Continuation of tree (7th child of Joseph Pitre/Mabel Irene Calkins); all known surname descendants:
9 Ruben Leroy Pete b: 12 March 1915 Rice Lake, Baron, WI; d: 16 December 1962 Seattle, King, WA
+Mildred Hesiltine Carney (Scott) b: 29 March 1908 Fayetteville, Washington, AR; m: 3 April 1941 Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai, ID [Robert Lee/Hattie Penelope Fagala] (divorced May 1954); d: 5 October 1995 Edmonds, Snohomish, WA
10 Judith Ann Pete b: Abt. 1942 Seattle, King, WA
+William G. Patterson b: Abt. 1942; m: October 1962 Seattle, King, WA
*2nd Wife of Ruben Leroy Pete:
+Thelma Marie Brown (Ostroski) b: 12 September 1922 Helena, Andrew, MO; m: 19 July 1954 Seattle, King, WA [John W./Beulah McFarland] (divorced April 1957); d: 18 June 1963 Seattle, King, WA
*3rd Wife of Ruben Leroy Pete:
+Edna Evelyn Chapman (Winkle, Ellingwood) b: 9 June 1915 Malta, Phillips, MT; m: 6 April 1958 Portland, Multnomah, OR [Charles W./Maude Miller] (divorced December 1959); d: 11 June 1963 Seattle, King, WA
*4th Wife of Ruben Leroy Pete:
+Marguerite Alice Reeder (Rees, Lynch, Dilley) b: 10 August 1912 Cashmere, Chelan, WA; m: 24 December 1959 Seattle, King, WA [Charles/Edna Tetherow]; d: 18 December 1985 Bremerton, Kitsap, WA
Notes for Ruben Leroy Pete:
Census
- 1930 Seattle, King, Washington: Rueben 15, with parents & siblings
- 1940
- 1950 Seattle, King, WA: Ruben L. Pete 35 power machine operator/bag. Co., wife Mildred H. 42, Jerold S. (Scott) 19, Jack E. 15 (Scott), Claudett F. 14 (Scott), Judith Ann 7.
WWII Records: Ruben Leroy Pete, res. 7536-13th SW, Seattle, WA; b. 12 Mar 1915 Rice Lake, WI; contact mother Mrs. Irene Pete (10446-11th Ave. SW, Seattle, WA); 5'9", 140 lbs., hazel eyes & brown hair, sallow complexion; 16 Oct 1940 Seattle, WA.
1936 Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Directory: Pete, Ruben L. lab r615 N 13th
1938 Seattle, WA Directory: Pete, Ruben r8403 9th av SW
1939 Seattle, WA Directory: Pete, Ruben L. r9221 White Center pl
1957 Seattle, WA Directory: Pete, Ruben whseman Natl Fruit Canning r318 SW 102d
Obituary: Seattle Daily Times, Wednesday, 19 December 1962: Ruben Pete - Funeral services for Ruben Pete, 47, of 14115 Aurora Av. N., who died Sunday of a heart attack, will be at 1 o'clock tomorrow in the White Center Funeral Home. Cremation will follow. Mr. Pete was born in Rice Lake, Wis. He had lived in Seattle since he was 7. He was a warehouseman. He was a member of the Salmon Bay Eagles and Local 117, Warehousemen's Union. Surviving are his wife, Marguerite; a daughter, Mrs. Judith Patterson, Seattle; three stepdaughters, Melodee A. Lynch and Mrs. Louis Martinez, both of Seattle, and Mrs. Melvin Karn, Petaluma, Calif.; four stepsons, Victor D. Rees, Robert R. Rees and Jack E. Scott, all of Seattle, and Gerald R. Scott, Chula Vista, Calif.; two brothers, Joseph and Albert Pete, both of Seattle, and three sisters, Mrs. Wilbur Bell, Seattle, Mrs. Gladys Cox, Tacoma, and Mrs. Tony Rees, Renton.
Notes for Thelma Marie Brown:
Tombstone Inscription, Riverton Crest Cemetery, Tukwila, WA: Thelma M. Ostroski / 1922 / 1963
Notes for Edna Evelyn Chapman:
- Fourth husband was Bruce McDougal
Obituary: Seattle Daily Times (Seattle, WA), Thursday, 13 June 1963: McDougal - Edna E. Beloved wife of Bruce. Mother of Mrs. Don (Geraldine) Urvin, Long Beach, Wash.; Mrs. Bobby (Patricia) Drake, Germany; Mrs. Clayton (Joan) Hamel, Seattle. Six grandchildren. Sister of Carl Chapman, Reno, Nev.; Mrs. Eva Myrick, Seattle. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Chapman, Seattle. Announcement later. Yarington, White Center Funeral Home.
Back one generation to parents of Ruben Leroy Pete
Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
- Some items in RED from online death certificates (1920-1938), online death registrations (1888-1919), and online marriage certificates.
Last updated: 26 August 2023.