Continuation of tree (3rd child of John Peets/Delia St. Germaine); all known surname descendants:
10 Ralph Raymond Peets b: 4 June 1898 St. Bernard, Lyon Mountain, Clinton, NY; d: 4 November 1986 Pittsford, Monroe, NY
+Isabelle Virginia Crumb b: 18 July 1898 Pittsford, Monroe, NY; m: 3 June 1922 Pittsford, Monroe, NY [Joseph/Elizabeth Schroh]; d: 9 July 1953 Pittsford, Monroe, NY
11 Dorothy Veronica Peets b: 17 October 1929 Pittsford, Monroe, NY; d: 12 December 2015 Henrietta, Monroe, NY
+Robert Patrick Gruver b: 17 March 1931 Rochester, Monroe, NY; m: 16 August 1952 Rochester, Monroe, NY [Morris/Marion Esther Terry]; d: 4 August 2020 Henrietta, Monroe, NY
*2nd Wife of Ralph Raymond Peets:
+Fannie Ellen Strong (Shutts) b: 21 November 1906 Shoreham, Addison, VT; m: Aft. 1953 [James E./Della Shackett]; d: 30 November 1997 East Rochester, Monroe, NY
Notes for Ralph Raymond Peets:
Census
- 1925 Pittsford, Monroe, New York: Ralph Peets 27 car shop/repair, wife Isabelle 26
- 1930 Pittsford, Monroe, NY: Ralph R. Peet 31 (golf club/gardener), wife Isabelle V. 31, Veronica D. 6 months.
- 1940 Pittsford, Monroe, NY: Ralph Peets 42 [$2500 house value] machine operator, wife Isabelle 42, Dorothy 11.
- 1950 Pittsford, Monroe, NY: Ralph Peets 52 foreman/typewriter, ribbon & carbon paper mfg. co., wife Isabelle 52.
WWI Registration Records: Ralph Raymond Peets; Clinton, NY; 4 Jun 1898; Delia Peets; medium height, medium build; grey eyes & black hair.
WWII Records: Ralph Raymond Peets, res. Golf Ave., Pittsford, NY; b. 4 Jun 1898 Merrill, NY; contact Mrs. Isabelle Virginia Peets (same address); 5'6", 200 lbs., gray eyes & gray hair, light complexion; 19 Feb 1942 Fairport, NY.
Obituary: Rochester Times Union (NY), Thursday, 6 November 1986 - Pittsford - Ralph R. Peets, Nov. 4, 1986. He is survived by his wife, Fannie; 2 daughters and sons-in-law, Dorothy and Robert Gruver, Della and George B. Gillen; 2 sisters and 1 brother, Mrs. John (Eleanor) Bozelowski, Mrs. Floyd (Irene) Bracy, John Peets; his grandchildren, Mrs. Gary (Eleanor) Doughty, Mrs. Gerald (Eileen) Bush, Mrs. Robert (Margaret) Mitchell, Scott, Matthew, Kipley, Brett and Timothy Gillen; 11 great grandchildren. Mr. Peets was a retiree of KeeLox Manufacturing Co. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated Fri. morning at 9:30 o'clock at St. Louis Church, Pittsford. Interment Pittsford Cemetery. Arrangements by the Harloff Funeral Home.
Tombstone Inscription:
Pittsford Cemetery, Pittsford, NY: PEETS / Ralph R. / June 4 / 1898 /
Nov. 4 / 1986 / Isabelle V. / July 18 / 1898 / July 9 / 1953
Notes for Isabelle Virginia Crumb:
Obituary: Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, NY), Friday, 10 July 1953: PEETS - On Thursday, July 9, Mrs. Isabelle Crumb Peets, wife of Ralph R. Peets, of 210 Golf Ave., Pittsford. She is survived beside her husband, by her daughter, Mrs. Robert Gruner, Rochester; her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Crumb; her brothers, Charles, Penfield, George, Burton, and Alfred, all of Pittsford; several nieces and nephews. Friends may call at Zornow's Funeral Home, Pittsford, from where services will be held Saturday at 8:30 a.m. and St. Louis Church at 9.
Notes for Fannie Ellen Strong:
Obituary: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (NY), Tuesday, 2 December 1997 - Peets, Fannie November 30,1997 at the age of 91 years. A longtime resident of Pittsford & East Rochester, she was predeceased by her husband, Ralph R. Peets. She is survived by 2 daughters, Della Jean Gillen & Dorothy (Robert Patrick) Gruver; sister-in-law, Marjorie Strong; grandchildren, Scott (Elaine) Gillen, Matt Gillen, Eleanor (Gary) Doughty, Bobbie (Gerald) Bush, Kippley (Nancy) Gillen, Margaret (Robert) Mitchell, Brett (Kathy) Gillen & Timothy (Eileen) Gillen; 17 great grandchildren; 3 great-great-grandchildren. Fannie was active in the 52 Club and the prayer group of St. Louis Church, Pittsford. Friends may call Wednesday 2-4, 7-9pm at the Harloff Funeral Home, 803 South Washington St., East Rochester where a prayer service will be held Thursday at 10:15am to be followed by her Funeral Mass which will be celebrated in St. Louis Church at 11:00am. Interment Oakwood Cemetery. Contributions in Fannie's memory to the School of the Holy Childhood or Humane Society would be appreciated.
[Burial: Oakwood Cemetery, Penfield, Monroe, NY, 1997, as Fannie Little Peets, age 91]
Obituary for the daughter:
Veronica Dorothy Peets: Rochester Democrat & Chronicle (NY), 14 December 2017: Gruver, Dorothy (Peets) - Henrietta - December 12, 2015 at age 86. Survived by her husband, Robert; children; Ellie (Gary) Doughty, Bobbie (Jerry) Bush, Peg (Bob) Mitchell; grandchildren, Peter (Amy) Castro, Lisa (Ben) Rockcastle, Jeremy (Bekah) Bush, Sabrina (Patrick) Robertson, Angela Mitchell; great-grandchildren, Rachel, Allison and Meghan Castro, Caleb, Abby, Toby and Ian Rockcastle, Andy Bush, Cadence and Natalie Robertson; best friend Marion Wishart. And many more extended family members including her kitty "Mai". Friends and family may call today from 4-7 at Miller Funeral and Cremation Services, Inc. Dorothy's Funeral Service will be held Tuesday 11 AM in Victory Church. Interment Pittsford Cemetery. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Association
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Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
- New York birth/marriage/death items in RED have come from newspaper obituaries, some marriage announcements, and occasional birth announcements.
- Early New York births/marriages/deaths in RED from transcription of St. Bernard & Chateaugay Mission registers.
Last updated: 7 February 2023.