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Elroy Andrew Dougherty

April 30, 1931 – April 25, 2016

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our Father, Grandfather, Great Grandfather, Uncle and friend to many; Elroy Dougherty who passed away at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Estevan, SK on Monday, April 25, 2016 at the age of 84 years.

Elroy is survived by his children, Art (Denise) Dougherty, Jo-Anne (Eldon) Cote, Alan (Jocelyn) Dougherty and Sharon (Rick) Williams; grandchildren, Wyatt, Jessica, Dominic (Ashley), Vanessa, Natasha, Dexter, Ashtyn and Alex; great grandchildren, Brooks and Addison; step grandchildren, James (Tania) and their children, Dawson and Jessie and Dean and Carissa as well as brother-in-law, Erhard (Shirley) Weigelt; sister-in-laws, Edna Torgunrud, Adline Harwardt and Doreen (Randy) Hogg and numerous nieces and nephews. 

He was predeceased by his loving wife Helen in 2011; parents, Odile and Thomas Dougherty; brothers, Eugene (1929) and Raymond (1943); sister Della (Roland) Marchand (2013); parents-in-law, Wilfred and Emilia Weigelt; brothers-in-law, Emil (Elsie) Weigelt, Ed Harwardt and Marvin Torgunrud; sister-in-law Emma (Herman) Radfelder, as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

A Memorial Service was held on Friday, April 29, 2016 with Doug Third officiating. The Eulogy was read by Granddaughter Vanessa Cote and the Earn bearer was Grandson Alex Williams.  Interment followed at Souris Valley Memorial Gardens and a luncheon took place at Industrial Communication Systems.

Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Hall Funeral Services, Estevan.

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Elroy was born and raised in Gravelbourg, Sask.  He met Helen in Mossbank in 1953 and they were married in Gravelbourg Sask on September 16, 1954. So began their life together. They relocated to Estevan in late 1954 where Elroy worked as a lineman for Saskatchewan Government Telephones and then as an oiler for Utility Coal.  

Elroy had many interests; hunting, flying and most of all, his passion for anything electronic.  He was a visionary and was self-taught in all things electronic.  He had the insight to see things from concept to completed form.  He built his first radio in 1941 at the young age of 10.  Throughout the years, this passion for radios continued. And so, in 1959, he and Helen began their own radio communications business, known as Elroy’s Two Way Radio Service. This evolved to become Industrial Communication Systems Ltd. and Elroy’s children continue to carry the family business and his legacy forward providing customers with radio communications in southeast Saskatchewan and southwest Manitoba. 

For the past seven years, Elroy together with his son Art were focused on building a new site for the Sun City Prop Busters Model RC Club.  He was so looking forward to the grand opening of the field this June 25 and we know, Dad, you will be with us in spirit. 

Thank you

We thank all the Doctors that cared for Dad, the Home care Nurses, the many friends that visited and helped out and the compassionate care of the Nursing staff on Unit A at St. Joes.  A special thank you to Dustin Hall and his staff, to Doug Third for providing the wonderful memorial service and The Beefeater for catering the lunch.

Thank you to everyone for the food, flowers, calls, visits, messages of condolences and donations in Dad’s memory.  

The family would like to express sincere thanks to all those in the business community that assisted Dad on his last ‘project’, listened to his ‘stories’ and contributed to the building of the new flying field.  

- The family of Elroy Dougherty