Continuation of tree (8th child of Frederick George Peters/Elizabeth Catherine Burg); all known surname descendants:
9 Leonard Eugene Peters b: 11 May 1931 Center Line, Macomb, MI; d: 4 May 1990 Royal Oak, Oakland, MI
+Brenda Marie Duke b: 4 November 1930 Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England; m: 6 August 1955 Center Line, Macomb, MI [Harry/Jessie Farrand]; d: 16 February 2019
10 Carol Peters
+--- Marshall
10 Nancy Peters
+--- Schneider
10 Glenn Peters
Notes for Leonard Eugene Peters:
Census
- 1940 Center Line, Macomb, MI: Fred Peters 50 [$4000 house value] car sales manager/auto sales room, wife Elizabeth 50, Lambert 24 assembler/auto plant, Francis 23 auto mechanic/auto plant, Gertrude 20 soda clerk/drug store, Louise 18, Frederick 15, Anna May 12, Leonard 9. [7235 Engleman Avenue]
- 1950 Center Line, Macomb, MI: Fred Peters 60 plant protector/auto mfg., wife Elizabeth 60, Gertrude 30 saleslady/drug store, Fred Jr. 24 (div) painter/painting contractor, Anna May 22 saleslady/drug store, Leonard 18 line assembler/auto mfg.
Obituary: Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), Wednesday, 9 May 1990: Leonard E. Peters, age 58. Beloved husband of Brenda. Dear father of Carol Marshall, Nancy Peters and Glenn. Two grandchildren. Brother of Raymond, Lambert, Frederick and Ann Keuhn. Prayers Thursday 10 a.m. at the Hopcroft-Swanson Funeral Home. Mass 10:30 a.m. St. Vincent Ferrer. Scripture service Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Memorials to the Michigan Cancer Foundation. Visitation Tuesday 5-9 p.m. and Wednesday 1-9 p.m.
Tombstone Inscription, White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery, Troy, MI: Leonard E. Peters / SSGT US Air Force / Korea / May 11, 1931 - May 7, 1990 / We'll be together again
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Last updated: 30 March 2026.