Continuation of tree (3rd child of Henry Victor Peters/Rose Lachat); all known surname descendants:
9 Vincent Frank Peters b: 13 February 1923 Grosse Pointe, Wayne, MI; d: 27 April 2004 St. Clair Shores, Macomb, MI
+Margaret Mary Verhougstraete b: 2 February 1921; m: 15 November 1947 Grosse Pointe, Wayne, MI [Remi/Mary Eckhout); d: 30 September 2007 St. Clair Shores, Macomb, MI
10 Theresa Peters d: Aft. October 2007
+Larry Switzer
10 Thomas Peters d: Aft. October 2007
+Ricki ---
10 James Peters d: Aft. October 2007
10 Joanne Peters d: Aft. October 2007
+Gordon Waterworth
Notes for Vincent Frank Peters:
Census
- 1940 Detroit, Wayne, Michigan: Henry V. Peters 47 [$4000 house value] electrician/lighting, wife Rose 49, Vincent 17, Elenor 2, widowed mother Delia 91. [3532 Cadieux Road]
- 1950 Detroit, Wayne, MI: Vincent F. Peters 27 stockman/telephone warehouse, wife Margaret M. 29.
WWII Records: Vincent Frank Henry Peters, res. 3532 Cadieux, Detroit, MI; b. 13 Feb 1923 Detroit, MI; contact Rose Peters (same address); 5'8", 180 lbs., brown eyes & brown hair, light complexion; 30 June 1942 Detroit, MI.
Obituary: Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), Wednesday, 28 April 2004: Peters, Vincent F. April 27, 2004. Age 81. Beloved husband of Margaret M. Dearest father of Theresa Switzer (Larry), Thomas (Ricki), James and Joanne Waterworth (Gordon). Loving grandfather of seven and six great-grandchildren. Dear brother of Eleanor Gunn and the late Edna Stoecker and Magdeline Marchand. Visitation Wednesday 5-9 p.m. and Thursday 1-9 p.m. with scripture service 7 p.m. at Chas. Verheyden Inc., Grosse Pointe. In state Friday 9:30 a.m. until Mass 10 a.m. at St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church, St. Clair Shores.
Tombstone Inscription, Resurrection Cemetery, Clinton Township, MI: Vincent F. Peters / US Navy / Feb 13, 1923 - Apr 27, 2004 // Margaret Peters / SGT US Army Air Forces / World War II / Feb. 2, 1921 - Sep 30, 2007
Notes for Margaret Mary Verhougstraete:
Obituary: Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), Tuesday, 2 October 2007: (photo) Peters, Margaret M. (nee Verhougstraete) September 30, 2007. Age 86. Beloved wife of the late Vincent F. Peters, married for 58 years. Dearest mother of Theresa (Larry) Switzer, Thomas (Ricki) Peters, James Peters, and Joanne (Gordon) Waterworth. Loving grandmother of seven and great-grandmother of nine. Also survived by her brother, Raymond Meesseman. Visitation Tuesday 5-9 p.m. and Wednesday 1-9 p.m. with Rosary 7:00 p.m. at Chas. Verheyden Funeral Home, Grosse Pointe. Funeral Thursday, in state 9:30 a.m. until time of Mass 10:00 a.m. at St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church, St. Clair Shores. Interment at Resurrection Cemetery. Memorial contributions can be made to the Capuchin Monastery, Detroit, MI.
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Last updated: 2 April 2026.