Continuation of tree (3rd child of Constant Ignace Pitre/Anna Ophidia Lorraine); all known surname descendants:
9 Orleans Antoine Pitre b: 17 September 1917 Cut Off, Lafourche, LA; d: 19 November 2000 Golden Meadow, Lafourche, LA
+ Louella Marie Picciola b: 14 December 1920 Golden Meadow, Lafourche, LA; m: 1 June 1941 Golden Meadow, Lafourche, LA [Marco Jean/Viola Pauline Breaux]; d: 9 May 2017 Golden Meadow, Lafourche, LA
10 Michael Pitre d: Aft. May 2017
+Deborah Cheramie
10 Patrick Pitre d: Aft. May 2017
+Deanie ---
10 Peter Pitre d: Aft. May 2017
+Donna ---
Notes for Orleans Antoine Pitre:
Census
- 1940 Cut Off, Lafourche, Louisiana: Constant Pitre 56 manager/own grocery store [$300 house value], wife Amy 54, Orleans 22 teacher/public school.
- 1950 Golden Meadow, Lafourche, LA: Orleans A. Pitre 32 town school teacher/physical education, wife Luella P. 29, Michael A. 4.
Obituary: Lafourche
Daily Comet (LA), 20 November 2000: A Mass of
Christian burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church in Golden Meadow for Orleans "O.A." Pitre, 83, a
native of Cut Off and resident of Golden Meadow, who died at 8:27 a.m. Nov. 19,
2000. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until funeral time at the church.
Burial will be at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Cut Off. He was the husband of
Louella Picciola Pitre; father of Michael, Patrick and Peter Pitre;
and brother of Josephine P. Pitre. He is also survived by four
grandchildren and one great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by his
parents, Constant and Amy Lorraine Pitre; grandchild, Russ Pitre;
and sisters, Alice P. Pierce and Marceline L. Guidry. He was a
parishioner of Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church. He was a veteran
of World War II. He was a member of K.C. Council No. 9000, American Legion
Post No. 259, La. and Lafourche Retired Teachers Association and Rotary Club of
Golden Meadow, with 37 years perfect attendance. He was a retired
assistant superintendent of schools for Lafourche Parish. Donations to
Lafourche Parish Heart Association are preferred. Samart Funeral Home and
Crematorium of Cut Off is in charge of the arrangements.
Tombstone Inscription, Sacred Heart Cemetery, Cut Off, LA: Orleans Anthony Pitre / born Sept. 17, 1917 - died Nov. 19, 2000 / Lt. Col., Retired / U. S. Army - W.W. II
Notes for Louella Marie Picciola:
Obituary: Samart-Mothe Funeral Home (Raceland, LA):
Pitre, Louella, December 14, 1920 - May 9, 2017: Louella Pitre,
96, a native and resident of Golden Meadow passed away on Tuesday, May 9, 2017.
Visitation will be held at Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church on
Thursday, May 11th from 9:00 a.m. until funeral time. A Mass of Christian
Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. with burial to follow in Sacred Heart
Cemetery. Louella "Miss Lou" is survived by her three sons, Michael,
Patrick (Deanie) and Peter (Donna); grandchildren, Matt Pitre (JoAnn),
Cassie P. Ougel (Jay), Jacob Pitre (Mia) and Pierce Pitre (Keri);
step-grandchildren, Juan Martinez (Christal) and Vaughn Martinez (Dawn);
and 9 great-grandchildren. Louella was preceded in death by her husband,
Orleans A. Pitre; daughter-in- law, Leona Cortez Pitre;
grandchild, Russ Pitre; brothers, Joseph and Rodney Picciola;
foster sister, Joanne Collins; parents, Marco and Viola Picciola.
Louella enjoyed attending daily mass, cooking and being with family and friends.
She was an avid New Orleans Saints and LSU fan. She was a member of the
Ladies of LaSalette and Lafourche VFC. The family would like to extend a
special thanks for the staff of Divinity Home Health Services, St. Joseph
Hospice and personal caregivers for the care and compassion provided. In
lieu of flowers, please make donations in Louella's memory to Our Lady Help
Ministry, Golden Meadow, LA. Samart-Mothe Funeral Home entrusted with
arrangements.
Back one generation to parents of
Orleans Antoine Pitre
Items in RED verified from transcriptions in the following:
- 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: 8 May 2025.