Updated: 18 Apr 2007
Citizen Potawatomi Nation
HowNiKan
October 1999
Eliza Marie Tescier Maritt, 88, died October 17, 1999 at Midwest Regional Hospital, Midwest City, Oklahoma.
A resident of Autumn House II in Midwest City, she was born March 8, 1911, at Choctaw, Oklahoma, and lived there most of her life. Preceding her in death were her parents, John Isadore Tescier and Alice May Smith, a baby Maritt; siblings Clara Louise Lane, Lelia Tescier, May Violet Tescier, baby Tescier, Pauline Whisenant, Hattie Margarette Moore, John William Tescier, Catherine Elizabeth Bourlon, and George Anthony Tescier.
She is survived by her children, Melvin Glen Maritt and wife Shirley of Del City, Frances Marie Gordon and husband Carl of Del City, L.R. (Bud) Maritt and wife Rilla of Oklahoma City, C.A. (Champ) Maritt of Luther, Oklahoma; one sister, Celestine Senora (Cis) Konechney of Choctaw, eight grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and many, many dear cousins, nieces, nephews and friends.
Marie was a Potawatomi tribal member. Her paternal grandparents were Antoine Tescier and Elizabeth Catherine Bourbonnais, and her maternal grandparents were William Henry Smith and Eliza Marriah Darling. Marie was very proud that her eldest son Mel once served as Vice Chairman of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. Marie Maritt was a child care worker at the First Baptist Church of Choctaw, Oklahoma for many years, as well as a long-time member, and was more recently a faithful member of Carter Park Baptist Church of Del City, Oklahoma.
Services were held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 20, 1999 at Carter Park Baptist Church, with burial at Elmwood Cemetery in Choctaw, Oklahoma.
SOURCE: Citizen Potawatomi Nation [Jan 2002]