Marg, Mark, Kathy, Karen and Heather and all your families
I am forever grateful for the life lessons, canoeing and sailing and hours on the river we shared in my childhood. May Stu rest well and easy, knowing his life touched many. Xo
ROGERS, Stuart Otterley
1934 - 2023
Stuart Otterley Rogers
22 October 1934 - 20 August 2023
Peacefully at the Peter D Clark LTC Centre, he is survived by his best friend and loved wife of 68 years Marguerite Mason; father of Mark (Susan Dehler), Kathryn (Ken McLeod), Karen (Paul Sim) and Heather (Rob McLellan). Loved by grandchildren Adam (Norah) and Joseph (Emily); Ryan (Alicia) and Dave (Tanya); Morgan (Nazorio), Ariel and William; Matthew (Danielle), Samantha, Patrick and Jacob (Emma). Treasured great grandfather of Zanon and William, Jack and Elliot, Anthony, Amelia and Michael.
Born and raised in Toronto to Launcelot Rogers and Hazel Anne Adams, Stu had a career in Education. He was a teacher of Geography and Environmental Science, at the elementary, secondary and Teachers’ College levels in Toronto, Kirkland Lake, Orillia, Wales U.K. and Ottawa.
With energy and enthusiasm, he served the communities in which he lived, through Rotary, Kiwanis, Ploughshares, Scouting, Camp Fortune Trail Riders ski patrol, Watsons’ Mill and Probus, where he founded two men’s discussion groups called Diatribe. The friendship and caring of the people in these groups was very special and is most appreciated. He enjoyed travelling and believed there is no better way to learn about the geographic features and concepts than to experience them first hand. Playing cards with lifelong friends Barry and Sharon Ross; curling, skating, skiing, snowshoeing, cycling, canoeing, and sailing his handcrafted Wayfarer dinghy #863, further enriched his life. With Marg and often the children and grandchildren, he loved sailboat camping on Georgian Bay for more than 50 years. With five friends in two single engine Cessna aircraft, a cross country flight from Ottawa to Brampton and Fort Smith N.W.T. provided adventures and memories lasting a lifetime. His greatest achievement and perhaps proudest moments were the completion of building our home on the banks of the Rideau in Manotick, with the help of family, friends and “people we didn’t even know”. In retirement, a curious passion for pre-history directed his voracious reading, travels and exploration of archeological sites, in Canada, U.S.A., Britain and France. He had a song for all occasions whether it was around a campfire with friends and family, accompanied by his old tenor ukulele; or in the choirs and musical theatre groups in which he participated all of his life.
Stu was a true Rennaisance Man with a wide range of interests and skills. He is remembered and will be missed.
There will be no visitation or service. Together, the family will celebrate his life at a later date. Join the celebration today, by hugging a loved one and/or expressing some kindness to a stranger.
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