Continuation of tree (7th child of Jean Baptiste Pitre/Mary Munck); all known surname descendants:
8 Otto Adolph Peters b: 19 October 1883 Detroit, Wayne, MI; d: 16 June 1966 Arcadia, Los Angeles, CA
+Myrtle Irene 'Maude' Dubeau b: 17 July 1887 Bay City, Bay, MI; m: 18 April 1907 River Rouge, Wayne, MI [Clement/Elizabeth Dupuis]; d: 5 April 1958 Arcadia, Los Angeles, CA
9 Thelma Olive Peters b: 30 January 1908 River Rouge, Wayne, MI; d: 23 February 1991 San Gabriel, Los Angeles, CA
+Edward Joseph Des Rochers b: 30 March 1908 Michigan; m: 7 April 1932 Detroit, Wayne, MI [Joseph/Cecile Levesque]; d: February 1990 San Gabriel, Los Angeles, CA
9 Geraldine Mable Peters b: 8 February 1912 River Rouge, Wayne, MI; d: 7 April 2011 Temple City, Los Angeles, CA
+John Manuel Rapin b: 3 April 1914 Petoskey, Emmet, MI; m: 18 April 1937 River Rouge, Wayne, MI [Frank/Martha Schenk]; d: 23 May 1990 Temple City, Los Angeles, CA
9 Joyce Madeline Peters b: 19 February 1918 River Rouge, Wayne, MI; d: 16 October 1926 River Rouge, Wayne, MI (struck by auto; fractured skull)
9 Mary Elizabeth Peters b: 6 July 1920 River Rouge, Wayne, MI; d: Aft. June 1966
+Edward Dunn Hales b: 27 May 1919 Detroit, Wayne, MI; m: 14 February 1943 Camp Lee, Richmond, Prince George, VA [Patrick W./Mary C. Powers]; d: 11 May 2000 San Gabriel, Los Angeles, CA
9 Otto Austin Peters b: 20 January 1925 Dallas, Dallas, TX; d: 16 October 2000 Arcadia, Los Angeles, CA
+Helen Illeen Pulliam b: 26 July 1927 Ontario; m: 10 July 1943 [Ernest/Viola ---]; d: 22 January 2011 Rosemead, Los Angeles, CA
9 Roger J. Peters b: 1930 River Rouge, Wayne, MI; d: 21 September 2013 California
+Lois Jean Stansky b: Abt. 1929 Alhambra, Los Angeles, CA; m: 2 February 1957 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA [Edward W./Mildred V. ---]; d: 1975 California
*2nd Wife of Roger Peters:
+Doris Janet Dury (Zorio) b: 12 August 1927 Ohio; m: 16 October 1976 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA [Carl A./Ella Skeels]; d: 10 October 1996 Los Angeles, CA
*2nd Wife of Otto Adolph Peters:
+Marie Hazel Perry (Grodi) b: 16 December 1894 Toledo, Lucas, OH; m: 17 June 1959 Los Angeles, CA [Thomas/Mary Marneth]; d: 6 October 1977 Monroe, Monroe, MI
Notes for Otto Adolph Peters:
Census
- 1910 Ecorse, Wayne, Michigan: Otto Peters 25 (tinsmith), wife of 3 years Myrtle 24, Thelma 2.
- 1920 River Rouge, Wayne, MI: Otto A. Peters 35 (auto plant/foreman), wife Maude 32, Thelma 12, Geraldine 9, Joyse 2 years 3 months. [16 Cicotte Street]
- 1930 River Rouge, Wayne, MI: Otto A. Peters 47 (tinsmith), wife Myrtle I. 44, Thelma P. 22, Geraldine M. 18, Mary E. 9, Austin O. 5.
- 1940 Dearborn, Wayne, MI: Otto Peters 57 [$8500 house value] part owner of sheet metal works/president of metal works, wife Myrtle 53, Mary 19, Otto Jr. 15, Roger 9. [Reuter]
- 1950 Dearborn, Wayne, MI: Otto A. Peters 66 sheet metal/jobbing shop, wife Myrtle Y. 63 (7629 Reuter).
WW1 registration records: Otto Adolph Peters; Wayne, MI; born 19 Oct 1883; Myrtle J. Peters; medium height, medium build; brown eyes & dark hair.
WWII Records: Otto A. Peters, res. 7629 Reuter St., Dearborn, MI; b. 19 Oct 1883 Mt. Clemens, MI: contact W. D. Gagne (3344 Carter, Detroit, MI); 5'9", 150 lbs., brown eyes & brown hair, dark complexion; 27 Apr 1942 Detroit, MI.
Obituary: Detroit Free Press (MI), Monday, 20 June 1966: Peters, Otto A., of 145 Elkins Place, Arcadia, Calif. Former owner of Industrial Sheet Metals, Detroit, June 16. Survived by beloved wife, Marie H.; loving father of Mrs. J. M. Rapin, Mrs. E. J. Des Rochers, Mrs. E. D. Hales, Otto A. Jr., and Roger J.; beloved brother of Mrs. Mabel Barber, Mrs. Ethel Du Pry, Mrs. Olive Scanlon, Mrs. Viola Miller, John, Raymond and Arthur Peters; 20 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Rosary Monday at 8 p.m. and Requiem Mass Tuesday, 9 a.m. at the Church of the Annunciation, San Gabriel, Calif. Entombment in Calvary Mausoleum, Los Angeles, Calif.
Tombstone Inscription, Calvary Cemetery, East Los Angeles, CA: Otto A. Peters / 1883 - 1966 / Father / beloved husband of Myrtle / Myrtle I. Peters / 1887 - 1958 / Mother / beloved wife of Otto
Notes for Myrtle Irene Dubeau:
Obituary: Detroit Free Press (MI), Monday, 7 April 1958: Peters, Maude, April 5, 1958, at Arcadia, Calif. Beloved wife of Otto A. (formerly with Peters Dalton, Inc.); dear mother of Mrs. Edward (Thelma) Des Rochers, Mrs. John (Geraldine) Rapin, Mrs. Edward (Mary) Hales, Otto A. Jr. and Roger J. Funeral from the DuBois Funeral Home, San Gabriel Calif., Wed., at 9:30 a.m.
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Obituaries for the children:
Thelma Olive Peters: Tombstone Inscription, San Gabriel Mission Cemetery (Los Angeles), CA: DES ROCHERS / Edward J. / Dad / 1908 - 1990 / Thelma O. / Mom / 1908 - 1991
Geraldine Mable Peters: The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA), Sunday, 10 April 2011: Rapin, Geraldine Mable. A resident of Temple City, CA and the 2nd of six children, was born on Feb. 8, 1912 and passed away April 7th, 2011 at the age of 99. A Vigil Service will take place Tuesday, April 12th, 7 pm, at Cabot & Sons, Pasadena; and the Funeral Mass will be celebrated Wednesday, April 13th, 9 am, at St. Luke's Catholic Church, Temple City. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to a favorite charity, or Masses celebrated in her memory. Rest in peace.
Joyce Madeline Peters: The News Palladium (Benton Harbor, MI), Monday, 18 October 1926: (Automobile accidents) Detroit, Oct 18 - Joyce Peters, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Peters, struck by an automobile Saturday.
Roger J. Peters: Tombstone Inscription, Live Oak Memorial Park, Monrovia, L.A., CA: PETERS / Roger J. / beloved / Husband and Dad / 1930 - 2013 / Lois Jean / beloved / Wife and Mom / 1928 - 1975
Back one generation to parents of Otto Adolph Peters
Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
- Births/Marriages/Deaths in RED without a church have come from the Michigan Return of Births/Marriages/Deaths (Family Search online - actual pages viewable). While births & marriages name parents, deaths list only age & marital status.
Last updated: 17 April 2023.