Roger Leroy Vye

March 18, 2019 4 Condolences Print Obituary Send Flowers

Roger Leroy Vye of Stony Plain, Alberta passed away peacefully on March 16, 2019 after a short battle with cancer. He will be missed by his sisters Bonnie (Marc) and Betty (Terry) of the Sarnia, Ontario area. Also his children Bonnie Sue (Peter), Jay (Lorissa), Ralph, and Duane (Sandra) and grandchildren Miranda, Jacob, Jaylene, Clayton, Phalen, Ayden and Oliver, and great-grandchildren Madison, Cash and Nikola. Roger is predeceased by his parents Ralph and Pearl Vye.

Roger was born in Chatham, Ontario on March 11, 1936. He grew up in the Sombra, Ontario area and lived there until he moved to Alberta in 1980. While in Ontario, he worked on the freighter ships on the Great Lakes, and he maintained an interest and love of these ships all his life. He lived and worked on a farm in the Sombra area and enjoyed the farm life. After working on the ships, he became a truck driver. He spent most of his trucking career working for Raydan Transport out of Nisku, Alberta, for close to 30 years. He held great pride in his clean and safe driving record and was recognized by Raydan Transport for this. He drove truck through every province in Canada, including a few trips on the ice roads to Inuvik, Northwest Territories.

In his spare time, Roger enjoyed gardening and going to the Spruce Grove Farmer’s Market to sell produce with his good friends Ivan and Inez. Roger was an early riser and enjoyed an early morning drive with his beloved dogs Spooky and then Sparky. His usual morning routine was breakfast with “the boys” and then coffee with Donovan and Vicki, then a visit with Kiran, Sandeep, Baldeep and Pammie at Century Convenience and another coffee and lottery tickets. Roger was close with his good friends and neighbours Al and Sylvie, Dwayne and Dolores, and many others. He liked to visit with them while tinkering in his garage fixing small engines, another of his interests.

In his later years, Roger enjoyed several trips to Mexico with his good friend Theresa. He enjoyed the heat and getting away from Alberta winters. He lived at Whispering Waters Manor in Stony Plain and had many friends there. He was always appreciative of their wonderful staff.

Roger was a man of few words, but he was proud of his children and grandchildren and their accomplishments.

The family would like to thank the staff at Westview Health Centre for their kind and compassionate care extended to Roger.

  1. It is really hard to acknowledge that he’s gone so soon. Roger was family to us. He was an awesome and a wonderful
    person….always ready to help when we needed him . I’ll miss seeing him at the store in the mornings and on weekends.Can’t Express in words how sad we are to hear that he’s gone from our lives. He’ll always be in our thoughts . Our heart felt condolences to all his family and friends. We are going to miss you Roger. Love you always. Sandeep and Kiran.

    • So sorry to hear of Rogers passing, he was a wonderful neighbor for many years, Richard and I enjoyed visiting with him and then after he moved running into him around Spruce Grove. Condolences to his family.

  2. No more pain my friend. I miss you dearly. Rest in Peace. Till we meet again. PS. Give Sparky a hug for me.

  3. We are very saddened upon hearing of the passing of my cousin Roger L. Vye. He paid a visit to us in Collingwood ON. a few years ago and it was so very pleasant to see him after so many years. Our sincere condolences to his family and our thoughts are with you at this sad time. May you find comfort in the wonderful memories of such a good fellow. Sincerely Judy (Vye)and Mike Wilmott

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