John Stanley Roberts, 90 of Pitt Meadows, British Columbia passed away peacefully on August 28, 2025.

John was born at home in Vancouver in 1935 to parents John Owen Roberts and May Jarvis. He went to school and grew up in the Cedar Cottage neighbourhood of Vancouver.  John spent over 40 years as a printer at College Printers in Vancouver, printing and then delivering the Ubyssey newspaper to the campus of the University of British Columbia in the 1950s, printing and defending the first and many following issues of The Georgia Straight, and later on printing the short-lived Vancouver edition of the Globe and Mail daily newspaper, to name just a few. He was an active member of his union and trained many new printers during his long career in the industry.

John married Caroline Ann Harrison in 1955 and they had two children, Katharina Ann (Peter Koch) and James Andrew (Alain-Michel Rocheleau). After Caroline passed away in 2008, John married Phyllis Moylin (née Pazarena). In addition to his children and their spouses, he is survived by his granddaughter, Stephanie and his sisters Irene (Neil Heron) and Lori (Al Trewella). He was preceded in death by his brother Bill, his first wife Caroline, his second wife Phyllis, and brothers-in-law, Neil and Al.

John had a passion for vintage cars and hot rods, restoring and modifying many over the years. He was a long-time member of the Totem Model A&T Ford Car Club and the Vintage Car Club of Canada.

John was a kind and generous man who volunteered his time to his community and inspired those same values in those around him.

A celebration of life will be held at 3 PM on Saturday, October 4th at 3 PM at the Ridge-Meadows Seniors’ Centre in Pitt Meadows at 19065 119B Avenue, Pitt Meadows, BC  V3Y 0E6.

RSVP, including number of people attending to James Roberts at james.roberts901@gmail.com

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Katie’s Place Cat Shelter (https://katiesplace.ca/).