John Wilfred Pitre

1921 Antigonish, Nova Scotia – 2004 Hingham, Massachusetts

 

 

Continuation of tree (8th child of Jerome Pitre/Catherine Marguerite Gallant); all known surname descendants:

                    10          John Wilfred Pitre  b: 24 January 1921  Antigonish, Antigonish, NS; d: 13 February 2004  Hingham, Plymouth, MA

                                        +Mildred Rennie  b: 23 September 1924  Revere, Suffolk, MA; m: 4 February 1945  Chelsea, Suffolk, MA [Frank James/Lennie S. Cochran]; d: 4 November 2016  Hingham, Plymouth, MA

                                11        Dianne Marie Peters  b: 8 April 1948; d: 24 February 2008  Sante Fe, NM

                                                +James J. Canavan    m: October 1968  North Weymouth, Norfolk, MA

                                              *2nd Husband of Dianne Marie Peters:

                                                +Steve Carter    d: Aft. November 2016

                                11        James E. Peters    d: Aft. November 2016  Weymouth, MA

                                                +Paula ---

 

 

Notes for John Wilfred Pitre:

Census

-  1940 Revere, Suffolk, Massachusetts:  Jerome Peters 57 carpenter/building, wife Catherine 58, Edna 29 presser/dry cleaning, Francis 25 spotter/dry cleaning, Wilfred 19 clerk/grocery, Henry 16  [202 Fenno Street]

 

- 1950 Everett, Middlesex, MA:  Wilfred J. Peters 29 proprietor/retail grocery, wife Mildred R. 25, Dianne 2.

WWII Records:  Wilfred John Peters, res. 13 Fenno St., Chelsea, MA; b. 24 Feb 1921 Antigonish, NS; contact Jerome Peters (129 Bloomingdale St., Chelsea, MA); 5'8 1/2", 140 lbs., brown eyes & black hair, light complexion; 16 Feb 1942 Chelsea, MA.

Obituary:  Patriot Ledger (Quincy, MA), Tuesday, 17 February 2004:  Wilfred J. Peters.  Hignham - Wilfred J. Peters, 83, of Hingham, a retired cabinetmaker, died Friday at home.  Mr. Peters worked for Custom Woodworking Co. in Weymouth for 20 years.  He retired in 1985.  He was born in Antigonish, Nova Scotia.  A veteran of World War II, he served in the Army as a private first class from 1942 to 1944.  He graduated from Hart Trade School in Boston as a cabinetmaker in 1952.  Mr. Peters lived in Hingham for 16 years.  He is survived by his wife, Mildred (Rennie) Peters; a daughter, Dianne Carter of Sante Fe, N.M.; a son, James E. Peters of Weymouth; a brother, Joseph Peters of Maine; a sister, Rose Holland of Massachusetts; and two grandchildren.  There will be a memorial service at 1:30 p.m. March 6 at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Hingham.  There are no visiting hours.  Arrangements were made by Shepherd Funeral Home, Weymouth.

 

Tombstone Inscription, Blue Hill Cemetery, Braintree, MA:  Frank J. / 1905 - 1980 / RENNIE / Lennie S. / 1905 - 1986 / together forever / Wilfred J. / 1921 - (blank) / PETERS / Mildred R. / 1924 - 2016

 

Notes for Mildred Rennie:

Obituary:  C. C. Shepherd Funeral Home (MA):  Mildred R. Peters, September 23, 1924 – November 4, 2016:  Born September 23, 1924 in Revere, MA.  The only child of Frank J. and Lennie S. Rennie.  Mildred grew up and married the neighborhood delivery boy, on February 4th, 1945. when he, Wilfred John Peters, returned home from serving in the military during WWII.  She was the proud mother of Dianne Marie Carter born on April 8th, 1948 and was “heartbroken” when Dianne died of a massive stroke on February 24, 2008.  She is survived by her son James, and his wife Paula, two grandsons, Shaun, (his wife Cara), Chad, and her son in law Steve Carter.  At the age of just 3 years old, Mildred learned the art of “Tatting”.  She grew up learning how to crochet, and knit, she learned how to play the piano, Mildred also played the piano at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses for well over a decade, with her spiritual brothers and sisters gathered for worship.  Playing 5 songs a week.  She learned cake decorating, worked at Remicks dept. store, in the Gift Wrapping dept.  She was a bit of a perfectionist in everything she did.  She liked baking, making homemade breads, grapenut custard, and chocolate cake with mocha frosting.  In 1969, Mildred accepted the Watchtower magazines, and, called the number shown, asked for a Bible Study, and was later baptized as one of Jehovah's Witness on Saturday, April 25 1970.  She loved Jehovah, the personal name of God as found in the Bible, and the ministry, right down to her last days.  And she was confident that, “God is not unrighteous, so as to forget her works.”   There will be a memorial service, Saturday, November 26th, 2016 at 2:00 pm. at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, Hingham, MA.

 

 

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