Continuation of tree (3rd child of Fred Peets/Violet Bilson); all known surname descendants:
10 Raymond W. Peete b: 21 October 1918 Tupper Lake, St. Lawrence, NY; d: 29 July 2003 Lewiston, Niagara, NY
+Mary Ann Obelich b: 21 June 1920 Niagara Falls, Niagara, NY; m: 1 September 1941 [Stephen/Anna Pridech]; d: 24 October 2003 Ransomville, Niagara, NY
11 Raymond S. Peete b: Abt. 1943
+Judy S. Meitz
11 Rosemary Peete
+--- Rosati
11 Robert Peete
Notes for Raymond W. Peete:
Census
-1940 Porter, Niagara, New York: Fred Peete 45 machine tender/paper company, wife Violet 42, Raymond 21 cooper/cooperage plant, Dorothy 15, Mary 13, Veronica 11, Robert 10, Richard 8, Shirley 6, sister-in-law Grace Coolan 35, husband Kenneth 35 painter/mfg plant [Calkins Road]
- 1950 Niagara, Niagara, NY: Raymond W. Peete 31 header on steeldrum/steel drum factory, wife Mary A. 29, Raymond S. 7.
Obituary:
The Buffalo News (NY), Friday, 1 August 2003: Raymond W. Peete
of Ransomville, a World War II veteran and former steel drum manufacturer, died
Tuesday (July 29, 2003) in Mount St. Mary's Hospital, Lewiston, after a short
illness. He was 84. Born in Tupper Lake, Peete served in the Army
during World War II and on until 1946 with the 10th Mountain Division, taking
part in campaigns in the North Apennines, Po Valley and other operations in the
European, African and Middle Eastern theaters. In 1941, he married the
former Mary Ann Obelich. He worked for Greif Brothers, formerly
International Cooperage, in Niagara Falls, as a steel drum manufacturer for 43
years, retiring in 1977. He was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic
Church in Ransomville and a former member of LaSalle Post 1142, American Legion,
in Niagara Falls. Surviving are his wife, Mary Ann; a daughter,
Rosemary Rosati of the Town of Wilson; two sons, Raymond of
Ransomville and Robert of Sanborn; four sisters, Elizabeth Landers
of Model City, Veronica Brown of Lewiston, Mary Jacoby of
California and Shirley Hiddie of Youngstown; and four grandchildren.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 10 a.m. Saturday in Immaculate
Conception Catholic Church, Ransomville. Burial will be in North Ridge
Cemetery, Town of Cambria.
Tombstone Inscription, North Ridge Cemetery, North Ridge, NY: PEETE / Mary A. / 1920 - 2003 / Raymond W. / 1918 - 2003
Back one generation to parents of Raymond W. Peete
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.
- Some birthdates in RED taken from Social Security records based on obituary/tombstone inscription deathdate.
Last updated: 15 July 2024.