Huron County MI Archives Obituaries.....Pariseau, George R. March 17, 1949
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George R Pariseau
Bad Axe, Mary 17 – George R Pariseau, known to thousands of persons in the Thumb 
and elsewhere as an "old time fiddler" and leader of his own dance orchestra, 
died today in Hubbard Memorial Hospital after an illness of 6 weeks. He was 80 
years old. His death ends a musical career of about 63 years, during which he 
played for countless dances, filled radio engagements and made recordings. His 
orchestra for many years was composed principally of his sons and daughters, who 
inherited musical talent from their father. He was a close personal friend of 
the late Henry Ford and frequently played for old time dances for Mr. Ford and 
his friends in the late twenties. It was during that time that his orchestra was 
featured weekly on a Detroit radio station.  

Mr. Pariseau knew by memory thousands of songs, old and new, and he was proud 
of his ability to play any request number for square dance, polka, waltz, jig 
and modern dance.  He used the same violin for more than 46 years that he 
purchased from a Huron County farmer for $65. Mr Ford had the violin 
reconditioned in 1926 at his own expense. 

Mr. Pariseau began his musical career when he was 17 years old. His last public 
appearance was in Jan when he played at the golden wedding anniversary 
celebration in Argyle of relatives, Mr & Mrs Peter McCarthy. 

Mr Pariseau was born Nov 29, 1868, in LaChute, Quebec, Canada. With his parents, 
he moved to Port Huron when he was 5 years old and lived there until he was 19.  
He and Miss Christina Peters were married in Port Huron. They lived 7 years in 
Alpena before moving 53 years ago to Bad Axe. Mrs Pariseau died in 1930. Mr 
Parizeau is survived by 6 sons, Ford Pariseau, Bad Axe; Vincent Pariseau, 
Owosso; Cecil, Harold and Durward Pariseau, all of Detroit, and Carl Pariseau, 
Sebewaing; 3 daughters, Mrs George Taack, Imlay City; Mrs Benjamin Hescott, 
Fostoria, MI and Mrs Allen Dunn, San Bernardino, CA; 33 grandchildren, several 
great grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs Adlor Prevost, Alpena, and Mrs Julia 
Burgoyne, Montreal Que; and a brother James Pariseau, Alpena. The remains are in 
the Alden MacAlpine funeral home. Funeral services have not been arranged.


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