Buckingham – Thomas Ervin, age 98, passed away on July 9, 2019, at Parkland Integrated Health Center in Shellbrook, Saskatchewan.

Ervin was born on April 12, 1921, in Shellbrook, SK to Walter and Esther Buckingham. He took his schooling at Cameo until the age of 14 and then worked on the family farm until 1942 when he joined the RCAF. He was stationed at the Western Air Command headquarters in Vancouver where he remained until the end of the war in 1945. He returned to Shellbrook where he started farming on his own in the Cameo district. In November 1950 he married the love of his life, Alice Patricia “Pat” Douglas. They raised their four boys on their farm… Rod, Jim, Walt, and Dave.

Ervin enjoyed many things in his long life: the simple pleasures in precious time spent with family and friends, taking pride in the many hours spent working hard on the farm, nights at the ball fields and hockey rinks watching his kids and grandkids play.  And in his later years teaching and playing rounds of Honeymoon Whist with anyone he could, especially his grandkids and great-grandkids.

One of Ervin’s great sayings was “One more time around the field, Barney”. This saying rang true in the final years of his life when his body was failing him but his mind remained as sharp as ever.

Ervin is predeceased by his wife Pat (1977), son Walter (2018), father Walter (1967), mother Esther (1968), brother Harford (1990), and sister Elsie (2014).

He is survived by his sons and their families…

Rodney (Marilyn) and children: Morgan (Kim) and their children Claire, Lily, and Dane; Brad and his children Kaysha and Emma; Jennifer (Pat) and daughter Chloe; Julia (Luke)

James (Kathy) and children: Jerad (Regan); Sasha (Nathan) and their children Haylie and William; Jordan (Karissa); Joel (Kaylee)

Daughter-in-law Gail and children: Amy (TJ) and children Declan, Brielle and Sadie; Lisa (Scott) and children Liam and Theodore; Maria (Nick) and son Jackson; Mark (Lauren) and their children Madalyn, Juliette, Tali, and Temperance

David (Karen) and children: Deanna; Corey (Jade) and their children Bentley and Hayden; Kayla (Lyndon) and their children Ava and Madden

He is also survived by his sister-in-law Phyllis Johnson, and brothers-in-law Ted Douglas and Bob Douglas.

There will be a Celebration of Ervin’s life at the Cameo Hall on July 27, 2019, at 2:00 PM. Please dress casual. Interment in the Shellbrook Cemetery at a later date. Memorial donations may be made to the Cameo Community Hall (71 Main St, Shellbrook, SK, S0J 2E0) or to the Shellbrook Minor Sports Association (Box 1114, Shellbrook, SK, S0J 2E0)

Family and friends wishing to send online condolences are welcome to visit www.beaulacfuneralhome.com. Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of  Beau “Lac” Funeral Home, Tracy-Lynn Lenchuk, Funeral Director, Shellbrook, SK – 306-747-2828.

• Date : 2019-07-09
• Location : Shellbrook , SK