Obituary of Tom Murray

MURRAY - Our dear Dad, Husband, Grandfather Tom passed away Thursday, December 27, 2012 very peacefully with his family beside him. Tom was born NWSec 34 Thp 42 Range 20 of 2 Meridian, Pathlow, Saskatchewan, the second youngest in a family of 9. He was always a very determined man demonstrated by the fact he had to take his High School by Correspondence and when Canada went to war in 1939 he enlisted even though he was not 21 years of age. He was discharged Feb.1946 and that fall was hired by Sask. Wheat Pool and worked as a grain buyer for the next 33 years. While buying grain in Arborfield he met Violet Margaret (Peggy) Belchamber and they married July 31,1949. After Peggy's passing he married Doreen Rundvall in Feb. 20,1995. Tom was involved in the Legion, the Masonic Lodge, Shriners, Elks and Eastern Star. After Tom retired from the Wheat Pool, he found "retirement not for me", He then worked for another 12 years as a field inspector for the Department of Agriculture. In his actual retirement he enjoyed golf, playing cards, playing practical jokes, using his computer (yes he was actually on Facebook , Twitter and Skype). He loved going out for afternoon coffee with friends, family and always had a sweet tooth. He took advantage of any reason to have a party as he liked to be surrounded by family and friends. In his travels he always looked up family members wherever he went. His sense of humor was always designed to "get a rise" out of someone. Now we are left to miss that personality. He is predeceased by his first wife Violet Margaret (Peggy) Belchamber, his parents Joseph Robert and Mary Hannah (Sanderson) Murray all of his siblings Joseph(Joe), Frank, William(Bill), Cecil, Winnifred(Winnie), Kathleen(Kay), Eva, Mary and their spouses also brother in laws Patrick and Michael Belchamber, Ronald Banks sister in laws Eunice Zachow , Joyce Petrie and their spouses, also his daughter-in-law Ahne (Rich) Murray. Tom is survived by his daughter Shirley Ann (Brent) Wolfe & grandson Jason (Aki) great grandchildren Hanako & Kaisei, grandson Logan, great grandchildren Joseph & Sydney. A son Robert Murray. Tom's wife Doreen (Rundvall) and her children Darrell(Linda) Rundvall, Naomi(JP) Provencal, Dorian & Makenna, Devon(Kristi) Rundvall, Sparrow, Gideon & Thomas, April (Jim)Taylor, Dwight, Arlen (Rosa Lee) Rundvall, sister in laws Sylvia Banks, Mavis Belchamber, Carol Belchamber, Doreen's sisters Joy (Cliff) Roles and Dianne (Wayne) Dagg and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held on Wednesday evening, January 2, 2013 from All Saints Anglican Church in Melfort with Rev. Gethin Edward officiating, and on Friday, January 4th from Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Yorkton. with Rev. Kim Salo officiating. Jim Taylor was the eulogist. Organist, Judy Berg led members of Holy Trinity Anglican Choir and the congregation in the singing of the hymns 'Softly & Tenderly, Jesus is Calling', 'Nearer My God To Thee', and 'Abide With Me'. Members of the Yorkton Masonic Lodge #12 performed the Masonic Rite memorial service for Tom, and members of the Royal Canadian Legion, General Alexander Ross Branch #77, Yorkton gave the Legion Tribute Service. The interment took place in the Yorkton City Cemetery with Norman Belchamber, Donald Zachow, Brian Murray, Gordon Forrest, Dwight Taylor and Devon Rundvall serving as the casketbearers. Piper, Fern Katzberg piped the processional out of church and to the gravesite. Memorials were to the Shriner's Hospital, or to the Yorkton branch of the Royal Canadian Legion. Condolences may be left at baileysfuneralhome.com. Melfort Funeral Home in Melfort and Bailey's Funeral Home in Yorkton in care of the arrangements. Interment Details Yorkton City Cemetery