contributor: Richard LaBrosse

BRUSSELS, Wisconsin 
June 14, 1914 

BRUSSELS--Mr. Frank Pierre, Sr., died on June 14, 1914 in Oconto county where he moved after retiring from business at Brussels about twelve years ago. Mr. Pierre was born in Nevoque, Belgium in October of 1836. In 1854, with his parents he came to this country and settled at Alton, Illinois. His father died there and he came to Brussels in 1858 with his mother and brother Alex who was four years older than Frank. Alex died at Appleton, Wisconsin at the age of 78.

In 1861 Mr. Pierre married Angelique DeKeyser. They owned and operated a tavern and Frank was appointed postmaster. About 12 years ago he retired and moved to Beaver, Wisconsin where several of his children reside.

He is survived by his wife and nine children--six sons and three daughters. The children are, Gabe, Brussels; Alphonse, a grain dealer at Oconto; Joseph, of Brussels; Frank of Calina, Colorado, gold mine owner; Jule, postmaster at Brussels; Henry, of Beaver, Wisconsin; Mrs. Mary Boudhuin and Miss Ellen Pierre of Abrams, Wisconsin and Mrs Frank Svoboda of Beaver, Wisconsin.