Les grew up in Avonmore , receiving early education in the village schools where his love of sports developed. Following time spent at Queen’s University he worked as a prospector for a mining company, as a surveyor with Dept of Highways, and then underground in gold and uranium mines. He graduated from Carleton U and MacMaster and in 1963 he started teaching at CCVS, where he spent 25 years in the Phys Ed Department. A career he very much enjoyed.
In retirement he had an active life with many interests and hobbies. Some involved socializing and some were solitary. Golf, curling, hunting, fishing, travel, reading, music, photography, geneology, history, gardening, bird watching and volunteering.
Declining health precipitated a move from Williamstown to Lancaster in 2021. Special thanks to all the angels at Lancaster LTC where he has been so well looked after.
Les is survived by his wife Wendy ( nee McRae), sister Marjorie Fowler( late George), children Christopher E Wert (Annette Helmer) and Susan L Sinden, stepdaughter Tamara Finch (David), stepson Todd Rozon (Wendy), brother-in –law John Miller, sisters-in-law Dianne Miller, Carolyn McRae (late Ron), Colleen Shepherd (late Gary), former daughter-in-law Suzanne Wert (Dorie)
Grandchildren :Sarah Wert (Steven Eddy), Meaghen Wert (Andrew Joannou), Allison Sinden, and Abigail Sinden, Step-grandchildren Lloyd Rozon, Matthew Finch , Harrison Rozon, Graydon Finch
Uncle to Paul Miller (Catherine), Julia Dunning (Cliff), John Fowler (Sylvana), Bob Fowler, Bill Fowler (Janet), Kim Craig (late Rodney), Tracey Finch (Steve), Shawn McRae (Tara), Lee Shepherd (Jill), Wendy McDonald (Kennedy)
Predeceased by the mother of his children Marlene Alice Miller (d. May 24 1985) and son Michael Bruce Wert (d. Jan 9 1986), Parents Bruce Wert (d. June 18 1988) and Bertha MacDougall (Nov 25 1984)
Visitation will be held at the St. John's Anglican Church (Church in the Wildwood) 20788 South Service Rd., South Lancaster on Saturday, November 26, 2022 from 10:15 am until the time of the Funeral Service at 11 am. A reception will follow at the Lancaster Legion, 119 Military Rd N (Cty Rd 34) Lancaster. Private interment at Paul’s Hill cemetery Avonmore.
Donations, if so desired to the Glengarry Nor’Westers &Loyalist Museum, P O Box 69, Williamstown K0C 2J0. Arrangements are under the care and direction of the Munro & morris funeral Homes Ltd., 46 Oak St. Lancaster (613-347-3629).