Earl Edwin Elliott 1929 - 2016 Earl Elliott of Estevan, SK passed away at the Estevan Regional Nursing Home with his family by his side on Thursday, June 23, 2016 at the age of 87 years.
Earl Elliott of Estevan, SK passed away at the Estevan Regional Nursing Home with his family by his side on Thursday, June 23, 2016 at the age of 87 years.
Earl was born in Estevan on May 26, 1929 to Alice and Harry Elliott. He was one of seven children. In the early 1950s earl travelled to Germany with the Â鶹´«Ã½AV Saskatchewan Regiment, as a Royal Canadian Electrical Mechanical Engineer, he served for 3 years.
In 1953 he met Jane Brokenshire, they were married in 1954 and shared 62 years of marriage and countless happy memories. Earl and Jane had 4 children together.
Upon his return from the army he worked for M&S Mines, Kendall's Auto Electric, and later started his own successful motor repair business.
In his retirement, Earl's favourite hobbies involved airplanes - building them, flying them and fixing them. He was always busy and will be fondly remembered for his love of anything to do with boats, airplanes, and motorcycles.
A truly loved man, Earl is survived by his adoring wife Jane, sons, Thomas (Charlene) Elliott, Ken (Rhonda) Elliott, David (Caron) Elliott and only daughter Sandra (Glenn) Moody; grandchildren, Steven (Uliana) Elliott, Brady Elliott, Dustin (Allison) Elliott, Tyler (Stacey) Moody, Brendan Moody and Sarah (Bren) Hardy; great grandchildren, Hazel and Theodore Elliott; sisters, Evelyn Barbour and Fern Rapchinski, along with numerous nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by his parents, Alice and Harry Elliott; brothers, Leonard and Fenton Elliott and sisters, Hazel Schoff and Muriel Brokenshire.
The Funeral Service was held on Monday, June 27, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Hall Funeral Services, Estevan, with Doug Third officiating. Interment followed at Souris Valley Memorial Gardens, after which a luncheon was held at the Royal Canadian Legion, Estevan.
If friends so desire, donations in Earl's memory may be made to the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Saskatchewan, 1738 Quebec Avenue, Unit 26, Saskatoon, SK, S7K 1V9 or the Canadian Diabetes Association, 917A Albert Street, Regina, SK, S4R 2P6.
Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.
