Continuation of tree (5th child of Raymond Joseph Peters/Caroline Louise Wilhelmina Liphardt); all known surname descendants:
9 Milton Charles Peters b: 3 May 1926 River Rouge, Wayne, MI; d: 27 March 1997 Lincoln Park, Wayne, MI
+Susan Virginia Chamberlain b: 16 December 1929 Detroit, Wayne, MI; m: 1 May 1948 River Rouge, Wayne, MI [Earl Dewey/Susan U. Dufinis]; d: 28 April 2009 Lincoln Park, Wayne, MI
10 Thomas M. Peters b: Abt. 1949; d: Aft. April 2009
10 David Peters d: Aft. April 2009
10 Gary Peters d: Aft. April 2009
10 Janet Peters d: Aft. April 2009
+--- Couture
10 Joan Peters d: Aft. April 2009
+--- Dombroski
10 Joyce Peters d: Aft. April 2009
+--- Smith
10 Sharon Peters d: Aft. April 2009
+--- Laliberte
10 Robert Peters d: Aft. April 2009
10 Kenneth Peters d: Aft. April 2009
10 Raymond Peters d: Aft. April 2009
Notes for Milton Charles Peters:
Census
- 1940 River Rouge, Wayne, MI: Raymond J. Peters 52 [$6500 house value] city treasurer/city government, wife Caroline 52, Madonna 23 clerk/metal co., Raymond R. 22 electrician/automobile co., Olive M. 17, Phyllis 15, Milton 13. [88 Maple Street]
- 1950 River Rouge, Wayne, MI: Raymond J. Peters 62 salesman/furnace, wife Caroline W. 62, son Milton C. Peters 23 furnace installer/heating co., wife Susan B. 20, Thomas M. 1.
WWII Records: Milton Charles Peters, res. 88 Maple St., River Rouge, MI; b. 3 May 1926 Detroit, MI; Mr. Raymond J. Peters (same address); 5'10", 120 lbs., brown eyes & brown hair, light complexion, scar on right wrist; 3 May 1944 River Rouge, MI.
Obituary: Detroit Free Press (MI), Saturday, 29 March 1997: Peters, Milton C. March 27, 1997. Beloved husband of Susan. Dearest father of Thomas, David, Gary, Janet Couture, Joan Dombroski, Joyce Smith, Sharon Laliberte, Robert, Kenneth and Raymond. Also survived by 2 sisters and 25 grandchildren. Prayers from R.C. Aleks & Son Funeral Home, Lincoln Park Monday at 9:15 AM to Christ the Good Shepherd Catholic Church at 10 AM. Vigil Service Sunday at 2.
Notes for Susan Virginia Chamberlain:
Obituary: The Detroit News (Detroit, MI), Wednesday, 29 April 2009: Peters, Susan, April 28, 2009 of Lincoln Park. Beloved wife of the late Milton. Dearest mother of Thomas, David and Gary Peters, Janet Couture, Joan Dombroski, Joyce Smith, Sharon LaLiberte, Robert, Kenneth and Raymond Peters. Also survived by 28 grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and sisters, Florence Flinkman, Dorothy Shinaver and Margaret Talmadge. Resting Thursday 12 ? 9 p.m. at the R. C. Aleks & Son Funeral Home, Lincoln Park. Prayers Friday 9 a.m. at the funeral home going to Christ the Good Shepherd Church, for 9:30 a.m. Mass. Burial at Our Lady of Hope Cemetery, Brownstown. Family requests memorials to St. Jude Children's Hospital.
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Last updated: 5 April 2026.