Edward R. Usher
Edward Robert Usher was born on December 19, 1947, in Glendale, CA. Ed passed away peacefully on October 19, 2025, in the place he loved most, Bridgeport, CA with his wife, Suzanne by his side. He was raised in Alhambra, CA by his parents, Charles Roland Usher and June Hunewill Usher.
Ed attended Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and afterwards became a journeyman carpenter. In 1976, he started his business, Edward Usher Construction. After numerous custom home projects, in 1984 Ed started Mission Roofing. Ed lived by his lifelong code of: Honesty; Quality; Follow through (do what you say you are going to do); Fairness. One of his customers once told him he was one of the last boy scouts.
Ed met Suzanne Mary Dunham in Bridgeport, CA in 1967 when they were both working at his uncle’s Twin Lakes Pack Station. In 1968, they were married in Carson City, Nevada. They raised two wonderful children, Karen Marie Usher Widler and James Edward Usher in the Carpinteria/Santa Barbara, CA area. They moved to the Santa Ynez Valley in 1998. Vacations were spent in Bridgeport, CA where they were able to enjoy the company of Ed’s Hunewill family on the cattle ranch his ancestors established in the 1850’s. Ed and Suzie purchased property in Bridgeport, which had originally been part of his great-grandfather’s homestead. They built a beautiful home with the dream that became a reality, to have the home be a place where their family could meet and share their love of the beautiful Sierra Nevada area and reconnect with extended family and friends from the Bridgeport area.
Edward Robert Usher was preceded in death by his son, Jim Usher, his parents, June and Roland Usher, his sister and brother-in-law, Wanda and Bernie McBride. Ed is survived by his wife of 57 years, Suzanne, daughter Karen Widler (Mitch), daughter-in-law Roxanne Usher, grandchildren Ethan Edward Usher (Maisie), Margaret Frances ‘Maggie’ Usher, and Waylon Widler, great-grandson Everett James Usher and brother Charles Usher (Barbara). Numerous nieces, nephews and extended family and all those that called him “Uncle Ed”. Ed will be deeply missed by all, and his love was beyond measure for his family and friends.
A celebration of Ed’s life will be held in Bridgeport on May 30, 2026 after the snow melts. Information about Ed’s Celebration of Life can be found at https://edusherscelebrationoflife.rsvpify.com
In lieu of flowers donations can be made to Ed’s favorite charity:
Jim Usher Cal Poly Rodeo Memorial Scholarship
Checks can be sent to:
Jim Usher Memorial Scholarship
Rodeo Boosters, PO Box 13727, San Luis Obispo, CA 93406-3727
