Continuation of tree (1st child of Floyd John Peets/Beatrice Aubin); all known surname descendants:
9 Hugh Olin Peets b: 29 March 1922 Malone, Franklin, NY; d: 31 October 2019 Massena, St. Lawrence, NY
+Margaret Ward b: 15 June 1924 Massena, St. Lawrence, NY; m: 28 September 1946 Sacred Heart, Massena, St. Lawrence, NY [Clement J./Mae B. Sullivan]; d: 7 February 1996 Plattsburgh, Clinton, NY
10 Kristine A. Peets b: 25 June 1947 Massena, St. Lawrence, NY; d: 31 July 2008 Syracuse, St. Lawrence, NY
+Ronald R. Faucher b: 15 December 1945; m: 4 July 1970 Massena, St. Lawrence, NY [Lawrence J./---]; d: Aft. July 2008
10 Michael Ward Peets b: 7 October 1948 Massena, St. Lawrence, NY; d: 19 April 1960 Massena, St. Lawrence, NY
10 Hugh Olin Peets b: 26 November 1950 Massena, St. Lawrence, NY; d: 5 February 2022 Massena, St. Lawrence, NY
+Denise A. Ashley m: 22 April 1972 Massena, St. Lawrence, NY [Lloyd D./---] (divorced)
*2nd Wife of Hugh Olin Peets:
+Patricia Murphy m: January 1981; d: Aft. February 2022
10 Patrick Joseph Peets b: Abt. 1955; d: Aft. February 2022
+Lisa Ann Brue m: 15 May 1981 Massena, St. Lawrence, NY [Theodore B./---]
Notes for Hugh Olin Peets:
Census
- 1940 Massena, St. Lawrence, New York: J. Floyd Peets 39, wife Beatrice 35, H. Olin 18, A. Stanley 16, E. Gertrude 15, E. Joyce 8, C. Frederick 7, J. Richard 2. [76 East Orvis]
- 1950 Massena, St. Lawrence, NY: Clement J. Ward 57 exec. VP & Treasurer/The Massena Banking Trust, wife Mae B. 60, Marion 22 private secretary/insurance & real estate co., Jeanne 24 private secretary/Clarkson College; daughter Margaret A. Peets 25, Kriste Peets 3, Michael Peets 2.
- 1950 Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania: Hugh O. Peets 28 (NY) lodger (mar.)
WWII records: Hugh Olin Peets, res. 78 East Orvis St., Massena, NY; b. 29 Mar 1922 Malone, NY; contact Mrs. Floyd Peets (same address); 5'9", 156 lbs., brown eyes & brown hair, light complexion, scar under chin; Massena, NY. [Enlisted 20 February 1943]
Obituary: H. Olin Peets, 97, peacefully slept away on Thursday evening, October 31, 2019 at the Highland Home and Rehabilitation Center, with his family by his side. Olin was born March 29, 1922 in Malone, the son of the late Floyd and Beatrice (Aubin) Peets. As a child, his family moved to Massena, where he attended school and graduated from Massena High School. On February 20, 1943, he entered the US Army serving in the Asiatic-Pacific and European-African-Middle Eastern Theatre during World War II. He was honorably discharged on February 24, 1946. On September 28, 1946, he married Margaret “Peg” Ward at the Church of the Sacred Heart with Rev. Gerald Kellogg, officiating. She predeceased him on February 7, 1996. After his marriage, and with three young children at home, he started taking courses at Pittsburgh Watchmaking School where he learned the art of watch repair and the skills to become a jeweler. In 1950, he brought those skills home and opened his jewelry store, Peets Jewelers in Downtown Massena, which continues to operate today with the 3rd generation of Peets Family. Throughout his life, Olin was dedicated to his community, but after the tragic drowning death of his son, Michael and nephew, Gregory Morris; Olin became committed to the formation of Massena Rescue Squad and serving as their President for a time. As a strong supporter of the Massena Rescue Squad, he organized a community wide Christmas Card Fundraising Drive annually. He was also a past member of the Massena Volunteer Fire Department and current member of the Massena Exempt Fireman. He was a past member and President of the Downtown Merchants Association and was instrumental in securing funding for the downtown Christmas decorations. As a veteran, he was a Life Member and Past Commander of the American Legion Post #79, Life Member of the Gerald R. Roy AMVETS Post #4, and Earl J. Santimaw VFW Post #1143. A devout Catholic, Olin was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church and Honorary Life Member of the Knights of Columbus Council #1141 in Massena. When Olin wasn’t in his store or home, he could be found enjoying friendship at Bob’s Barber Shop or with the OTB guys at Pappy’s Bowl-Mor Lanes. He also enjoyed playing golf and camping at Coles Creek. Olin is survived by his sons, Hugh O. Peets and his wife, Patty, and Patrick J. Peets and his companion, Debbie Santos, all of Massena; his son-in-law, Ronald Faucher of Syracuse; his grandchildren, Katie, Danny, Shawn, Mike, Brian, David, Amanda, Shannon, and Jeramy; many great grandchildren; his brothers, Fred Peets of Hannawa Falls and Richard Peets of Canton; and numerous nieces, nephews, and friends. In addition to his wife and parents, he was predeceased by a son, Michael W. Peets on April 14, 1960, his daughter, Kristine Faucher on July 31, 2008; his sisters, Joyce Foster and Gertrude Morris; and his brother, Stanley Peets. Friends may call Tuesday 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 1:00 PM. Burial will be held privately in Calvary Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, those wishing may consider donations to Massena Meals on Wheels or Massena Meals on Wheels in his memory.
Tombstone Inscription: Calvary Cemetery, Massena, NY: Peace / PEETS / married 1946 / H. Olin / 1922 - (blank) / Peg / 1924 - 1996
Notes for Margaret Ward:
Obituary: Watertown Daily Times (Watertown, NY), Friday, 9 February 1996: The funeral for Margaret "Peg" Peets, 71, of 141 Beach St., will be 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary's Church with the Rev. Alan D. Shnob and Monsignor John Pendergast officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Mrs. Peets died Wednesday at Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center, Plattsburgh. Calling hours will be from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at Donaldson Funeral Home. Contributions may be made to the Trinity Catholic School Window Fund or the Massena Rescue Squad. Surviving are her husband, H. Olin Peets; a daughter, Mrs. Ron (Kristine) Faucher, Massena; two sons, Hugh and Patrick, both of Massena; three sisters, Mrs. John (Eileen) Story and Mrs. Ted (Marion) Kot, both of Massena, and Mrs. Morgan (Jeanne) Loney, Syracuse; nine grandchildren; a great-grandson and several nieces and nephews. A son, Michael W., died April 14, 1960, and a brother, William C. Ward, died July 14, 1984. Born June 15, 1924, in Massena, daughter of Clement J. and Mae B. Sullivan Ward, she was a 1942 graduate of Massena High School. She had once been a telephone operator for New York Telephone Co. She married H. Olin Peets Sept. 28, 1946, in Sacred Heart Catholic Church with the Rev. Gerald Kellogg officiating. Mrs. Peets was a communicant of St. Mary's Church.
Obituaries for the children:
Kristine A. Peets: Watertown Daily Times (Watertown, NY), Saturday, 2 August 2008: Kristine A. Faucher, 61, of 198 Jefferson Ave., died Thursday at Upstate University Medical Center, Syracuse, where she had been admitted Monday from Massena Memorial Hospital. She had been ill with cancer for three years. Born June 25, 1947, in Massena, daughter of H. Olin and Margaret "Peg" Ward Peets, she graduated from Holy Family in 1965 and attended Canton Agricultural and Technical College. She married Ronald R. Faucher on July 4, 1970, at St. Mary's Catholic Church with the Rev. George Tobin officiating. Mr. Faucher was an officer in the Marine Corp for 27 years, which allowed the couple and their family to travel the world. Mrs. Faucher was a communicant of St. Mary's Catholic Church, where she was a devoted volunteer. She also assisted with counting the offering and was a lector at the church. She enjoyed her home life and flower gardening. Surviving besides her husband and her father, of Massena, are a daughter and her husband, Katie and Kevin McGowan, Liverpool; two sons, Sean, Massena, and Danny, Denver, Colo.; two brothers and a sister-in-law, Hugh O. and Patty Peets, and Patrick J. Peets, all of Massena; three grandchildren, and several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. Her mother died Feb. 7, 1996, and a brother, Michael Peets, died April 23, 1960. The funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Mary's Catholic Church with the Rev. J. Michael Gaffney, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Calling hours will be from 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Donaldson Funeral Home. Donations may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of St. Lawrence Valley.
Tombstone Inscription, Calvary Cemetery, Massena, NY: FAUCHER / Lt. Col. Ronald R. / Colonel / Dec. 15, 1945 / (blank) / Kristine A. / Mammy / June 25, 1947 / July 31, 2008
Michael Ward Peets: Watertown Daily Times (Watertown, NY), Saturday, 23 April 1960: Massena, April 23 - The body of Michael Ward Peets, 11, one of two Massena boys missing since Tuesday, was found at about 10 this morning in Lake St. Lawrence in the St. Lawrence river, at Cedar Point, the first big point downstream from the point where their raft had been tied along the shore. The body was located by three volunteers during dragging operations from a small boat. The drowned youth was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Olin Peets, 141 Beach street. He and his cousin, Gregory Charles Morris, also 11, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Morris, River road, had not been seen since they left home Tuesday morning for an all-day fishing expedition. It was theorized that the boys had gone to a place on the lake directly across from the Morris home. The raft may have been swept into the channel by waves from a passing ship, and the finding of the Peets boy's body leads police and volunteers to think that the boys jumped as soon as the raft passed comparatively close to the shore. (An article the following day said that both boys' bodies had been recovered.)
Tombstone Inscription, Calvary Cemetery, Massena, NY: PEETS MORRIS / (reverse) Gregory C. / Morris / 1948 - 1960 / Michael W. / Peets / 1948 - 1960
Hugh Olin Peets: North Country Now (Potsdam,
NY), Thursday, 10 February 2022: Massena - Hugh O. Peets Jr.,
71, of Beach Street, passed away on February 5, 2022 at his home with his loving
family by his side. Hugh was born on November 26, 1950 in Massena, the son
of the late Hugh Olin and Margaret (Ward) Peets. Hugh was the
engraver at Peets Jewelers since the age of 12, and worked at Alcoa in the pot
rooms. He married Patricia Murphy in January of 1981. Hugh
enjoyed boating, playing his guitar as well as being in a band. Most of
all, he cherished spending time with his grandchildren. Hugh is survived
by his wife, Patricia; his four children, Michael Peets, Bryan Peets,
David Peets, and Amanda Peets. He cherished his seven grandchildren,
Austin Peets, Lyndsie and Scott Peets, Adam Peets, Jakob and Joshua Peets,
his sole (and soul) granddaughter Fallon Jordan Peets and great-grandson
Asher Peets. He is also survived by his brother, Patrick Peets
and several nieces and nephews. Hugh was predeceased by his parents H.
Olin and Margaret (Peg) Peets; a brother, Michael Peets, and sister
Kristine Faucher. He will be greatly missed by his family and
friends. Per his wishes, there will be no calling hours or services.
Memorial contributions in Hugh's memory may be made to Hospice and Palliative
Care of St. Lawrence Valley, who were very helpful and comforting to the family.
Arrangements are with the Donaldson Funeral Home in Massena
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Last updated: 12 May 2024.