Continuation of tree (6th child of Louis Hermenigilde Lepitre/2nd Wife Angeline Cassavant); all known surname descendants:
7 William Pete b: 15 May 1855 Erie, Monroe, MI; d: 27 July 1931 LaSalle, Monroe, MI
+Agnes Lajeunesse b: Abt. 1863 LaSalle, Monroe, MI; m: 8 February 1881 Erie, Monroe, MI [David/Marie Phyllis Sulier]; d: 29 September 1896 LaSalle, Monroe, MI
8 Michael Pete b: 17 October 1881 LaSalle, Monroe, MI; d: 10 May 1899 LaSalle, Monroe, MI
8 Mary Julia Pete b: 6 August 1883 LaSalle, Monroe, MI; d: 6 October 1972 Monroe, Monroe, MI
+John Augustus Trombley b: 8 March 1882 LaSalle, Monroe, MI; m: 28 April 1903 St. Joseph, Erie, Monroe, MI [John/Elizabeth Droulliard]; d: 21 May 1966 Monroe, Monroe, MI
8 Cora Julia Pete b: 11 November 1886 LaSalle, Monroe, MI; d: 13 April 1888 LaSalle, Monroe, MI (measles)
8 Anna Pete b: 7 April 1889 LaSalle, Monroe, MI; d: Bef. 1900
8 Louise Pete b: 6 April 1890 LaSalle, Monroe, MI; d: 7 May 1915 LaSalle, Monroe, MI
+Robert Charles Grodi b: 31 December 1879 Erie, Monroe, MI; m: 18 September 1906 Erie, Monroe, MI [Alexander/Phoebe Duval]; d: 20 October 1946 LaSalle, Monroe, MI
8 Alfred Joseph Pete b: 3 May 1891 LaSalle, Monroe, MI; d: 5 January 1930 LaSalle, Monroe, MI
+Edna A. Baumia b: 30 March 1896 LaSalle, Monroe, MI; m: 25 November 1914 Monroe, Monroe, MI [Charles/Rose Lavigne]; d: 27 February 1995 Monroe, MI
8 Ezra Levi Pete b: 23 May 1895 LaSalle, Monroe, MI; d: 7 May 1958 Monroe, Monroe, MI
+Maudie Marie Bussell (Wyreman) b: 28 October 1905 Boggsworth, KY; m: 20 October 1941 Bowling Green, Wood, OH [James/Sarah Conner]; d: 19 January 1994 Monroe, MI
*2nd Wife of William Pete:
+Cecelia Lajeunesse b: 12 April 1874 LaSalle, Monroe, MI; m: 11 September 1897 Erie, Monroe, MI [David/Marie Phyllis Sulier]; d: 13 February 1941 Monroe, Monroe, MI
8 Marguerite Pete b: 7 November 1897 LaSalle, Monroe, MI; d: 4 November 1958 Monroe, Monroe, MI
+Richard Louis Grodi b: 28 July 1891 Erie, Monroe, MI; m: 5 September 1916 Erie, Monroe, MI [William/Madeleine Manore]; d: 26 November 1966 Monroe, Monroe, MI
8 Buriset Pete b: 20 December 1898 LaSalle, Monroe, MI; d: 29 Jan 1899 LaSalle, Monroe, MI
8 Gladis Lora Pete b: 7 March 1902 LaSalle, Monroe, MI; d: 11 June 1902 LaSalle, Monroe, MI
8 Harriet Pete b: 19 July 1904 LaSalle, Monroe, MI; d: 18 June 1978 Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, MI
+Joseph Leo Karwick b: 27 June 1899 Cheboygan, Cheboygan, MI; m: 27 May 1924 Monroe, Monroe, MI [John/Mary Stencil]; d: 9 March 1961 Monroe, Monroe, MI
8 Frances Cecelia Pete b: 21 October 1907 LaSalle, Monroe, MI; d: 29 March 1993 Monroe, Monroe, MI
+Carl John Hauser b: 4 July 1904 Toledo, Lucas, OH; m: 30 November 1931 Toledo, Lucas, OH [Jay/Mina Lar]; d: 27 September 1935 Toledo, Lucas, OH
*2nd Husband of Frances Pete:
+Howard Louis Ravary b: 27 January 1902 Michigan; m: 3 September 1941 Erie, Monroe, MI [Joseph/Amelia DeShetler]; d: 8 August 1973 Toledo, Lucas, OH
Notes for William Pete:
Census
- 1870 Erie, Monroe, Michigan: Julius Peet 62 fisherman, wife Angeline 30, Mary 17, David 7, Victor 5, William 12, Antoine 22, Peter 15. In Lasalle: Philip Lasiness 25 farmer, wife Emily 23, George 4, Laura 1, Willie Peet 12 farmhand.
- 1880 LaSalle, Monroe, Michigan: William Pete 22 section hand, boarding with family of Paul Lajeunesse 34 farmer, wife Adaline 40, Hattie 9, Malcolm 7, Marge 4, Patrick 1, (Adaline's children) Elizabeth Drulard 20, John Drulard 19.
- 1900 LaSalle, Monroe, MI: William Pete 42 farm laborer, 2nd wife Cesale 25, Mary 16, Louisa 12, Alfred 9, Israel 5, Margaret 2.
- 1910 Lasalle, Monroe, MI: William Pete 43, 2nd wife Selia 34, Maggie R 12, Hattie 5, Francis 2.
- 1920 Lasalle, Monroe, MI: William Pete 62 laborer/railroad, wife Celia 44, Ezra 24 laborer/paper mill, Hattie 15, Frances 12.
- 1930 Lasalle, Monroe, MI: Ezra Pete 34 janitor/paper mill, father William 74, mother Celia 55, sister Frances 21, nephew William 1 year 3 months.
- 1940 Monroe, Monroe, MI: Widow Cecilia E. Pete 66, living with daughter's family Harriet A. 35 & husband Joseph L. Karwich 40 & their 7 children
- 1940 Monroe, Monroe, MI: Ezra Pete 43 paper maker/paper mill, lodging
MI death cert - William Pete, at LaSalle, res. LaSalle, married, b. 15 May 1855 Erie, d. 27 Jul 1931, retired, no parents recorded on cert; informant Ezra Pete of LaSalle; buried 30 Jul 1931 Erie
Obituary: The Monroe Evening News (Monroe, MI), Tuesday, 28 July 1931: William Pete, aged 76 years, died at his home on the Kelley road in LaSalle township at 8 p.m. Monday. Mr. Pete, who was a farmer, had lived in LaSalle township all his life. He is survived by the widow, one son, Ezra Pete of LaSalle, four daughters, Mrs. John Trombley, Mrs. Richard Grodi, both of LaSalle, Mrs. Joseph Kanwick of Erie and Miss Frances Pete at home, and two brothers, Victor and Peter of Erie. Funeral arrangements have not been completed.
Notes for Agnes Lajeunesse:
- 1880 LaSalle, Monroe, MI: David Lajeunesse 38, wife Perlissa 38, Agnes 16, Edelina 9, Anna 7, Cecelia 5, Leroy W. 7 months.
MI death record - Agnes Pete, d. 29 Sep 1896 LaSalle, married, age 33, consumption, parents David Lajiness & Philis Lajiness
Notes for Cecelia Lajeunesse:
Obituary: The Monroe Evening News (Monroe, MI), Thursday, 13 February 1941: Mrs. Cecilia Pete, 66 years old, died in Monroe Hospital at 9:30 this morning following a long illness with a complication of diseases. Mrs. Pete was taken to the hospital Tuesday. She had lived with her daughter, Mrs. Joseph Karwick of 4926 West Albain road, for the last seven years. She was born April 12, 1874 in LaSalle township the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Lajiness. Her husband William Pete died 10 years ago. She was a member of St. Michael's Catholic church. Besides Mrs. Karwick she leaves two other daughters, Mrs. Margaret Grodi of Erie and Mrs. Frances Hauser of LaSalle; a stepson, Ezra Pete of Monroe; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Mary Trombley of LaSalle; a brother Roger Lajiness of LaSalle, a half-brother, Ernest Lajiness of Monroe; a sister, Mrs. Anna Pete of Erie and 20 grandchildren. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in St. Michael's Catholic Church and burial will be in St. Joseph's cemetery, Erie. The body will remain in the Allore, Beam and Weber mortuary until the time of services. Prayers will be said at 8 o'clock this evening and Friday evening.
MI death record - Cecelia Pete, widow, b. 12 Apr 1874 LaSalle, d. 13 Feb 1941 Monroe, father David Lajiness
WWI Registration Records (sons):
Alfred J. Pete: Alfred J. Pete, b. 3 May 1881 LaSalle, laborer, wife & child, medium height, slender build, gray eyes, black hair; Monroe, MI 5 Jun 1917
Ezra Levi Pete: Ezra Levi Pete, b. 23 May 1895 LaSalle, section hand, single, support for father; medium height, slender build, brown eyes, brown hair; LaSalle 5 Jun 1917
Obituaries for the children:
Mary Julia Pete: The Monroe Evening News (Monroe, MI), Saturday, 7 October 1972: Lasalle - Mrs. Mary J. Trombley, 89, of 3660 Kelly Rd., LaSalle, died at 1:45 p.m. yesterday in Mercy Hospital Monroe, where she had been since Tuesday. She had been in poor health five years. Friends may call at the Allore Funeral Home after 7 tonight where rosary services will be 8 p.m., tomorrow. Services will be at 8:45 a.m. in the funeral home and at 9:30 a.m. in St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Erie. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. The daughter of William and Agnes Pete, she was born Aug. 6, 1883, in LaSalle. She was married to John Trombley, in 1903. A life-long resident of the county, she was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Erie. Surviving are four sons, Wilfred, Harvey and Howard, all of LaSalle, and Wallace of Monroe; a daughter, Mrs. Ralph (Pearl) Dussia of LaSalle; 2 half-sisters, Mrs. Howard (Frances) Ravary and Mrs. Joseph (Harriett) Karwick, both of Monroe, 31 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren, a great-great-grandchild, and four step-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband in May, 1966.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Joseph Cemetery, Erie, MI: TROMBLEY / Mary J. / 1883 - 1972 / John A. / 1882 - 1966
Louise Pete: Tombstone Inscription, St. Joseph Cemetery, Erie, MI: Louisa / wife of / R. G. Grodi // Robert C. Grodi / 1879 - 1946
Alfred Joseph Pete: The Monroe Evening News (Monroe, MI), Monday, 6 January 1930: Alfred Pete, aged 38 years, died at his home in LaSalle Sunday evening, after an illness of eight years. He had been confined to his bed for the past 15 months. He leaves his widow, Edna P. Pete and four children, Jeannette, Melvin, Earl and Hazel. Funeral services will be at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Erie, at 9 a.m. Wednesday and burial will be in St. Joseph's cemetery.
Ezra Levi Pete: The Monroe Evening News (Monroe, MI), Thursday, 8 May 1958: Ezra L. Pete, 62, of 322 Conant Ave., died of a cerebral hemorrhage at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Monroe Hospital where he had been taken several hours earlier. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in Earle Little funeral home with the Rev. Harvey L. Rose of E Fourth St. Church of God officiating. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery. He was a member of Monroe Aerie, Fraternal Order of Eagles, and the lodge will conduct a memorial service at 8 p.m. Friday in the funeral home. The son of William and Agnes Pete, he was born May 23, 1895, at LaSalle. He married Maudie Bussel Oct. 21, 1941, at Bowling Green, Ohio. He was a fireman in the boiler room of River Raisin Paper Co. He is survived by a son, Ezra L. Jr. at home; a daughter, Agnes at home; two stepsons, Richard and Howard Wyreman of Monroe; five stepdaughters, Mrs. Eli Braden, Mrs. Daniel Braden, Mrs. Earl Hill and Mrs. Thomas Stanifer, all of Monroe, and Mrs. James Thompson of Barstow, Calif.; four sisters, Mrs. John Trombley and Mrs. Joseph Karwick of LaSalle, Mrs. Richard Grodi of Erie and Mrs. Howard Ravary of Monroe; 7 grandchildren and several nephews and nieces.
Tombstone Inscription, Woodland Cemetery, Monroe, MI: PETE / Maudie M. / 1905 - (blank) / Ezra L. / 1895 - 1958 / God is our refuge and strength
Marguerite Pete: The Monroe Evening News (Monroe, MI), Wednesday, 5 November 1958: Erie - Mrs. Margaret Grodi, 60, of 9806 Grodi Rd., here was dead on arrival at Mercy Hospital at Monroe at 6:20 p.m. Tuesday. She had suffered a heart attack. Services will be at 9 a.m. Friday in the Maurice Funeral Home at Erie and at 9:30 a.m. in St. Joseph's Catholic Church here. Burial will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery. Mrs. Grodi was born Nov. 7, 1897, at LaSalle, the daughter of William and Cecelia Laginess Pete. She was married to Richard Grodi in 1916 in St. Joseph's Church. Surviving are her husband; 5 sons, Richard of Lambertville, Arthur, William and Norman of Erie and Rossie of Petersburg; 4 daughters, Mrs. Gladys Holtz, Mrs. Frances Ottinger and Mrs. Theresa Ankney, all of Erie, and Mrs. Mary Stark of Tecumseh; 3 sisters, Mrs. Mary Trombley and Mrs. Hattie Korwick of LaSalle and Mrs. Frances Ravery of Monroe, and 24 grandchildren.
Harriet A. Pete: The Monroe Evening News (Monroe, MI), Monday, 19 June 1978: Mrs. Harriet A. Karwick, 73, of 6310 Greenwycke Lane, a retired cook at Custer Elementary Schools and the Monroe Senior Citizens, died at 5:30 p.m. Sunday in the University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor. She had been ill for six weeks. Friends may call after 7 tonight in the Allore Funeral Home, where scripture services will be at 8 p.m. Tuesday. Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in the funeral home and at 10 a.m. in St. John's Catholic Church, with the Rev. James Prentice officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Erie. Born July 19, 1904 in LaSalle, she was the daughter of William and Cecelia (Lajiness) Pete. She married Joseph L. Karwick Sr. May 27, 1924, in St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Erie. He died March 9, 1961. Surviving Mrs. Karwick are 2 sons, Harold of LaSalle and Joseph L. Jr. of Erie; 5 daughters, Mrs. Lowell (Margie) Bowman, Mrs. Warren (Juanita) Bowman, Mrs. Leon (Harriet) Bowman, Mrs. Ribert (Angela) Peters and Mrs. Kenneth (Joan) Verdon, all of LaSalle; a sister, Mrs. Frances Ravary of Monroe, 18 grandchildren, and 17 great-grandchildren. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a half-brother, half-sister and a sister.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Joseph Cemetery, Erie, MI: KARWICK / Joseph L. Sr. / 1899 - 1961 / Harriet A. / 1904 - 1978
Back one generation to parents of William Pete
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Last updated: 22 April 2026.