Joseph John Pitre

1910 Bathurst, New Brunswick – 1985

 

 

Continuation of tree (8th child of George Pitre/Sarah B. Doucet); all known surname descendants:

                 8       Joseph John Pitre  b: 8 March 1910  Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; d: 5 September 1985

                                +Marie Catherine Aube  b: 21 March 1910  Ste. Therese, Beresford, Gloucester, NB; m: 17 May 1932  Ste. Therese, Gloucester, NB [Edward/Alma Hadley]; d: 11 December 2005  Beresford, Gloucester, NB

                           9         Georges Pitre  b: Abt. 1935  Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; d: 4 May 2020  Bathurst, Gloucester, NB

                                         +Therese Lavigne  b: Abt. 1936  Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; m: 21 July 1953  Ste. Therese, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB [Vincent/Lauza Chiasson]; d: 20 April 1999

                                       *2nd Wife of Georges Pitre:

                                         +Vivian Kerry    m: 9 September 2000; d: Aft. May 2020

                           9         Alphee Pitre  b: 1937  W. Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; d: 8 July 2008  Bathurst, Gloucester, NB

                                         +Marie Anita Comeau  b: Abt. 1939  Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; m: 6 April 1959  Bathurst, Gloucester, NB [Normand/Malvina Lagace]

                           9         Richard Joseph Pitre  b: 28 July 1936  Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; d: 11 March 2017  Taber, Alberta

                                         +Patricia Roy  b: Abt. 1935  Robertville, Beresford, Gloucester, NB; m: 17 May 1958  Bathurst, Gloucester, NB [Francois Xavier/Marie Anne Daigle]; d: Aft. March 2017

                           9         Jeanette Pitre  b: Abt. 1939  Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; d: Bef. March 2017

                                         +Emile Comeau  b: Abt. 1939  Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; m: 8 June 1959  Robertville, Beresford, Gloucester, NB [Normand/Melanie Logue]; d: Aft. March 2017 

                           9         Anne Marie Pitre  b: Abt. 1943  Bathurst, Gloucester, NB

                                         +Denis Comeau  b: Abt. 1943  Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB; m: 18 July 1964  Beresford, Gloucester, NB [Normand/Malvina Lagace]

                           9         Yvonne Pitre  b: 13 January 1947  Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; d: 19 January 1947  Bathurst, Gloucester, NB

                           9         Elizabeth Yvonne Pitre  b: Abt. 1949  Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; d: Aft. March 2017  Bathurst, NB

                                         +Georges Saulnier  b: Abt. 1947  Sheila, NB; m: 17 September 1966  Beresford, Gloucester, NB [Frederic/Phelie Roussell]

                           9         Joseph Pitre  b: 20 July 1953  Robertville, Beresford, Gloucester, NB; d: 21 July 1953  Robertville, Beresford, Gloucester, NB

                           9         Leo Pitre    d: Aft. March 2017  Cornwall, ONT

                                         +Paula ---

                           9         Anita Pitre    d: Aft. March 2017  Atikokan, Ontario

                                         +Cyprien Poirier    d: Bef. March 2017 

                           9         Brigitte Pitre    d: Aft. March 2017  Atikokan, Ontario

                                         +Raymond Gosselin

                           9         Loraine Pitre    d: Aft. March 2017  Sherbrooke, QUE

                                         +Alain Gravel

                           9         Simonne Pitre    d: Aft. March 2017  Ottawa, Ontario

                                         +Roger Daigle    m: 3 July 1971  Beresford, Gloucester, NB

                           9         Anna Pitre    d: Aft. March 2017  Bathurst, NB

                                         +Don Bertin    d: Bef. March 2017 

 

 

Notes for Joseph John Pitre:

Census

- 1921 West Bathurst, Gloucester, NB:  George Pitre 44 farmer, wife Sarah 47, Emelie 18, Mary 15, Evelyn 13, John 11, Willis 7, widowed daughter Mrs. Emma Pitre 23, Leo 2 months.

 

- 1931 West Bathurst, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB:  George Pitre 55 farmer, wife Sarah 60, Mary 23, John 21, Willie 17.
 

Obituaries for the children:

Georges Pitre:  Elhatton’s Funeral Home (Bathurst, NB), George Pitre 1935-2020 (photo) - Sainte Anne, Glou. Co., NB - Mr. George Pitre, of Sainte Anne, Bathurst NB, passed away peacefully at home on May 4th, 2020 at the age of 85.  Born in Sainte Anne, he was the late son of John and Mary (Aubé) Pitre.  George is survived by his wife Vivian (Kerry) Pitre, her two daughters Jennifer (Kevin) Maclean and Trisia (Iohann) Doiron.  His children Roger and Danny (Colette).  His grandchildren, Nicolas (Demy), Renée (Cedric) Arseneau, Dylan and Emily.  Also, one great-grandchild Benjamin.  His step-grandchildren Maxime, Alexandre, Rosalie, Jaxx and Elizabeth.  He is survived by his brother Leo (Paula) Pitre, also by his six sisters Anita Poirier, Anna Bertin, Lorraine (Alain) Gravel, Yvonne (George) Saulnier, Brigitte (Raymond) Gosselin, Simonne (Roger) Daigle.  He was predeceased by his first wife Theresa (Lavigne) Pitre, his son Vincent and daughter Marie, his brothers Richard, Alphee and sister Jeanette.  He was born and raised and went to school in Sainte Anne.  From horse and buggy selling butter in town with his mom to modern day Bathurst.  As a young man he worked at the Sanatorium and Model farm, cutting pulp wood and gardening and he also worked in tobacco fields in Ontario.  He worked in Eliot Lake, Ontario at the Stanrock Uranium Mine.  George was married to Theresa Lavigne in 1953, they had 2 children Roger and Danny.  He moved back to NB in 1965 and worked at the Bathurst Mine, as a foreman until he retired in 1990.  Theresa passed away on April 20th, 1999.  He married his second wife Vivian on September 9th, 2000.  They still lived at the family farm in Sainte Anne where they shared their love of raising cattle, horses, sheep and many other animals.  George was happiest while working the farm.  He will be remembered for his hard work ethic, love of farming and animals, his sleigh rides with his team of Belgian horses, his sense of humor and the love he had for his family.  He will be deeply missed and never forgotten by his family, friends, pets and all who knew him.  There will be a celebration of his life at a later date.  Donations in memory of George may be made to a charity of the donors choice.  Arrangements are in the care of Elhatton’s Funeral Home, Bathurst.

 

Alphee Pitre:  The Northern Light (NB), 15 July 2008:  Alphee Pitre 1937 - 2008 Middle River:  Alphee Pitre of Middle River passed away at Chaleur Regional Hospital Bathurst, on July 8, 2008, at the age of 70.  He was the son of the late John Pitre and late Marie Aube.  He is survived by two daughters, Suzanne, Montreal and Linda, St. Anne; two sons, Junior, Miramichi and Adrien, St. Anne; three brothers, Georges (Vivian), St. Anne, Richard (Patricia), Taber, Alta and Leo (Paula), Cornwall; five sisters, Anita (late Cyprien) Poirier, Atikokan, Ont, Brigitte (Raymond) Gosselin, Atikokan, Ont, Loraine (Alain) Gravel, Sherbrooke, Que, Simonne (Roger) Daigle, Ottawa, Anna (Don) Bertin, Beresford and Yvonne (Georges) Saulnier, Beresford; a brother-in-law, Emile (late Jeannette) Comeau, Wickham, NB.  He was predeceased by a son, Dorian.  Funeral mass was held at St. Nom de Jesus, Church in Beresford on Saturday July 12, 2008.  Funeral Arrangements were in care of Verret Funeral Home, Bathurst.

 

Richard Joseph Pitre:  Southland Funeral Chapel (Taber, Alberta):  1936 - 2017:  Richard Joseph Pitre, beloved husband of Patricia Pitre, passed away peacefully in Taber on Saturday, March 11, 2017 at the age of 80 years.  Relatives and friends were invited to Prayers at Southland Funeral Chapel, Taber on Thursday, March 16, 2017 at 5:00 P.M.  The Funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Augustine's Catholic Church, Taber on Friday, March 17, 2017 at 11:00 A.M.  Richard is survived by his wife of fifty eight years Patricia; six sons Michel Pitre of Taber, Charles (Stephanie) Pitre of Coaldale, Armand (Shannon) Pitre of Lethbridge, Philip Pitre of Lethbridge, Lenard Pitre of Lethbridge and Morice (Geraldine) Pitre of Taber; daughter Nicole (Tim) Richard of Red Deer; seventeen grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.  He is also survived by two brothers George (Vivian) Pitre of Bathurst of New Brunswick and Leo (Paula) Pitre of Cornwall, Ontario; six sisters Anna Bertin of Bathurst, New Brunswick, Yvonne (George) Saulnier of Bathurst, New Brunswick, Anita Poirier of Atikokan, Ontario, Brigitte (Raymond) Gosselin Atikokan, Ontario, Simonne (Roger) Daigle of Ottawa, Ontario and Lorraine (Alain) Gravel of Sherbrooke, Quebec; brother-in-law Emile Comeau of Saint John, New Brunswick.  He was predeceased by his brother Alphie Pitre, sister Jeanette Comeau, and brothers-in-law Don Bertin and Cyprien Poirier, as well as sister-in-law Theresa Pitre.  Richard was born on July 28, 1936 in Bathurst, New Brunswick to John G. Pitre and Marie Cathrine Aube.  He was a beloved Grandfather, Father, Brother, Uncle and Friend.  He was a local celebrity known as "The Bike Man", "Mr. Pitre" and "The Real Santa."  Richard lived larger than life and was an accomplished jack of all trades and a quirky inventor of crazy bicycles that he proudly showed in parades and shows all over the United States and Canada, as the Taber Wild Riders.  He was a coach for the MD of Taber cycling team for the Southern Alberta Summer Games for eighteen years, boasting many consecutive first place finishes with the team.  Richard won many awards in his lifetime, including The Gordon Hacking Memorial for Outstanding Contributions Taber Minor Hockey, Alberta Citizen of the Year and also Canadian Citizen Of The Year.  He had his fifteen minutes of fame on TV, radio, magazines and newspapers all over the United States and Canada.  One of his Santa videos even made it to America's Funniest Home Videos.  For most of his life he was deeply involved in Minor Hockey, bicycle racing and repair, and he thoroughly enjoyed life and helping others.  Richard will be sorely missed by his family and friends.  If friends so desire, memorial tributes in Richard’s name may be made directly to STARS, Calgary, Alberta or the Spinal Cord Injury Association Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta or to the Canadian Diabetes Association, Calgary, Alberta or to the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB), Lethbridge, Alberta.  We would like to thank everyone involved in the preparation and services.

 

 

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Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries. 

- Some deaths in RED from online death certificates (1920-1938), online death registrations (1888-1919).

- New Brunswick marriages in RED also from Vital Statistics Records (online)

 

Last updated:  27 August 2023.