Vera Winnifred Pittsley

1918 - 2013  (95 years)

• Name	Vera Winnifred Pittsley  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	25 Jul 1918	Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts   [1, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Death	12 Dec 2013	Raynham, Bristol, Massachusetts   [3, 5]
  Burial	Saint Mary's Cemetery, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts   [3]
  Person ID	I33207	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2017

  
  

  Father	Elmer Bradford Pittsley,   b. 27 Oct 1893, Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts d. 23 Jul 1949, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Doris Winifred Haskell,   b. 4 Aug 1901, Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts d. 22 Jul 1963, Lakeville, Plymouth, Massachusetts (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	4 Jun 1916	Assonet, Bristol, Massachusetts   [1, 6]
  Family ID	F17889	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	George William Frates,   b. 1 Dec 1921, Lakeville, Bristol, Massachusetts d. 30 Mar 1972, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts (Age 50 years)
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living   5. Living
  Family ID	F205196	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Nov 2017

  
  

• Notes

  Taunton Daily Gazette (MA) December 14, 2013 LAKEVILLE - Vera W. (Pittsley) Frates, wife of the late George W. Frates, died at the Life Care Center of Raynham on Dec. 12, 2013. She was 95. Vera was the daughter of the late Elmer B. and Doris (Haskell) Pittsley. Born, raised, and educated in Berkley, she moved to Lakeville in 1948. A homemaker for most of her adult life, Mrs. Frates was also a selfemployed cake decorator and helped her late husband with his business, Mid-Town Auto Body of Lakeville. She was a communicant of Sts. Martha & Mary Church of Lakeville and was a former member of the Lakeville Firefighters Women's Auxiliary. Mrs. Frates enjoyed playing Bingo and crocheting. Survivors include two sons, George W. Frates, Jr. and his wife Irene, and David D. Frates and his wife Marcia, all of Lakeville; three daughters, Judith DeMoura and her husband John, and Linda Bindon and her husband Albert, all of Lakeville, and Brenda Lee Frates and her companion Dennis Wambolt of Middleboro; a brother, Floyd F. Pittsley of Lakeville, a sister, Lily F. Medeiros of Raynham, seventeen grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. She was also the sister of the late Walter B. Pittsley, Lawrence H. Pittsley, Elmer "Buddy" Pittsley and Hildreth Westgate. Burial will be at St. Mary's Cemetery in Middleboro.

  
  

• Sources

  [S39621] 1930 census, Massachusetts, Bristol county. [S55175] Obituary, Silva Funeral Home, Lawrence H. Pittsley, Sr. [S10795] Cemetery index, Saint Mary's Cemetery, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, (Find-a-Grave). [S43594] U.S., Public Records Index, (Ancestry.com. U.S. Public Records Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Original data: Compiled from various U.S. public records.). [S55359] Obituary, Taunton Daily Gazette (MA), Vera W. Frates, (December 14, 2013). [S68095] Ancestry.com, MPittsley.