Alternate Text(Kris Abel)
Robert Seaton Usher
Captain C.D. (Retired)
Oct. 7, 1930 – Jan. 25, 2008
Robert Seaton Usher “Bob” died after a brief stay in the Winchester District Memorial Hospital in the morning on Fri. , Jan. , 25, 2008.
He was the beloved father of Dean Usher (Lorraine Dignard) of Metcalfe, and Shelley Usher of Ottawa. He was the grandfather of Seaton and Nelson Usher of Metcalfe. He was survived by his brother John Usher (Betty) of Vancouver, his sister Beth of Colbourne, and nieces and nephews across Canada. He was predeceased by his parents Nelson and Blanche Usher (nee Kerr), by his son Robert McKenzie Usher, his brother Richard and his sister Alice. He is also survived by Bonnie Foster of Oxford Mills, his life partner and her children, Kris, Karen, and Emily Abel of Toronto. He will be missed by his life long friends Doug Clark (Barbara) of Kingston, and also by the many good friends he had made in the Kemptville Area.
He was well known in the area for his love of reading, bookstores, poetry, dogs, horses, agriculture, and people. He is beloved by us all.
Bob joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 1951 to 1953 where he served in Korea, retired in 1979, and was called back to serve for another term of duty until 1984. During his military tenure, he achieved the rank of Artillery Captain. Bob was a farmer, a poet, an author, a teller of stories, and the best of mentors.
Visitation will be held at Grant Brown Funeral Home Rolston Chapel in Kemptville on Fri, Feb. 1 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm.
In lieu of flowers, those who wish may make a memorial donation to the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Foundation (CHEO).
St. Lawrence U.E.L. and Family Histories Newspaper Project 