil/Helen Green]
*2nd Husband of Donna Marie Lapete:
+Robert Davis
11 Bonnie Lee Lapete b: 3 February 1952 New Hampshire; d: Aft. December 2000
+William Louis Hill b: 8 July 1948 Maine; m: 8 March 1969 Manchester, Hillsborough, NH [William/Marion Princidato]
*2nd Husband of Bonnie Lee Lapete:
+Al Foster
Notes for Ernest Joseph Lapete:
Census
- 1940 Bethlehem, Grafton, New Hampshire: Levi La Pete 57 sugaring/private estate, wife Elvina 50 chambermaid/hotel, Ernest 25 trucking/hotel maintenance, Maurice 23 chopper/logging, Blanche 17 housework/private family, Raymond 15 farm land/farming, Irene 12, Gloria 9.
- 1950 Bethlehem, Grafton, NH: Ernest J. La Pete 31 cutting wood/lumber, wife Stella M. 21 waitress/hotel, Betty L. 3, Linda M. 1.
WWII Records: Ernest Joseph LaPete, res. RFD#3 Littleton, NH: b. 2 Jan 1915 Barton, VT; contact Mrs. Levi LaPete (same address); 5'9", 155 lbs., brown eyes & brown hair, ruddy complexion; 16 Oct 1940 Bethlehem, NH.
Obituary: Burlington Free Press, Saturday, 23 December 1995: Mr. Ernest J. LaPete, 80, of 19 Henry Court in Burlington and formerly of Allentown, N.H., died Friday, Dec. 22, 1995, in the Veterans Administration Medical Center in White River Junction after a lengthy illness. The son of Levi and Alvina (Despers) LaPete, Mr. LaPete was born in Barton, Vt. He had lived in Bethlehem and Manchester and had spent 18 years in Allentown before moving to Burlington in 1990. Prior to his retirement he had been a heavy machinery operator for Audley Construction and Manchester Sand and Gravel. After retirement he had worked at Memorial Field in Pembroke on a maintenance crew. A U.S. Army veteran of World War II, Mr. LaPete served in Normandy and Central Europe and received several honors for distinguished duty including the Purple Heart. He was a member of John J. Maguire American Legion Post 28 in Suncook. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Stella (Worster) LaPete of Burlington; four daughters, Betty (Mrs. David) Gagne of Allentown, Linda (Mrs. Richard) Chasse of Burlington, Donna (Mrs. Robert) Davis of Hooksett, and Bonnie (Mrs. Al) Foster of Manchester; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; a brother, Raymond LaPete of Dover; four sisters, Marjorie Stone, Irene LaPete, Gloria (Mrs. Richard) Ingerson, and Blanche (Mrs. Kendall) Huntoon, all of Bethlehem; and nieces and nephews. Calling hours will be today from 7 to 9 p.m. at Petit Funeral Home, Pembroke. Funeral services will be held in St. John the Baptist Church in Allentown on Sunday at 1 p.m. The Rev. C. Peter Dumont, pastor, will officiate. Spring burial will be in St. John the Baptist Cemetery in Allentown.
Notes for Stella Mae Worster:
Obituary: Burlington Free Press (VT), Sunday, 10 December 2000: Newport - Stella (Worster) LaPete, 70, of Newport and formerly of Burlington, died Dec. 8, 2000. She was the widow of Ernest LaPete; mother of Linda Chasse of Newport, and Betty Gagne, Donna Davis and Bonnie Foster of New Hampshire; sister of Edith Burgess of Burlington, Jean Kalives, and Adrienne Wright of St. Johnsbury, Ardie Worster of Gilman, and Lucille Riley and Olly Chenney of New Hampshire. Calling hours are Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Petit Funeral Home in Suncook, N.H. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Monday at 10 a.m. in St. John the Baptist Church in Suncook.
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Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
- Vermont/New Hampshire birth/marriage/death items in RED taken from online images of records & online registration records.
- Death dates/birth dates in RED also taken from Social Security records.
Last updated: 7 November 2025.