Obituary
Peter Gordon Silson
1931 – 2022
Peter Gordon Silson passed away peacefully at the age of 91 on Tuesday, October 18th , 2022 at the Ottawa General Hospital. He will be forever missed by his loving wife of 65 years, Jean Silson, and his daughters, Yvonne Silson (Lloyd), Michelle Silson (Johannes), Joanne Silson (Jack), and, Ginette Jones (Todd). He was sadly predeceased by his daughter Denise Silson. Peter will be fondly remembered as Grandpa to Samantha Grant (Owen), Ben Gardiner (Bailey), Shawna Carwardine (Robbie), Ashley Carwardine (Jérémie), Hayley Jones (Michael), Taylor Jones (Jesse), Katy Jones (Mitch), William Jones, and Kensi and Reis Levy. He was a proud Great Grandpa to Diana, Aaron, Caden, and future baby sister
Trites, Wyatt and Nyah Grant, Maxwell and Luca Grant, and Evan and Clara Gardiner. Peter will be sincerely missed by lifelong friends Byron and Juliet Cavadias.
Peter was born in Yorkshire England in 1931 to Ellen and Eric Silson. He completed the National Service in the RAF and then studied Engineering at the University of Southampton. Jean and Peter were married in Itchen Abbas, England in 1957 and emigrated to Canada that same year. They first lived in the Town of Mount Royal, Montreal, and then moved to Fort William and North Bay while he worked on the radar sites in North Ontario. They returned to Quebec and Peter worked in engineering positions for several companies such as C.A.E., Canadair, and Marconi Communications. He continued his career by working for Leigh Instruments and Spar Aerospace where he was part of a team with the Canadian Space Agency
and NASA in the development of the Canadarm. On retirement, Peter joined the Corps of Commissionaires for 20 years and the OPP as a Civilian Guard. His family would like to thank the Rehabilitation and Nephrology teams of nurses and doctors at the Ottawa General Hospital. We are grateful to them for the excellent and compassionate care during his courageous battle with Kidney disease.
Friends may support the family at the Alan R. Barker Funeral Home, 19 McArthur Avenue, Carleton Place on Tuesday, October 25, 2022, for a visitation from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. You are invited to stay for the funeral service at 12 p.m.in the chapel followed by a reception. A private family inurnment will take place at St. John’s Anglican Church cemetery in Innisville.
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Death notice for the town of: Carleton-Place, Province: Ontario