Remembering Robert James Carson 'Bob'

Carson, Robert James “Bob” (Owner of Carson Funeral Homes in Orillia and Midland, Previous owner Carson Funeral Home Brooklin, Ontario, Very proud 50 year Licenced Funeral Director, Past Master Twin Lakes Lodge 718 Orillia, Past President of the Orillia Shrine Club, Past President of the Orillia Chamber of Commerce, Proud member of the Orillia Rotary Club, Past member of the Odd Fellows Hall & Kinsman Club in Brooklin Ontario, Past President of Brooklin Spring Fair, Past Whitby Town Councillor)
Passed suddenly in Dutch St. Maarten on Tuesday January 21, 2014 in the place he loved with the woman he loved.  Bob, loving husband of 40 years of Ann, will be loved, cherished and never forgotten by his sons Robert (Trish) Carson and their children Emma & Carter, Dan, David (Sara Ross) Carson, and Dean Corriveau, by his brother Bill (Linda) Carson, niece Katie, nephew Jeff, and by his 5 first cousins and all the extended family in his dad’s native New Zealand.  He will be fondly remembered by his faithful four legged companion Bear.  He will be remembered as the life of the party by all his St. Maarten friends and neighbours.  He was a man who was committed to his family, loved his community, and always enjoyed a great debate around the dinner table.  The family will receive friends at the Doolittle Chapel of Carson Funeral Homes, 54 Coldwater St. E. Orillia, (705) 326-3595, on Sunday January 26, 2014 from 2 – 5 p.m. and on Monday from 2 – 4 & 7 – 9 p.m.  Funeral services and a celebration of Bob’s Life will begin at 11 o’clock on Tuesday January 28, 2014 at St. James Anglican Church (corner of Peter St. and Coldwater Rd. Orillia).  Donations in Bob’s memory can be made to St. James Anglican Church, or to the Orillia Branch of the OSPCA and would be appreciated by the family.

Please also visit Eulogy for Bob Carson on behalf of the New Zealand Carsons.