CARSCADDEN, HAROLD –
2019-02-25
CARSCADDEN, Harold Emerson
May 7, 1938 – February 25, 2019
Passed away peacefully on Monday, February 25, 2019, at the Renaissance Retirement Home in Gatineau, Quebec. Loving husband of Barbara Ann Carscadden (Griffin) for 58 years and father of Kim (Glenn), Steve (Nancy), Randy, Karen and Kelly (Andrew). Very proud grandfather of Alex (Erin), Jordan (Jaime), Roxanne (Chad), Tyeler, Griffin, and Chelsea. He was a proud uncle to his niece and nephews.
His children recognize and appreciate that their Dad always put everyone’s needs ahead of his own. After leaving Saskatchewan at a young age, he eventually came to Ottawa and then to Aylmer, Quebec, where he started his family. He worked for a few companies over the years, including Earl Carr Electric, General Electric, Am-Tech, Pace Safety Systems and Univex Canada.
He was a big sports fan and it was a memorable moment for him to attend the first Ottawa Senators game at the Palladium in Kanata. He excelled at all his hobbies. We are fortunate to have some of his paintings, refinished furniture and the cherished carved loons. We will miss his sense of humour and pay it forward. Thanks Dad.
Our thanks to the staff at the Renaissance Retirement Home.
To honour our Dad’s wishes, no Funeral Service will take place. A private family ceremony will be held to celebrate our father’s life.
All are welcome to share memories and stories of Hal (Sam) and celebrate his life. Donations to the Alzheimer Society would be appreciated by the family, web site adress appearing below.
alzheimer.ca/en/Home
Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de CARSCADDEN HAROLD –
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Décès pour la Ville: Gatineau, Province: Quebec
I’m very sorry, Barb, Kim, Steve, Randy, Karen and Kelly. I have been thinking of all the laughs our Dads had together and with their families over the years. We had a lot of good times in Aylmer! And I know my Mom has some great samples of your Dad’s talents, including a loon.
Very sad to hear as I knew him as a great neighbour and a super friend of the family. All my best to you Barb and all the rest of the family.
I have a couple stories about your dad.
He built me a display case for my toy car collection when I was, like, twelve in about 1978. I still have it. Later, he built me another one, and I have it too.
My father wasn’t really willing or able to do those sorts of projects: could definitely be described as handsome but maybe not handy. : ) My father was a tremendous role model and I hope I learned a tenth of what he was able to teach me, but there was a small gap in his skill set he wasn’t able to offer and that was construction and renovation.
Yet, I was really interested in that stuff. When the bathroom renovation started at my parents place, I worked a few times with your dad on it. There was one small incident that had a big impact on me. We went into the bathroom to see what needed to be done and there was one part of the wall that had three or four pieces of drywall on it when it should have only had one. Either your dad or I noted it, and the other person immediately agreed that it needed to be re-done. We then spent half an hour cutting out and installing a perfect fitting single piece of drywall.
Byt that small act, your dad did more than just help with a renovation. He validated my feelings and intuitions of how this type of work should be done. It was very important to me, and it was a lesson my father could never have taught me.
Being a father is an almost impossible job to get a a 100% right. There are just certain things we just aren’t good at. We need other fathers step up sometimes to fill the gaps. Your father did that for me wonderfully.