Standing: Loretto, Hannah (Morrissey), John Joseph Sr., & John Joseph Jr.
Sitting: Claude Pitcher (Loretto's husband), Hannah, Lawrence, Mary Margaret, Julia (John Jr.'s wife), and Harold


Loretto Marea was born on 19 Jun 1890 in Chicago, Illinois. She is the second child of John Joseph and Hannah O'Toole and the first daughter. Loretto met and married Claude Jasper Pitcher on 5 September 1916, probably in Chicago, Illinois; however, there is no record of that as yet. Claude was some 18 years senior to Loretto.
Claude was born in Jun 1862 in Watervliet, Berrien, Michigan. Loretto was the second marriage for Claude; it was Loretto's first marriage. Claude's first marriage was to Ada Ann Yerington. Ada died in 1911 in Benton Harbor, Berrien, Michigan. Claude and Ada had 2 children: Ola and George. Loretto and Claude had 3 children: Claude Franklin, John Truman, and Mary Margaret.
Claude died on 14 Feb 1948 in Sister Lakes, Van Buren, Michigan. Loretto died on 3 Sep 1978 in Dowagiac, Cass, Michigan.
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