MCCARTER: Gordon James of Hensall
Posted By Haskett Funeral Home On November 25, 2022 @ 5:27 PM In Exeter,Obituary | 111 Comments
Passed away at LHSC – Victoria Hospital on Thursday, November 24, 2022 at the age of 84. Beloved husband of Marg (Webber) McCarter for 61 years. Cherished father of Gerry McCarter, Larry and Leona McCarter, and Dan and Vicki McCarter. Adored grandfather of Samantha and Mike Hood, Brittany and Tanner Merner; Justin McCarter, Jordan McCarter; Kaitlyn McCarter and Bryce Vantyghem, and Olivia McCarter and Jared Roy, and great-grandfather of Lachlan Merner. Loving son-in-law of Helen Webber. Brother and brother-in-law of Ken and Joyce McCarter, Marion McCarter, Barb and Larry Ratz, Marlene O’Brien, and Doug and Patty Webber. Fondly remembered by his many nieces, nephews and the Easy Street Gang. Predeceased by brother Laverne McCarter, parents Eva (Robinson) and Jim McCarter, and father-in-law Lee Webber.
Gordon was born and grew up in Watford ON until moving to Exeter at the age of 9. Throughout his working life he worked as a carpenter, welder and at the Canadian Canners processing plant in Exeter. In his free time he enjoyed camping, curling, fishing, golfing, and snowmobiling. He will be fondly remembered for his sense of humour and down to earth attitude.
A private family memorial service will be held on Wednesday, November 30th at 11AM. Cremation has taken place. Interment Exeter Cemetery.
Donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, BREATHE -The Lung Association, or charity of your choice would be appreciated by the family.
Condolences for the family of “MCCARTER: Gordon James of Hensall”
Marg, Gerry, Larry & Danny,
Sorry to hear of the passing of Gord. Thinking of you all at this difficult time.
My sincere condolences on the loss of your father. I really enjoyed his love of life and his timely sense of humour. Remember the good times.
Marg,Gerry,Larryand Dan.
My condolences to all of the McCarter families in the loss of husband,father and grandfather..
Gord will be missed by all who knew him.
Memories will console you at this time.
Sylvia Mittelholtz.
To Marg and family: Please accept our deepest condolences on the passing of Gord. He will be missed.
Eugene and Linda Webber
To the McCarter Family,
So sorry to see that Gordon passed away. My sincere sympathy. My thoughts are with you during this difficult time.
Marg, Gerry, Larry, Dan & families;
Our sincere sympathy in your loss of Gordon. You are all in our thoughts at this time.
Mark & Julie Heimrich
Marg and family
So sorry to read of Gord’s passing. Gord was a good man and you all will miss him so much.
May God grant peace and comfort to each of you.
Marg and family; So sorry to hear of Gord’s passing. He is going to be missed dearly. Thinking of you in this time of sorrow.
Karen & Kevin Young
My deepest sympathies Larry, Leona and family❤️🩹
Marg and family,
Sending my deepest sympathy to all of you in the loss of Gord.
Shirley Kerslake
Dear Dan & Vicki and the entire McCarter family,
Our deepest and most heartfelt condolences on the passing of your Dad. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you.
Love,
Aunt Marie, Uncle Dave,
Stacy, Adam & Zach
Marg and family. So sorry to hear of Gords passing. Gord was always such a laughing, bubbly personality. Betty and I always enjoyed meeting Marg and Gord at dances or at Old Homestead at Bayfield. He always brought a smile to our faces.
Our deepest sympathy to you all.
Respectfully, Joe and Betty O’Rourke
Deepest sympathy. Gordon will be missed around the fire on Easy Street.
Din, Lynn,Euan and Daniel
Larry and family
So sorry to hear about your fathers passing. Our prayers are with you at this time.
Winston and Carol Churchill
So sorry to hear about Gords passing! We are sending our deepest sympathy as we know he will definitely be missed.
Marg and Family,
So sorry for your loss
So sorry to hear Gord has passed .
Our deepest sympathy to Marg and family
Cy & Eleanor
Marg, Gerry, Larry, Danny and Families
Our condolences Marg and family on the passing of Gord. We are thinking of all of you at this sad time.
Brent and Sharen
To Marg, Helen and Family. I was sorry to hear of Gord‘s death. He always had a smile and a hi. Marg it is a hard time but think of the good times in the past. All the best. Irv.
Marg; Gerry, Larry, and Dan, and Families: sorry for your loss, wishing you comfort in the days ahead, Dalt
Marg and family – So sorry to hear of your great loss. What a wonderful person Gordon was and a great example for the children and grandchildren to follow. Thinking of you all at this time.
Brittany, Our sincere condolences to you and your family.
My sincerest sympathy goes out to all of Gord’s family on his passing.
Marg and family, I worked at the canners for many years with Gord as my boss. He was a great guy to work for. He didn’t mind us having some fun while we were working as long as the work was getting done. He was quite a kidder himself and always love a good joke. My husband, Frank, went on a few golfing trips to Myrtle Beach and Florida with Gord and always had a great time out with him. I am sure he will be missed by many.
Many crazy snowmobile memories over the years. Thinking of the McCarter families during this difficult time!
Dear Marg and Family… We were saddened to hear of Gord’s passing and want to extend our deepest sympathies to all of you…. Most Sincerely, Larry & Donna Shapton
Marg and family
So sorry to hear about Gordie. Was such a fun loving guy. Remember him teasing me at Christmas many years back when I was a little girl. He had such a great laugh. He will be greatly be missed. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Marg, Gerry, Larry, Dan and families, and Helen
We are sorry to see that Gord has left us.
We are sure he will always be remembered.
Our Condolence to you All.
Thinking of You all at this sad and difficult time in life.
Sending our sincere condolences to you Ken and Joyce , looking at the picture you can tell they were brothers . Thinking of you .
Marg and family
Sorry to hear about Gordie. Was such a great guy had a great laugh. You have our deepest sympathy
Aunt Marg, Gerry, Larry, Dan and families.
So sorry to hear of Uncle Gordon’s passing. Treasure all the wonderful memories you have of him, I have no doubt that Dad would have greeted him with beer in hand and open arms. They’ll be up to their usual shenanigans in no time. Thinking of you all at this sad and difficult time. xoxo
Cheryl & Ernie Warden
Marg & family, especially Dan & Vicki, our sincere condolences on the great loss of husband, Father & Grandfather. Our thoughts & prayers to you all at this very difficult time!
Marg and family, my deepest sympathy for your loss, Gord was a good man, always had a smile for us when we would met him up at the Homestead.
Marg,Gerry,and Family
We are so sorry to hear about Gord’s passing he will be missed on Easy Street ..Thinking of you all at this very sad time..With Sympathy Mark&Kathy Smith.
Marg and family
So sorry to hear of Gord’s passing May happy memories help you through this difficult time.
Marg and Family;
Sincere condolences on the loss of Gord.He will be missed by you all.May your many memories help you through your time of grief.
Our sincere sympathy to all of you. We have enjoyed many laughs and a few beers with Gord over the years.
Our thoughts are with all of you .
Marg and family – So very sorry to hear that Gord has passed away. Thinking of you all during this very sad and difficult time. Cherish all of your wonderful memories. RIP Gord. ♥
So sorry to hear that Gord has passed. Our sympathy to Marg, Gerry, Larry and Leona, Dan and Vicki and all of the family. May memories be a comfort to you.
Marg and Family. Sorry to hear Gord has departed from our lives. He holds a special place in our hearts of a lasting friendship that began ages ago between Wayne & Gord. He believed in living life to its fullest and was always up to having a good time. He will live on in many hearts.
Sincere sympathy to all the family, so sorry for your loss.
Jim & Linda Dietrich
Marg please accept our sincere sympathy to you and all the McCarter family. Sincerely Merv and Evelyn Durnin.
Marg, Gerry, Larry and Leona and Dan, Vicki and families. We were so very sorry to hear of Gords passing. Lots of fun memories from up at The Homestead. Thinking of all of you.
Garry, Brenda and Audrey Koehler
Deepest sympathy to the Marg & family. In our thoughts & prayers.
Marg and the whole McCarter family,
So very sorry to hear of Gord’s passing . He was a good boss to work for and will be missed by all.
May God grant peace to strengthen and comfort to each of you.
Bob & Doris Osgood
Marg & Family
So sorry to hear Gord has passed away. My condolences to each of you at this sad time. Treasure the special memories and good times you all had with him.Thinking of you all.
Cathy
Marg, Gerry, Larry & Leona, Dan & Vicki & families
So sorry for your loss of devoted husband, father & Grandpa. We will miss that contagious smile & the many card games & laughs at the Olde Homestead. RIP Gord❤️
Marg, Gerry, Larry, Dan and families…
My Sincere Sympathy in the passing of Gord.
May all your Happy Times together bring you
Comfort in the days ahead…
Sincerely,
MaryJane Taylor.
Marg and family, my deepest condolences, he will be missed by all who knew him…cherish your memories.
To Marg and the whole family
So very sorry to hear or Gord’s passing. Lots of memories of him laughing when we were snowmobiling and camping. You will all have lots of special memories to help you through this very sad time.
With Deepest Sympathy Donna Perry
My sympathy to Marg & the entire family on Gord’s passing
So sorry to hear about Gords passing. Many found memories at the McCarter household, from years past.
My deepest sympathy to you all at this difficult time
Our sincere condolences on the passing of Gord. Our sympathies are with your family at this difficult time Marg.
Barney snd Gwen
To Marg and families
Sorry to learn of Gord’s passing. Our condolences to all.
Marg and family
Deepest sympathy for the loss of Gord. Cherish your many wonderful memories.
Wilma and Derrick Misner
Sorry to hear Gord has passed. Sincere sympathy to Marg and family. I also enjoyed working with Gord at the canners, also had known him for many years before.
Our sympathy to your family. Treasure your memories.
Ray and Karen
Marg and families, sorry to hear of Gord’s passing. Our thoughts are with you and your families during this sad time.
Marg & All Your Family
I extend my sympathy to all of you at this sad time. I remember Keith always thought a lot of Gord. Great guy. You will all have so many memories to share.
Margaret Brintnell
Marg and family – Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you at this sad time.
Helen and Jim
Marg and family
So sorry to learn of Gord’s passing. Please accept our sincere condolences. We have many fond memories of our long association with the McCarter family.
Aunt Marg and the rest of our McCater family, Helen and the Webber family. So sorry to hear about Uncle Gordon’s illness and passing. … Just 3 days before the anniversary of his mom’s passing. Cherish all your memories. We will miss him.
RIP Uncle Gordon.
Teresa (McCaterr), Joe, Heather, Sarah & Michael Hendriks
Dan, Vickie, Kaitlyn, Olivia and family
Thinking of your family at this difficult time.
Daniel & Sheryl Roy
Dan, Vicky, Olivia, Kaitlyn, Marg and the McCarter, family we were sorry to hear of your dad’s passing. You’re in our thoughts as we send our condolences and hugs ❤️
Marg, Gerry and all of your family. Ted and I are so sorry to hear of Gord’s passing.
He will be truly missed by all who knew and loved him. We will miss his jolly laughter sitting outside on Easy Street.
God Bless your family and God Bless Gord in heaven ❤️
Bonnie and Ted
Marg and family,
So sorry to hear of Gord’s passing. Thinking of all of you and sending hugs.
Marg and family. So sorry to hear of Gords passing,
We had seen him recently and knew he was not well.
I knew him from school and he was always happy and smiling.
Thinking of you and your family at this sad time.
Hoping memories will help you in the days to come.
Helen and George Pratt
I send my sincere condolences during this time of sorrow. The Bible gives a real hope and it promises that your loved one will soon live again in a peaceful paradise on the earth where death will be no more. (John 5:28, 29; Acts 24:15; Revelation 21:4)
Marg and family…
Sincere condolences to you and your family. May the memories you cherish
in your heart give you peace and comfort now and in the coming days.
Sorry to hear of your loss…Thinking of all of you..John & Arlene Berendsen
Dan and Vicky and family – so sorry for your loss. Thinking of you at this difficult time.
Our deepest sympathy Marg and family. Our thoughts and prayers are with at this difficult time
My sympathy to Marg and family on Gord’s passing. We had lots of good times over the years snowmobiling and camping.
Marg, Gerry, Larry, Danny & families
Our thoughts and prayers are with you .
Steven & Joanne Thomson
Marg and family, our sympathy to you all on Gord’s passing. Thinking of you in our thoughts and prayers.
Marg, Gerry, Larry, Dan and families. Sorry to hear of Gord’s passing. Thinking of you all during this difficult time. Hugs!
Marg, Gerry, Larry, Danny and families,
So sorry to hear of Gord’s passing. Thinking of all of you and sending love and hugs. Cherish your memories.
Larry, Leona, Justin and Jordan. My sincere condolences to you and your family.
To Marg & family,
Sincere sympathy to all of you in your loss of Gord. Your pictures show many happy times & we hope those memories are a comfort to you at this sad time.
We will miss seeing Gord tending his yard here on the “boundary” !
Condolences to all who knew and loved Gord.
Marg and family
Sorry for your loss
Judy and Ron Pickering
Marg
Gerry,Larry,Dan and family.
Please accept my condolence for the loss of Gord.
He was a wonderful neighbour and friend,many good times over the years.
Jeff Borland
Marg, Gerry, Larry and Leona, Dan and Vicki. Our sincere condolences on the passing of Gord. We will always remember Gord for his infectious laugh. A life well lived.
So sorry to hear of Gord’s passing, thinking of you all.
Our thoughts are with you during this sad time.
Gary, Aimee, Cooper & Ella Parsons
Dan , Vicki and the McCarter Family,
We are so sorry for your loss and are keeping you all in our thoughts and prayers.
Sue & Tony Lane
My condolences to all Gord’s family and friends . Hang on to all the good memories from over the years
So sorry to hear of Gord’s passing.
Our condolences to you Marg and your family.
Marg and Family,
We are very sorry to hear of Gord passing. Milt remembers and will comment periodically about the fun times and crazy things they did, when working together back in the day. They were quite the pair!
You will definitely miss him. Treasure your many happy memories; may they bring you comfort always.
Thinking of you all.
Sincerely, Milt and Barb
Marg, Gerry, Larry, Dan and families
My deepest sympathy to you and your family. Gord will be missed by you, his family, his friends, the community and everyone on Easy Street at the campground. My thoughts are with you all at this time.
Sharon Passmore
Marg, Gerry, Larry, Dan and families,
So sorry to hear of Gord’s passing. Thinking of you all during this difficult time.
Janet & Shannon
Marg and family so sad to hear about Gord please accept our deepest sympathy we will miss his jokes and teasing Gord loved life and enjoyed it
best wishes to all of you
Charlie and Doreen Browning
Our sincere condolences to the McCarter family. Allen and Marjorie Oke
So sorry Marg to hear of Gords passing. Thinking of you and your family at this time
Marg and family, our sincere sympathy to all of you. May his memory of the good times stay in your hearts forever.
Bob and Bernice Boogemans
Aunt Marg, cousins Gerry,Larry,Danny and families
A life well lived. May the treasured memories guide you through the coming days.
Our thoughts are with you at this sad and difficult time.
Rest easy Uncle Gordon.
Dave and Diane (McCarter) Stephen
Travis
My deepest sympathy to Marg and your family
Please accept my very sincere condolences Marg to you and your family. He was a great man, husband, father, grandfather and friend. Cherish those wonderful memories. Will miss his great sense of humor and his powerful smile. He sure will be missed by us all this summer at the camp!
Hugs,
Karen
Marg, Gerry, Larry, Dan & Families
Our sincere condolences on Gord’s passing. Thinking of you all during this difficult time.
Cherish your memories.
Bill & Darlene Hooper
We are sorry to hear of Gord’s passing. Sincere sympathy to all of the family at this sad time.
Doug & Anne McGregor.
My deepest sympathy for the passing of Gordon
Marg, Gerry, Larry,Dan and families- our heartfelt condolences on the passing of Gordon
Thinking very much about you all.
Uncle Gord will always hold a special spot in my heart.
May the pain fade, but the memories last forever💗
Marg and family, Gene and I are so sorry to hear of Gord’s passing. May you all take comfort in the memories created along the way.
The McCarter Family
Thinking of each and everyone at this sad time in your lives. My deepest sympathies.
Hoping all the great memories made are forever in your hearts
The Wildfong Family
Very sorry to hear of Gord’s passing. Our most warm condolences to the entire family.
Denise, Darren, Kayleigh & Sean Boyle
Marg and family, heartfelt condolences on your loss of Gord. He was a friendly, kind man. He had a great sense of humour. Cherish your wonderful memories. You are all in our thoughts and prayers.
Marg, Gerry, Larry , Dan, Helen and families – we were very sorry to hear of Gord’s passing. We are sending our condolences at this sad time.
Sincerely Brenda and Ivan Hern and Jean Hodgert
Marg and family,
So sorry to hear of your loss. He was quite a character, and we shared a laugh with him whenever we saw him. He will surely be missed by all your family and friends. Sending hugs your way.
Marg and families, so sorry to hear of your loss.
Tammy
So very sorry for your loss Marg and families, thoughts and prayers are with in this difficult time.
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Marg and family,:
Thinking of you at this time and cherish the memories.
Ed &/Marie Nethercott