Mr. Robert Carter
15 September, 1931 – 11 June, 2021
We sadly announce the passing of Robert Carter at the Cornwall Community Hospital on Friday, June 11, 2021 at the age of 89. Known to many as Bob and to his nearest and dearest as Dad or Pa, he will be missed for his teasing stories, his tuneful whistling, his competitive spirit, his fondness for dessert before supper, his generosity with pennies for his well-stocked gumball machine, his invention and stealthy application of The Claw, and the mischievous twinkle in his eye. He was the king of the card table, an avid bowler, partial to darts, sandbags, and horseshoes, and getting lucky at the slots. He retired from Courtaulds and became a warm and familiar presence behind the bar at The Moose Lodge. His true passion, though, was fishing. There was no better time spent than on the boat with him in the very early morning, fishing for perch in the St. Lawrence River with bamboo poles and worms he paid his grandkids a nickel a piece to collect. They say old fishermen never die, they just smell that way. He is survived by his beloved wife of nearly 70 years, Eva, his children Dale (Marina), Sandy (Robert), and Jim (Tammy), grandkids Jay, Jessica, Tessa, Jana, Jeremy, Melissa, Matthew, Samantha, and Julia, great-grandchildren Brady, Jack, Ben, Ella, Brayden, and Jordan, and siblings Joan, Brian and Susan. Bob is predeceased by parents Leonard and Irene and siblings Dawn and Ronnie. Celebrate his life by telling an off-colour joke in his honour or toasting him with a Moose Fart Shot. A Memorial Mass will be held privately. As expressions of sympathy, Memorial Donations to the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated by the family. Online messages of condolence may be made at www.lahaiesullivan.ca
15 September, 1931 – 11 June, 2021
We sadly announce the passing of Robert Carter at the Cornwall Community Hospital on Friday, June 11, 2021 at the age of 89. Known to many as Bob and to his nearest and dearest as Dad or Pa, he will be missed for his teasing stories, his tuneful whistling, his competitive spirit, his fondness for dessert before supper, his generosity with pennies for his well-stocked gumball machine, his invention and stealthy application of The Claw, and the mischievous twinkle in his eye. He was the king of the card table, an avid bowler, partial to darts, sandbags, and horseshoes, and getting lucky at the slots. He retired from Courtaulds and became a warm and familiar presence behind the bar at The Moose Lodge. His true passion, though, was fishing. There was no better time spent than on the boat with him in the very early morning, fishing for perch in the St. Lawrence River with bamboo poles and worms he paid his grandkids a nickel a piece to collect. They say old fishermen never die, they just smell that way. He is survived by his beloved wife of nearly 70 years, Eva, his children Dale (Marina), Sandy (Robert), and Jim (Tammy), grandkids Jay, Jessica, Tessa, Jana, Jeremy, Melissa, Matthew, Samantha, and Julia, great-grandchildren Brady, Jack, Ben, Ella, Brayden, and Jordan, and siblings Joan, Brian and Susan. Bob is predeceased by parents Leonard and Irene and siblings Dawn and Ronnie. Celebrate his life by telling an off-colour joke in his honour or toasting him with a Moose Fart Shot. A Memorial Mass will be held privately. As expressions of sympathy, Memorial Donations to the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated by the family. Online messages of condolence may be made at www.lahaiesullivan.ca