Continuation of tree (7th child of Joseph Pitre/Ellen Young); all known surname descendants:
9 Floyd Peters b: 5 March 1914 Cloquet, Carlton, MN; d: 24 January 1972 Duluth, St. Louis, MN
+Marie Theresa Schmitz (Eberius) b: 25 August 1916 Brainerd, Crow Wing, MN; m: 7 July 1953 Carlton, MN [John/Mary Schumacher]; d: 27 August 2008 Cloquet, Carlton, MN
Notes for Floyd Peters:
Census
- 1940 Cloquet, Carlton, MN: Berger Crook 54 machine tender/planning mill, wife Helen 54, Floyd 26 loader/papermill, Frederick 23 janitor/tavern, stepgrandson Gerald Peters 15, stepgranddaughter Dora Peters 14.
- 1950 Cloquet, Carlton, MN: Widow Helen Crook 63, son Floyd Peters 35 packing boxes in finishing room/paper mill, son Frederick 32, wife Ulga 36, grandson Gerald T. 25.
World War II Records: Floyd Peters, age 26, b. 5 Mar 1914 Cloquet; 5' 6", 145 lbs., blue eyes, brown hair, light brown complexion; contact: Helen Crook
Obituary: The Duluth News Tribune (Duluth, MN), Wednesday, 26 January 1972: Floyd Peters, 57, Cloquet, died Monday in a Duluth hospital. He was a Northwest Paper Co. employee. Surviving are his wife, Marie; two daughters, Cheryl and Margaret, Cloquet; a stepson, James Eberius, Cloquet; his mother, Mrs. Helen Crook, Cloquet; three brothers, Albert and Frederick, Cloquet, and Walter, Duluth, and four sisters, Mrs. William Ervin and Mrs. Ray Shea, Spokane, Wash.; Mrs. Eddie Ervin, Washougal, Wash., and Mrs. John Morgrette, Pensville, Ind. Military rites will be at 9 a.m. Thursday in Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church. Arrangements are by Barr Brothers Funeral Home.
Tombstone Inscription, New Cavalry Cemetery, Cloquet, MN: PETERS / Marie T. / Aug. 25, 1916 / Aug. 27, 2008 / in God's care / Floyd / Mar. 5, 1914 / Jan. 24, 1972. Also: Floyd Peters / Minnesota / PFC US Army / World War II / March 5, 1914 - Jan. 24, 1972
Notes for Marie Theresa Schmitz:
Obituary: The Duluth News Tribune (Duluth, MN), Friday, 29 August 2008: (photo) Marie 'Bea' Theresa Peters, 92, of Cloquet, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008 at Cloquet Community Memorial Hospital. She was born Aug. 25, 1916 in Brainerd, Minn., to John and Mary (Schumacher) Schmitz and was raised in Gordon, Wis. Marie worked as a cook and baker for numerous restaurants and doctors in the area including the Skyline Cafe which she managed, the Coney Island, Golden Gate, Copper Skillet and Rudy's Restaurant. She was a member of Queen of Peace Catholic Church, also enjoyed painting and fishing, especially at Mille Lacs Lake. Marie was preceded in death by her parents; two husbands, Herman Eberius and Floyd Peters; one sister, Theresa Watson; and two grandsons, Loren and Christian DeMenge. She is survived by one son, Jim Eberius of Virginia, Minn.; two daughters, Cheri (Stan) DeMenge of Cloquet and Margie (Scott) Harter of Portage, Mich.; one sister, Agnes Dye of Cloquet; 10 grandchildren, Michele Salinas, Jean Ervin, Tanya Saunders, Maureen Lindberg, Melissa DeMenge, Christina Simmer, Kelly Berthiaume, Stacy Vigliaturo, Eric Harter and Greg Harter; 18 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Back one generation to parents of Floyd Peters
Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
- Some deaths in RED from online death certificates (1920-1938), death registrations online (1888-1919), tombstone inscriptions.
- Maine items in RED from online birth/marriage/death certificates.
- New Brunswick marriages in RED also from Vital Statistics Records (online)
Last updated: 18 October 2025.