Joseph Henry Real Pitre

1899 Tecumseh, Ontario – 1966 Tecumseh, Ontario

 

 

Continuation of tree (1st child of Jerome 'Remi' Pitre/Margaret Momigny); all known surname descendants:

               8          Joseph Henry Real Pitre  b: 29 April 1898  Ste. Anne, Tecumseh, Sandwich, Essex, ONT; d: 13 November 1966  Tecumseh, Sandwich East, Essex, ONT

                                   +Helen Mailloux  b: 15 August 1899  Essex, ONT; m: 10 August 1920  Essex, Essex, ONT [Adolphe/Therese Lauzon]; d: 27 November 1962  Tecumseh, Sandwich East, Essex, ONT

                           9          Margaret Marie Germaine Pitre  b: 29 August 1921  Ste. Anne, Tecumseh, Essex, ONT; d: 7 January 2007  Windsor, Essex, ONT

                                         +Archie Andrew Vetor  b: 27 September 1915  South Woodslee, Essex, ONT; m: unknown [Andrew/Elizabeth Sherk]; d: 11 January 1978  Tecumseh, Essex, ONT

                           9          Joseph Theodore Alvin Pitre  b: 12 October 1923  Ste. Anne, Tecumseh, Essex, ONT; d: 2 March 2008  Windsor, Sandwich East, Essex, ONT

                                         +Dolores Marie Hennin  b: 21 June 1930; m: Abt. 1947 [Clifford/Rosemarie Blais]; d: 17 October 2002  Windsor, Sandwich East, Essex, ONT  

                           9          Marie Leonie Jeanne Pitre  b: 16 February 1925  Ste. Anne, Tecumseh, Essex, ONT; d: 2 May 1983  Tecumseh, Essex, ONT

                                         +Gerald Dupuis  b: 2 June 1925  Windsor, Essex, ONT; m: 27 November 1948  Tecumseh, Essex, ONT [Osios/Marie Laliberte]; d: 20 February 1978  Tecumseh, Essex, ONT

                           9          Russell Pitre  b: 18 May 1927; d: 2 January 1959  Tecumseh, Essex, ONT

                           9          Marie Therese Barbara Beatrice Pitre  b: 29 October 1929  Ste. Anne, Tecumseh, Essex, ONT; d: Aft. March 2008 

                                         +Earl F. May  b: 11 August 1928; m: 19 November 1949  Tecumseh, Essex, ONT [Thomas/Ella ---]; d: 20 August 1992  Windsor, Essex, ONT

                           9          Marie Veronique Pitre  b: 24 February 1934  Ste. Anne, Tecumseh, Essex, ONT; d: 8 February 1997  Windsor, Essex, ONT

                                         +Norman Ralph Purdy    m: c5 May 1953  London, ONT [Ralph/---]; d: Aft. March 2008

 

Notes for Joseph Henry Real Pitre:

Census

- 1921 Tecumseh, Sandwich East, Essex North, Ontario:  Remie Pitre 64 gardener, wife Margarite 59, Real 23 laborer, wife Helen 21.  (St. Ann Parish).

 

- 1931 Tecumseh, Essex East, ONT:  Real Pitre 33 machinist/auto mfg., wife Helen 31, Germain 9, Alvin 7, Jean 6, Russell 5, Barbera 1  (27 Shawnee).

 

Obituary:  The Windsor Star (ONT), Monday, 14 November 1966:  Pitre - Rayl (Bud), 68 years, Nov. 13, 1966, late of 1502 Shawnee Rd., Tecumseh.  Husband of the late Helen (1962).  Dear father of Alvin, Mrs. Archie Vetor (Germaine), Mrs. Gerald Dupuis (Jean), Mrs. Norman Purdy (Vera), Tecumseh; Mrs. Earl May (Barbara), Newbury, Ont.  Late Russell.  Brother of Mrs. Wilfred Hebert (Leonie), Tecumseh; 30 grandchildren.  Resting at the Marcotte Funeral Home, 12105 Tecumseh Rd., Tecumseh.  Funeral Wednesday, 9 a.m. to St. Anne's Church at 9:30.  Interment church cemetery.  Prayers Monday, Tuesday, 8 p.m.

 

Tombstone Inscription, Ste. Anne, Tecumseh, Sandwich East, ONT:  PITRE / always in our hearts / father / Real / 1898 – 1966 / mother / Helen / 1899 – 1962

 

Notes for Helen Mailloux:

Obituary:  The Windsor Star (ONT), Thursday, 29 November 1962:  Pitre - Helen, 64 years, Nov. 27, 1962, late of 1502 Shawnee Rd.  Wife of Real.  Mother of Alvin, Mrs. Archie Vetor (Germaine), Mrs. Gerald Dupuis (Jeanne), Mrs. Norman Purdy (Vera), Tecumseh; Mrs. Earl May (Barbara), Wardsville; late Russell.  Sister of Ernest, Edward Mailloux, Windsor; Leo, Harvey, Mrs. Harvey Morneau, Mrs. Theodore Raymond, Riverside.  19 grandchildren.  Resting at the Marcotte Funeral Home, 12105 Tecumseh Rd., Tecumseh.  Funeral Friday, 9 a.m. to St. Anne's Church at 9:30 a.m.  Interment church cemetery.  Prayers evenings, 8 p.m.

 

Obituaries for the children:

Margaret Marie Germaine Pitre:  The Windsor Star (Windsor, ONT), Monday, 8 January 2007:  (photo)  Vetor, Germaine M. (nee Pitre) 85 years, passed away peacefully with family by her side on January 7, 2007 at Banwell Gardens.  Beloved wife of the late Archie Vetor (1978).  Loving mother of Wayne and Nancy Vetor of Windsor, Larry and Diane of Stoney Point, the late Andrew Vetor (1963), Barbara and Jim Ruthven of Tecumseh, Linda and Maurice Fougere of New Brunswick, Joanne and Jim Swan, Douglas and Michelle, Randy and Terry, Keith and Janet, Audrey and Mike Dordevski and Laurie and Zarko Milosevski all of Tecumseh.  Dear meme to 28 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.  Daughter of the late Real and Helen Pitre.  Survived by brother Alvin Pitre of Tecumseh and sister Barbara May of Newbury.  Predeceased by brother Russell Pitre and sisters Jean Dupuis and Vera Purdy.  Visitation will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday from 2-5 p.m. & 7-9 p.m.  The funeral service will be held at the Marcotte Funeral Home & Chapel, Tecumseh, on Thursday, January 11, 2007 at 11:00 a.m.  Rev. Albert Lambkin officiating.  Interment at Woodslee United Church Cemetery.  In kindness memorial donations to the Heart & Stroke Foundation would be appreciated.  A tree will be planted in memory of Germaine Vetor in the Marcotte Heritage Forest.  A dedication service will be held September 30, 2007.  All are welcome.

 

Joseph Theodore Alvin Pitre:  National Post (Toronto, ONT), Wednesday, 5 March 2008:  Pitre, Alvin Theodore 'Toto' - 84 years, passed away Sunday, March 2, 2008 at Windsor Regional Hospital, Metropolitan Campus.  Beloved husband of the late Dolores (nee Hennin).  Dear father of Sandra Dame and husband Randy, Oldcastle; Doug Pitre and wife Sharon, Juanite Chittle and husband Rick, Darlene Blais and husband Dan, all of Tecumseh; Cheryl Coomber and husband Randy, Windsor; Shawn Pitre and wife Jeanine, Tecumseh.  Loving grandfather of 14 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.  Son of the late Rheal and Helen Pitre.  Dear brother of Barbara May and husband the late Earl, and predeceased by Germaine Vetor and husband Archie, Jean Dupuis and husband Gerald, Vera Purdy, and Russell Pitre.  Dear brother-in-law of Norman Purdy, Carol and Henry Matthews, Theresa Hennin and husband the late Ronald.  Alvin retired from Chrysler Corporation and was a member of CAW Local 444.  Toto had a passion for politics to all that would listen.  Visitation will be held at the Marcotte Funeral Home and Chapel on Tuesday and Wednesday from 2-5 and 7-9 p.m. with Parish Prayers Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.  Funeral Prayers will be held from the Funeral Home on Thursday, March 6, 2008 at 10:00 a.m., then to St. Anne Church for Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m.  Fr. Robert Couture officiating.  Interment St. Anne Cemetery.  Memorial donations made to Windsor Regional Cancer Centre would be appreciated by the family.  A tree will be planted in memory of Alvin in the Marcotte Heritage Forest.  A dedication ceremony will be held on Sunday, September 28, 2008.  All are welcome.

Tombstone Inscription, Ste. Anne, Tecumseh, Sandwich East, ONT:  Father / Alvin Theodore / Oct. 12, 1923 / Mar. 2, 2008 / mother / Dolores Marie / June 21, 1930 / Oct. 17, 2002 / we miss you Meme / PITRE

 

Marie Leonie Jeanne Pitre:  The Windsor Star (Windsor, ONT), Tuesday, 3 May 1983:  Dupuis - Jean L., 58 years, May 2, 1983, late of 1021 William St., Tecumseh.  Wife of the late Gerald.  Dear mother of Mrs. Alfred Lefaive (Donna), Constance, Reginald, Tecumseh; Mrs. John Sauve (Debra), Emeryville.  Five grandchildren.  Dear sister of Alvin Pitre, Mrs. Germaine Vetor, Tecumseh; Mrs. Norman Purdy (Vera), Windsor; Mrs. Earl May (Barbara), Wardsville and the late Russell.  Resting at the Marcotte Funeral Home, Tecumseh.  Funeral Thursday at 9:30 a.m. to St. Anne Church at 10 a.m.  Interment St. Anne Cemetery.  Prayers Wednesday at 8 p.m.

Tombstone Inscription, Ste. Anne Cemetery, Tecumseh, ONT:  DUPUIS / husband & father / Gerald N. / 1925 - 1978  //  DUPUIS / wife & mother / Jean L. / 1925 - 1983

 

Russell Pitre:  The Windsor Star (Windsor, ONT), Saturday, 10 January 1959:  A lifelong resident of Tecumseh, Russell Pitre, 32, of Shawnee Rd., died Friday at Metropolitan Hospital following a short illness.  Mr. Pitre was employed at Chrysler of Canada.  Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Real Pitre, of Tecumseh; a brother, Alvin, of Tecumseh; and four sisters, Mrs. Archie Vetor (Germaine), Ms. Gerald Dupuis (Jean), and Mrs. Norman Purdy (Vera), all of Tecumseh, and Mrs. Earl May (Barbara), of Vancouver.  The body will rest at the Marcotte Funeral Home, Tecumseh, after Sunday noon.  Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 9 a.m. at the funeral home and at St. Anne's Church at 9:30 a.m.  Burial will be in St. Anne's Cemetery.  Prayers will be said Sunday and Monday at 8 p.m. at the funeral home.

Tombstone Inscription, Ste. Anne Cemetery, Tecumseh, ONT:  PITRE / in memory of / a beloved son / Russell / May 18, 1927 / Jan. 2, 1959 / age 32 yrs.

 

Marie Therese Barbara Beatrice Pitre:  Tombstone Inscription, Ste. Anne Cemetery, Tecumseh, ONT:  MAY / together forever / father / Earl F. / Aug. 11, 1928 / Aug. 20, 1992 / mother / Barbara B. / Oct. 29, 1929 / (blank)

 

Marie Veronique Pitre:  The Windsor Star (Windsor, ONT), Monday, 10 February 1997:  Purdy, Veronica (Vera), 62 years, February 8, 1997, at Windsor Regional Hospital, Metropolitan Campus.  Late of Windsor.  Beloved wife of Norman.  Dear mother of Richard (Rick) and wife Carrie, Windsor; Sandra Emery and husband Louis, Wallaceburg; Connie Humick and husband Billy, Windsor; Gwenn Ducharme, Sandwich South; Brian Purdy, Vancouver; Brenda Bialkowlski and husband Rick, Windsor; Bonnie Campeau and husband Jim, Essex; Michael Purdy, Windsor.  Also survived by 18 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild.  Dear sister of Germaine Vetor, Windsor; Elvin Pitre, Windsor; Barbara May, Newbury; and predeceased by sister Jean Dupuis and brother Russell Pitre.  At the request of the family, no visitation at The James H. Sutton Funeral Home, Amherstburg.  Cremation Greenlawn Memorial Crematorium with entombment following.

 

 

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