Continuation of tree (1st child of Peter Pitre/Marie Agnes Pitre); all known surname descendants:
9 Joseph Hercule 'Arthur' Pitre b: 11 August 1890 Immaculate Conception, Palmer Road, PEI; d: 22 March 1975 Gardner, Worcester, MA
+ Marie Anne Belliveau b: 4 July 1892 Memramcook, Westmoreland, NB; m: Abt. 1921 Gardner, Worcester, MA [David/Marguerite Bourque]; d: 30 December 1939 Gardner, Worcester, MA
10 Lauretta Peters b: 15 September 1921 Gardner, Worcester, MA; d: 23 February 2018 Gardner, Worcester, MA
+Peter Paul Kraskouskas b: 9 November 1914 Coalton, Randolph, WV; m: 10 May 1944 Oceanside, San Diego, CA [Joseph/Karolinas Bulovas]; d: 15 February 2016 Gardner, Worcester, MA
10 Mary Rose Peters b: 27 August 1922 Gardner, Worcester, MA; d: 15 September 1998 Matthews, Mecklenburg, NC
+Dwight M. Howe b: 25 April 1921 Winchendon, Worcester, MA; m: 1945 Gardner, Worcester, MA [Carleton A./Alice Richards]; d: 6 January 1991 Stuart, Palm Beach, FL
10 Helen Peters b: 12 May 1924 Gardner, Worcester, MA; d: Aft. November 2021
+Leon Zlotnik b: 22 January 1924 Templeton, Worcester, MA; m: March 1944 Gardner, Worcester, MA [Antoni/Wiklonia Ropicko]; d: 9 January 2016 Worcester, Worcester, MA
10 Doris Peters b: 28 September 1927 Gardner, Worcester, MA; d: 26 November 2021 Gardner, Worcester, MA
+Harold Clayton Patria b: 27 April 1924 Fitzwilliam, Cheshire, NH; m: Abt. 1951 [Edward M./Bessie M. Lee]; d: 26 October 1994 Gardner, Worcester, MA
*2nd Wife of Joseph Hercule 'Arthur' Pitre:
+ Mary Ann Thibodeau (Roy) b: 17 January 1884 Tignish, PEI; m: Bet. 1940-1942 [Philias/Mary Doucet]; d: 30 September 1965 Gardner, Worcester, MA
Notes for Joseph Hercule 'Arthur' Pitre:
Census
- 1920 Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts: Pite Pierre 57 carpenter, wife Mary 54, Arthur J. 28 carpenter, Maxime 24 painting, Sicelia 21 stitching.
- 1930 Gardner, Worcester, MA: Arthur J. Peters 39, wife Anna 3, Loretta 8, Mary R. 7, Helen 5, Doris (Daria) 2 years 6 months.
- 1940 Gardner, Worcester, MA: Widower Arthur Peters 49 saw/chair co., Loretta 18 assembler/Gem crib co., Rose M. 17 salesgirl/retail clothing, Helen 15, Doris 12 [139 Main Street]
- 1950 Gardner, Worcester, MA: Arthur J. Peters 59 runs saw machine/boudoir chair factory, wife Mary A. 64. Also in Gardner: Doris Peters 23 store clerk/similar to 5&10’s, living with sister Lauretta's family.
Army Transport: Sailed 14 Nov 1917 from Newport News, VA (Floridian): included Maxim A. Petters, 102nd INF, wagoner, & Arthur J. Peters, 102nd INF, wagoner; both give contact as mother Mrs. M. Peters (150 West St., Gardner)
WWII Records: Arthur J. Peters, res. 139 Main St., Gardner, MA; b. 11 Aug 1890 PEI; contact Mary Ann Peters (same address); 5'8", 157 lbs., black eyes & black hair, dark complexion; 26 Apr 1942 Gardner, MA.
Obituary: Sunday Telegram (Worcester, MA), Sunday, 23 Mar 1975: Gardner - Arthur J. Peters, 84, of 174 Blanchard Place, died yesterday in Eastwood Pines Nursing Home. He was the husband of the late Anna (Belliveau) Peters and the late Mary (Roy) Peters. He retired 10 years ago, after working many years at Fontain Bros. Co. He was a member of the Holy Rosary Church, the Golden Age Club, Hillside Gardens Assn., and was a past commander of a Veterans of Foreign Wars post. He was awarded the Purple Heart during his military service. He leaves four daughters, Loretta, wife of Peter Kruskowskas, Helen, wife of Leon Zlotnik, Doris, wife of Harold Patria, all of Gardner, and Mary Rose, wife of Dwight Howe of West Boylston; a sister, Mrs. Cecile Gagne of Gardner, 16 grandchildren and several nephews and nieces. He was born in Prince Edward Island, Canada, son of Peter and Mary (Peters) Peters. A full military funeral service and Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow in Holy Rosary Church. Burial will be in Notre Dame Cemetery. Calling hours are 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today in the Lamoureux Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in his memory be made to the St. Vincent de Paul Society of Holy Rosary Church.
Notes for Anna Belliveau:
Obituary: Evangeline Newspapers, 11 January 1940: Mrs. Arthur (nee Anna Belliveau) Pitre died Dec 30, 1939 in Gardner Mass., age 47. Born in Shediac, daughter of David Belliveau. Daughters: Loretta, Marie-Rose, Helene, Doris of Gardner. Sisters: Mrs. Emma Dupuis of Gardner, Mrs. Madeleine Bourque of Canada. Brothers: Auguste of Gardner, Edmond and Rene of Canada.
Notes for Mary Ann Thibodeau:
Obituary: Worcester Telegram (Worcester, MA), Friday, 1 October 1965: Peters - In Gardner, Mrs. Mary Ann (Thibodeau) Peters, wife of Arthur J. Peters of 174 Blanchard Place.
Obituaries for the children:
Lauretta Peters: Worcester Telegram & Gazette (MA), Sunday, 25 February 2018: Lauretta Kraskouskas Died Friday, February 23, 2018. Calling hours 6-8pm Tuesday, February 27, 2018, at the funeral home. Funeral service 11am Wednesday, February 28, 2018. Holy Spirit Church. Funeral Home: Lamoureux-Smith & Poliks Funeral Home.
Mary Rose Peters: The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, NC), Wednesday, 16 September 1998: Mrs. Mary Rose Peters Howe, 76, of Palm City, FL died Tuesday, September 15, 1998. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Heritage Funeral Home of Matthews.
- Worcester Telegram & Gazette (MA), Friday, 18 September 1998: West Boylston - Mary Rose (Peters) Howe, 76, of 2531 S.W. Greenwich Way, Palm City, Fla., formerly of 9 Pinewoods Drive, a community volunteer for many years, died Tuesday in the home of a daughter in Matthews, N.C., after a battle with cancer. Her husband of 45 years, Dwight M. Howe Sr., died in 1991. She leaves two sons, Dwight M. Howe Jr. of Portland, Ore., and Barry S. Howe of Southboro; two daughters, Janet Kraskouskas of Centerville and Rebecca J. Drillings of Matthews, N.C.; three sisters, Lauretta Kraskouskas, Helen Zlotnik and Doris Patria, all of Gardner; six grandchildren; nephews and nieces. She was born in Gardner, daughter of Arthur J. and Anna (Belliveau) Peters, and lived many years in West Boylston before moving recently to Palm City. She graduated in 1941 from Gardner High School, where she was co-captain and goalie of the girls' field hockey team. She was also a manager of girls' basketball. She was once a bookkeeper at Heywood-Wakefield Co., a Gardner furniture maker, for several years, until 1945. Mrs. Howe was a volunteer for many years at Hahnemann Hospital in Worcester and the Women's Club at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church. She was also a longtime volunteer in the West Boylston Little League, the Worcester youth hockey program, the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of America, the Cub Scouts, the West Boylston Civic Club, and the Boys & Girls Club of Worcester. She was a longtime member of Our Lady of Good Counsel Church and Worcester Country Club. A funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. tomorrow in Holy Spirit Church, Gardner. Burial will be in Green Bower Cemetery, Gardner. There are no calling hours. But a celebration of her life will be held from 6 to 9 tonight in the ballroom at Wachusett Village Inn, Westminster. Memorial contributions may be made to the Boys & Girls Club of Worcester, Worcester, MA; or Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, West Boylston, MA; or a hospice program. Dufault-Boucher Funeral Home, Gardner, is directing arrangements.
Tombstone Inscription, Green Bower Cemetery, Gardner, MA: HOWE / Mary Rose Peters / Howe / 1922 - 1998
Doris
Peters: Boucher Funeral Home (Gardner, MA): Doris
L. "Nana" (Peters) Patria, 94, of Gardner, died unexpectedly Friday,
November 26, 2021, in her residence. Born in Gardner on September 28,
1927, she was the daughter of the late Arthur J. and Anna (Belliveau) Peters.
She graduated from Gardner High School with the Class of 1945. Doris was
an Assembler employed by Modern Contract Furniture, Inc. for several years until
her retirement. Doris was a parishioner of Annunciation Parish/ Our Lady
of the Holy Rosary Church of Gardner. She enjoyed playing BINGO, scratch
tickets and Solitaire. Doris also loved going for her daily walks,
crocheting, shopping, and going out to eat. The time Doris loved and
treasured the most was spent with her family. Doris is survived by her
three sons, Edward A. Patria and his spouse Robin of Exeter, NH,
Michael H. Patria and his spouse Amy of Roanoke, VA, and Dana S. Patria
and his spouse Debra of Everett; a daughter Darlene A. LeBlanc and her
husband Paul of Gardner; nine grandchildren and their spouses, Kelly
Nichols and her spouse Kevin, Kenneth Patria and his spouse Jessica, Jennifer
Howland and her spouse Eric, Melissa Neseran and her spouse Yared, Heidi Patria,
Robert Howlett, Jamie Leonard, Shawn Leonard and Aimee Amirault; several
great-grandchildren; a sister, Helen Zlotnik of Gardner; several nieces,
nephews and cousins. She was predeceased by her husband of 44-years
Harold Clayton Patria, who died in 1994; a grandson, Jeffrey LeBlanc,
who died in 2002; and two sisters, Lauretta Kraskouskas, and Mary Rose Howe.
Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, December 1, 2021, from the Boucher
Funeral Home, Inc., Gardner, MA, with a Mass at 1:00 p.m. in Annunciation Parish
at Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church, Gardner, MA. Burial at Notre Dame
Cemetery, Gardner, MA, will follow. Calling Hours will be held Wednesday,
December 1, 2021, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the funeral home. The
family asks that all those in attendance please adhere to wearing masks.
Memorial Contributions may be made to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital,
Memphis, TN. Please reference in memory of Doris L. Patria.
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Last updated: 4 August 2025.