Continuation of tree (2nd child of Eugene Norbert Pitre/Beulah Bergeron); all known surname descendants:
10 Louis Phillip Pitre b: 25 October 1923 Alexandria, Rapides, LA; d: 24 December 1968 New Orleans, Orleans, LA
+Shirley Ann Armbruster b: 1 October 1929 New Orleans, Orleans, LA; m: October 1948 [William Joseph/Clare Baumann]; d: 1 September 1982 Harahan, Jefferson, LA
11 Philip M. Pitre d: Aft. September 1982
11 Jo Ann Pitre d: Aft. September 1982
+--- Call
11 William Pitre d: Aft. September 1982
Notes for Louis Phillip Pitre:
Census
- 1940 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana: Beulah Pitre 36 clerk/delicatessan, Eugene Jr. 18 stacker/roofing co., Louis 16 machinist helper/private co., Louise 14.
- 1950 Kenner, Jefferson, LA: Louis P. Pitre 25 advertising dept./drink bottle plant, wife Shirley A. 20.
WWII Records: Louis Phillip Pitre, res. 4716 Magazine, New Orleans, LA; b. 25 Oct 1923 Addis, LA; contact Mrs. Buelah Pitre (same address); 5'7", 147 lbs., brown eyes & brown hair, light complexion; 30 Jun 1942 New Orleans, LA.
Obituary: New Orleans States Item (New Orleans, LA), Thursday, 26 December 1968: Pitre - On Tuesday, December 24, 1968, at 10:45 p.m. Louis P. Pitre, beloved husband of Shirley Armbruster; father of Philip, Joan and William Pitre; son of Beulah Bergeron and the late Eugene N. Pitre Sr.; brother of Mrs. Travis Saxton and the late Eugene Pitre Jr.; age 45 years. Relatives and friends of this family, also employees of Avondale Shipyard, students of Redemptorist High School and St. Francis of Assisi School, are invited to attend the funeral. Services from the funeral home of Joseph Laughlin Co. on Thursday, December 26, 1968 at 11 a.m. Requiem Mass at St. Francis of Assisi Church. Interment in St. Joseph Cemetery No. 1.
Notes for Shirley Ann Armbruster:
Obituary: Times Picayune (New Orleans, LA), Friday, 3 September 1982: Shirley Armbruster Pitre on September 1, 1982 at 8:26 o'clock p.m. Beloved wife of the late Louis Philip Pitre, mother of Philip M. Pitre and Jo Ann Call, William Pitre, sister of Clare Cook, Rosemary Redmond and Doris Phister and Patricia Cantrelle, daughter of William Joseph and Clare Baumann Armbruster, age 52 years. A native of New Orleans and a resident of Harahan for 2 years. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral services from Leitz Eagan Funeral Home Chapel on Friday afternoon, September 3, 1982 at 1:00 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial in Leitz Eagan Chapel. Interment in St. Joseph No. 1 Cemetery. Parlors will be open at 9:00 a.m. on Friday.
Back one generation to parents of Louis Phillip Pitre
Items in RED verified from transcriptions in the following:
- South Louisiana Records: Church and Civil Records of Lafourche-Terrebonne Parishes (Rev. Hebert)
- South Louisiana Vital Family Records: Terrebonne Genealogical Society
- Some Louisiana deaths in RED taken from obituaries or the Louisiana Deaths collection (which includes spouses/parents).
- Some birthdates in RED taken from Social Security records based on obituary/tombstone inscription deathdate.
Last updated: 19 March 2025.