Continuation of tree (3rd child of Henri Joseph Pitre/Ruby M. Estey); all known surname descendants:
9 Frank Francis Pitre b: 2 January 1916 Crete, Will, IL; d: 21 February 1942 Pollock, Grant, LA
+Isabel S. Mitchell b: 29 October 1920 Grand Haven, Ottawa, MI; m: 20 September 1940 Spring Lake, Ottawa, MI [Leslie/Ethel Deremo]; d: 7 June 2010 Big Sandy, Benton, TN
Notes for Frank Francis Pitre:
Census
- 1930 Yellowhead, Kankakee, IL: Henry J. Pitre 45 (farmer), wife Ruby M. 40, Bernard K. 15, Francis F. 14, Frank F. 14, Bernice H. 12, Donald K. 8, Dorothe M. 7.
- 1940 Grand Haven, Ottawa, MI: John Henry Pitre 34 shaper/piano factory, wife Mary 29, John H. Jr. 12, father Henry 55 carpenter/construction. Also, Ruby Pitre 51, Frank 24 barrelpo--/furniture co., Francis 24 inspector/furniture co., Bernice 22 sander/furniture co., Donald 18 pinsetter/bowling alley, Marcella 17 maid/housework.
- 1950 Isabel remarried to Raymond Ruel
Misc.: Lansing State Journal (MI), Friday, 30 November 1951: Fruitport, Nov. 30 - Tragedy won't let up on the Pitre family. Three of the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Pitre were killed in World War II - Donald and Francis, in action, and Frank in an auto accident in Louisiana while he also was a soldier. The mother is ill in Florida. The father, 69, was en route to visit the mother when a two-car collision occurred Nov. 17 at Plymouth, Ind. The father was injured and returned home. He died Tuesday night. An autopsy showed it was the result of the accident injuries, a coroner's report stated today.
Obituary: Grand Haven (MI), 26 February 1942 (Special) - Frank Francis Pitre, 26, route 2, Spring Lake, died early Sunday in an automobile accident near Alexandria, La., while he and Mrs. Pitre were en route to Camp Livingston, La., to visit his twin brother, Sgt. Francis Pitre, who is a member of Co. F, Grand Haven national guard unit. Details of the accident were not available today nor was it known whether Mrs. Pitre was injured. He was a resident of this section for four years, coming from Lowell, Ind. He and Mrs. Pitre, the former Isabelle Mitchell of Spring Lake, were married in September, 1940. Since he returned from army service, Mr. Pitre had been employed at the Camfield plant and recently went into the employ of the Oldsburg Mfg. Co. He was born in Crete, Ill., Jan. 2, 1916. The two brothers had enlisted in Co. F and left in October, 1940, for training. Surviving are the widow; the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Pitre; two sisters, Mrs. Bernice Brodowski and Marcella of Grand Haven; and six brothers, John and Donald of Grand Haven, Louis of Phoenix, Ill., Mordan, of Hobart, Ind., Bernard of Harvey, Ill., and Sgt. Francis of Camp Livingston.
Notes for Isabel S. Mitchell:
- Isabel remarried to Raymond Ruel on 4 August 1945 in Muskegon.
Obituary: The Grand Rapids Press (Grand Rapids, MI), Thursday, 10 June 2010: Ruel - Isabel S. Ruel, aged 89, of Tennessee, passed away peacefully on June 7, 2010. She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond; daughter, Gloria Fielder, grandson, Billy Benson, sister, Elene Rollenagen, brothers, Perry Mitchel, Tom Mitchel. She is survived by children, Naomi and Ron Hall, Michael and Joan Ruel, Patrick and Karen Ruel, sisters Ione Lautenbach, Deloris Sasso, Elizabeth VanderLaan, six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews. Isabel was born and raised in Grand Haven, Michigan. She enjoyed volunteering and traveling with her husband who was in the Army. A graveside service will be held Friday at 2:00 p.m. at Pine Hill Cemetery with Pastor Ryan Counsell officiating.
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Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
- Entries in RED from Louisiana sourced from online Death records.
Last updated: 17 May 2024.