At the Sault Area Hospital - General Site. The beloved husband of Jean, and very dear father of Charlotte Ann, Robert and Rosemary on Sunday, October 18, 2009. Stuart was born the 29th of January, 1926 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A., the eldest child of the late Stuart and Leona (Bradley) MacDougall and grandson of the late John and Anna Bradley of Centerville, Iowa and Peter and Mary Jane (Shuttleworth) MacDougall of the Sault. While growing up, Stuart lived in several locations in the U.S.A. and Canada with his parents before his father returned to the Sault where Stuart grew up with his three brothers on Kohler Street. While the Second World War was on and Stuart was in Grade 12 in high school he received a notice that he had to obtain his Medical and Physical Military Fitness Assessment so he could be ready for Military Service. Stuart passed his exam and went on to join up for General Service in the Canadian Army where he served for 18 months until the war ended. After the war, Stuart enrolled at the University of Toronto where he graduated as a Civil Engineer in 1951. After graduation Stuart worked for a short time for the city of Hamilton and then decided to move to the United States where he worked as an engineer in the Berkeley, California area at the time when California was building the Richmond, San Rafael bridge across San Francisco Bay. Stuart married Jean Taylor of the Sault on the 11th of December, 1954 in Reno, Nevada, a long time girlfriend after she flew out to California. After living in California for approximately two and a half years, Stuart returned to the Sault where he worked as an engineer for a short time. He then ecame "articled" to Mr. Edison McQuarrie a local Ontario Land Surveyor and after writing his surveying exams he became an Ontario Land Surveyor himself until he retired in 1992. Stuart and Jean were the proud parents of three children - Charlotte, who is married to Hugh Murray and living in Mississauga, Ontario, Robert, married to Joanna (McFarling) and living here in the Sault and Rosemary who is married to Gerald Finlayson and living in Niagara Falls, Ontario. He was the proud grandfather of Ian and Kathleen Murray, Eamon, Declan and Martin MacDougall and Carolyn and Bradley Finlayson. Stuart started his surveying business in partnership with Mr. Frank Wilson where the firm was known as MacDougall and Wilson. Then when Mr. Wilson retired from surveying, Stuart continued the business for many years by himself retiring in 1992 when he sold his business to Urso Surveying Ltd. While still a surveyor, Stuart owned his own airplane and traveled extensively. After retirement he obtained his license for a motorcycle at the age of 78 which he had fun driving. Stuart is survived by his wife Jean and his children and grandchildren and his three younger brothers and their families. Roderick (late Merla) and his 3 children, Susan, John and Laura. Douglas (late Joan) and his wife Anne, and Doug's two children, Karen and Ellen and his youngest brother Kenneth (Nancy) and son Ryan. Friends may call at the Arthur Funeral Home & Cremation Centre on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 from 7 - 9 pm. A private family graveside service will take place. Rev. Charlene Wilson officiating. Memorial contributions to the Heart & Stroke Foundation would be appreciated.
