Roy Joseph Lepitre

1894 Chicago, Illinois – 1960 Phoenix, Arizona

 

 

Continuation of tree (2nd child of Paus J. 'Proscal' Lepitre/2nd wife Matilda Hellen Christzzhanso); all known surname descendants:

               8          Roy Joseph Lepitre  b: 1 February 1894  Chicago, Cook, IL; d: 10 October 1960  Phoenix, Maricopa, AZ

                                    +Margaret Ellen Bagby  b: 12 December 1894  Covington, Kenton, KY; m: 27 January 1917  Chicago, Cook, IL; d: 22 December 1949  Chicago, Cook, IL

                           9          Blanche Ellen Lepitre  b: 9 August 1917  Chicago, Cook, IL; d: 29 June 2008  Oldsmar, Pinellas, FL

                                           +Jack Corso  b: 13 April 1916  Chicago, Cook, IL; m: Abt. 1939 [Anthony/Mary Catalano]; d: 18 December 1991  Oldsmar, Pinellas, FL

                           9          Melven Henry Paschal Lepitre  b: 6 January 1920  Chicago, Cook, IL; d: 8 August 1978  Shamrock, Wheeler, TX

                                           +Ruth D. Wilson  b: 23 February 1924  Chicago, Cook, IL; m: 7 June 1941  Chicago, Cook, IL [Walter/Lena Mae Prottsman]; d: 5 January 1966  Blue Island, Cook, IL

                                         *2nd Wife of Melven Henry Paschal Lepitre:

                                           +Gertrude Duszczak (Jensen)  b: 2 March 1923; m: Aft. 1952 [John/Bertha Szyzchula]; d: 28 March 2008  Scottsdale, Maricopa, AZ

                                   

                            *2nd Wife of Roy Joseph Lepitre:

                                    +Anna B. ---   b: 29 December 1891; m: Bef. 1950; d: 7 October 1964  Phoenix, Maricopa, AZ

 

 

Notes for Roy Joseph Lepitre:

Census

- 1920 Chicago, Cook, Illinois:  Roy J. Le Pitre 25 (electric machinist), wife Margaret 26, Blanche 2 years 6 months, Melven 0 months.

- 1930 Chicago, Cook, IL:  Roy J. LePitre 36 broker/insurance, wife Margaret 38 waitress/restaurant, Blanche 12, Melvin 10.

- 1940 Chicago, Cook, IL:  Roy LePitre 45 (mar) adjuster insurance/insurance underwriters co., lodging w/Anne Johnson 48 (div.) --- -upper/candy factory.

- 1950 Chicago, Cook, IL:  Roy J. Le Pitre 56 insurance clerk/insurance adjusting, wife Anna B. 58 supervisor/retail candy factory.

WWI registration recordsRoy Joseph LePitre; Chicago, Cook, IL; born 1 Feb 1894 (IL); wife; medium height, slender build; brown eyes & brown hair.

WWII 1942 records:  Roy Joseph LePitre, b. 1 Feb 1894 Chicago, IL; res. 1046 N. Leamington Ave., Chicago; contact Melven LePitre; employer Underwriters Adj. So., Chicago

 

Obituary:  Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ), Wednesday, 12 October 1960:  Funeral services and burial for Roy J. LePitre, 66, who died Monday en route to Memorial Hospital, will be in Chicago, A. L. Moore and Sons Mortuary announced.  Mr. LePitre was a retired clerk of the Underwriters Adjustment Co. in Chicago.  He came to Phoenix a year ago from Chicago, where he was born.  He lived at 2148 E. Polk.  He is survived by his wife, Anna B.; a daughter, Mrs. Jack Corso, and a son, Melven LePitre, both of Chicago; a brother in Florida, and five grandchildren.

 

Notes for Margaret Bagby:

Obituary:  Chicago Tribune, Monday, 26 December 1949:  Le Pitre - Margaret Ellen Le Pitre, nee Bagby, of 2530 W. Flournoy street, dear mother of Mrs. Blanche Corso and Melven, mother-in-law of Ruth, and Jack Corso, sister of Mrs. Dora Beckman, grandmother of six.  Funeral from chapel, 739 S. Western avenue, Tuesday, 9 a.m., to Precious Blood church.  Interment Mount Carmel.

 

Notes for Anna B. ---:

Obituary:  Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ), Tuesday, 27 October 1964:  Lepitre, Anna B., 2148 E. Polk.  She will be taken to River Grove, Illinois, for services and interment.  Friends may call after noon today until noon Wednesday.  A.L. Moore & Sons.

 

Obituaries for the children:

Blanche Ellen Lepitre:  Tampa Bay Times (St. Petersburg, FL), Monday, 30 June 2008:  Corso, Blanche L., 90, of Oldsmar, died June 29.  Survived by one son, Anthony J. Corso of Vernon Hills, IL, 2 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.  Curlew Hills Funeral Home.

Tombstone Inscription, Curlew Hills Memory Gardens, Palm Harbor, FL:  Jack Corso / 1916 - 1991  //  Blanche L. Corso / together forever / 1917 - 2008

 

Melven Henry Paschal Lepitre:  Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ), Saturday, 12 August 1978:  Melvin J. LePitre, 58, who was in transit to reside in Scottsdale, died Aug. 8, 1978, in Shamrock, Texas.  Mr. LePitre, who was a disabled veteran and a member of the American Legion, volunteered for the Veterans Administration as a singer.  He is survived by his wife, Gertrude; two daughters, Sandra Tinnes and Clara Rangel; five sons, Melvin, Tim, Arthur, Leroy and Dan; 15 grandchildren and a sister.  Private services will be held.

Tombstone Inscription, Green Acres Memorial Park, Scottsdale, AZ:  Melven J. LePitre / 1920 - 1978

 

 

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Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.

- Some Illinois items in RED sourced from online state records/certificates.

- Some Wisconsin deaths in RED sourced from tombstone inscriptions.

 

Last updated:  13 March 2024.