Continuation of tree (5th child of Fernand Pitre/Ida Dupre); all known surname descendants:
11 Wilfred Pitre b: 6 October 1924 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 29 March 1999 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
+Rena Vasseur b: 30 July 1923; m: 17 February 1951 Prairie Ronde, St. Landry, LA [Fedorin/Azeline Pitre]; d: 14 May 2007 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA (died in kitchen fire in family home)
12 Loretta Pitre b: Abt. 1952
+Eugene Noel b: Abt. 1950; m: 15 June 1968 Opelousas, St Landry, LA [Lawrence/---]
*2nd Husband of Loretta Pitre:
+John Kelly Prejean m: Abt. 1971
12 Elvin Pitre d: Bef. May 2007
12 Levergne Pitre d: Bef. May 2007
12 Ana Lee Pitre d: Bef. May 2007
Notes for Wilfred Pitre:
Census
- 1940 St. Landry, Louisiana: Ferdinand Pitre 48 farmer/farm, wife Ida 43, Stanwood 19 helper/farm, Murry 18 helper/farm, Wilfrid 15, Whitney 13.
- 1950 St. Landry, LA: Ferdinand Pitre 58, wife Ida D. 52, Wilfred 25 dairy helper/dairy.
Obituary: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Tuesday, 30 March 1999: Funeral services for Mr. Wilfred Pitre, 74, were held at 2 p.m. today in Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home Chapel on the Old Sunset Hwy. in Opelousas with burial in Bertrand Cemetery in Prairie Ronde. The Rev. Jeff DeBlanc will conduct the services. Mr. Pitre, a resident of Opelousas, died at 9:45 a.m. Monday, March 29, 1999, at his residence. He was a Small Animal Warden with the St. Landry Health Unit. Survivors include: his wife, Rena Vasseur Pitre of Opelousas; a daughter, Mrs. Kelly (Loretta) Prejean of Opelousas; two grandchildren, Mrs. Carl (Cindy) Miller and Mrs. Edwin (Donna) Credeur Jr.; two great-grandchildren, Carl Miller Jr. and Raquel Miller; and a host of nieces and nephews. Mr. Pitre was preceded in death by his father, Ferdinand Pitre; his mother, Ida Dupre Pitre; four brothers, Herbert, Whitney, Stanward and Murray Pitre; and a sister, Millian Pitre Johnson. Visiting hours were observed from 5 p.m. Monday until time of services today. A rosary was recited at 7 p.m. Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home on the Old Sunset Hwy. in Opelousas is in charge of arrangements.
Notes for Rena Vasseur:
Obituary: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Wednesday, 16 May 2007: (photo) Funeral service for Mrs. Wilfred Pitre age 83 will be held at 10 AM Thursday May 17, 2007 at Funeral Home Chapel. Mrs. Pitre is the formerly Rena Vasseur died May 14, 2007 at her residence in Opelousas, La. Msgr. Louis Melancon will conduct the services. Mrs. Rena Pitre is survived by a daughter Mrs. Loretta Prejean and her husband John Kelly Prejean of Opelousas, La., two granddaughters Mrs. Cindy Miller and her husband Glenn Miller of Gross Tete, La. and Mrs. Donna Credeur and her husband Edwin Credeur Jr. of Opelousas, La., two great-grandchildren Carl Miller Jr. and Raquel Miller, one great-great-granddaughter Gabrielle Nicole Cormier, one sister Mrs. Wilfred (Mable) Guillory of Opelousas, La., one brother Leo Vasseur of Prairie Rhonde, La. Mrs. Rena Pitre is preceded in death by her husband Wilfred Pitre, three children Elvin, Levergne and Ana Lee, her parents Mr. Fadorin and Azeline Pitre Vasseur, three brothers Theodore, Nolton, and J. C. Vasseur, five sisters Ivel Vidrine, Orelia Deville, Lor Jayneaux, Leola Bellard, and Lonie Joubert. Visitation will be held from 12 noon Wednesday May 16, 2207 to 10 PM. Reopen Thursday at 8 AM until time of service. A rosary will be recited at 7 PM Wednesday.
Back one generation to parents of Wilfred Pitre
Items in RED verified from transcriptions in the following:
- Southwest Louisiana Records: Church and Civil Records of Parishes of Acadia, Allen Beauregard, Cameron, Calcasieu,
Evangeline, Iberia, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, St Landry, St Martin, St Mary and Vermillion.
- Some Louisiana births, marriages & deaths in RED taken from obituaries or the LA vital statistics collection (which includes spouses/parents).
- Some birthdates in RED taken from Social Security records based on obituary/tombstone inscription deathdate.
Last updated: 27 March 2026.