Continuation of tree (4th child of Henry 'Auguste' Pitre/Eugenie Cretini); all known surname descendants:
9 Eugene Roch Pitre b: 25 October 1905 Cut Off, Lafourche, LA; d: 12 February 1984 Crown Point, Jefferson, LA
+ Mabel Cassidy b: 8 January 1907 Morgan City, St. Mary, LA; m: Abt. 1925 [William/Elizabeth Pisani]; d: 28 August 1970 Crown Point, Jefferson, LA
10 Gerald J. Pitre b: 25 June 1931 Crown Point, Jefferson, LA; d: 11 August 1983 Crown Point, Jefferson, LA
+Helen Smith (Heigle) d: Aft. August 1983
Notes for Eugene Roch Pitre:
Census
- 1930 Jefferson, Louisiana: Eugene R. Pitre 24 merchant, wife Mabel E. 22. [Crown Point Road]
- 1940 Marrero, Jefferson, LA: Eugene Pitre 34 [$2000 house value] owner/retail grocery store, wife Mabel 32, Gerald 8, brother Robert 19 clerk/grocery store. [Route #2, Hwy. 30]
- 1950 Crown Point, Jefferson, LA: Eugene B. Pitrie 44 proprietor/grocery & general merch., wife Mabel 42 proprietress/grocery & general merch., Gerald 18 caseman/supply pipe lines.
WWII Records: Eugene Bod Pitre, res. Marrero, LA; b. 25 Oct 1905 Lafourche, LA; wife Mrs. Mabel Pitre; 5'4", 165 lbs., blue eyes & black hair, light complexion, 16 Oct 1940 Gretna, LA.
MISC: South Louisiana Records has middle name as 'Roch', however, WWII card & tombstone has middle name as 'Bod.'
Obituary: Times Picayune (New Orleans, LA), 14 February 1984: Eugene B. Pitre, of Crown Point, La., on Sunday, February 12, 1984 at 6:20 p.m. Beloved husband of the late Mabel Cassidy. Father of the late Gerald J. Pitre. Grandfather of Gerald J. Pitre Jr. Son of the late Eugenie Cretini and Henry Pitre. Brother of Mrs. Ophelia Pitre, Mrs. Jefferson (Delphine) Cheramie, Mrs. Clarence (Irene) Triche, Alex N., Robert A. Pitre and the late August, Henry and Louis Pitre. Also survived by 2 great-grandchildren. Age 78 years. A native of Cutoff, La. Relatives and friends of the family, also officers and members of William D. White Lodge No. 408, F. & A.M. and officials and employees of Jefferson Savings & Loan Association are invited to attend a Mass of Christian Burial in the chapel of Mothe Funeral Homes Inc., Harvey, La., on Wednesday, February 15, 1984 at 12:30 p.m. (A parishioner of St. Pius X Catholic Church.) Interment Westlawn Memorial Park. Parlors will be open Tuesday evening from 6:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m.
Tombstone Inscription, Westlawn Memorial Park, Gretna, LA: PITRE / Mabel C. Pitre / Jan. 8, 1908 - Aug. 28, 1970 / Eugene Bod Pitre / Oct. 25, 1905 - Feb. 12, 1984
Notes for Mabel Cassidy:
Obituary: Times Picayune (New Orleans, LA), 30 August 1970: Mabel C. Pitre, of Crown Point, Louisiana, on Friday, August 28, 1970, at 3 o'clock p.m., beloved wife of Eugene B. Pitre, mother of Gerald J. Pitre; daughter of the late Elizabeth Pisani and William Cassidy; adopted daughter of C.C. Terrebonne and Louise Pisani; sister of Mrs. Louise Mendoza, Houston W. Cassaday, and the late Leonard, John, and Lea Cassady; grandmother of Gerald Pitre Jr.; age 62 years, a native of Morgan City, Louisiana and a resident of Crown Point, Louisiana for the past 46 years. Relatives and friends of the family, also employees of Jefferson Savings and Loan Association, are invited to attend the funeral. Services from Mothe Funeral Home Inc., Harvey, Louisiana, on Monday, August 31, 1970, at 11 o'clock a.m. Requiem Mass at St. Joseph S. Church, Gretna, Louisiana. Interment Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Parlor will be open on Sunday, August 30, 1970 from 10 a.m. until 12 midnight.
Obituary for the son:
Gerald J. Pitre: The Times Picayune (New Orleans, LA), Friday, 12 August 1983: Gerald J. Pitre, Sr. of Crown Point, La. on Thursday, August 11, 1983 at 3:55 o'clock am, beloved husband of Mrs. Helen Smith Pitre, father of Gerald Pitre, Jr., stepfather of Raymond Heigle, Carol Oubre, Clarence Heigle, and Connie Danes, son of Eugene Pitre and the late Mabel Cassidy Pitre, grandfather of Gerald J. Pitre, III and Shannon M. Pitre, also survived by 6 step-grandchildren. Age 52 years. A native of Crown Point, La. Relatives and friends of the family, also officers and members of American Legion Post No. 344 and Auxiliary, Lafitte-Barataria Volunteer Fire Department, and employees of Jefferson Parish Water Works are invited to attend funeral services from Mothe Funeral Homes Inc., Harvey, La., on Saturday, August 13, 1983 at 11 o'clock am. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Pius X Catholic Church. Interment in St. Pius X. Cemetery, Crown Point, La. Parlors will open on Friday, August 12, 1983 from 6 pm until midnight.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Pius X Cemetery, Crown Point, LA: Gerald J. Pitre, Sr. / June 25, 1931 - Aug. 11, 1983 / I love you
Items in RED verified from transcriptions in the following:
- 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: 4 February 2025.