Bruce Alexander Murray

It is with sadness, but also in celebration of a life well lived, that we announce the passing of Bruce Alexander Murray on Saturday, November 14, 2015. He was "almost 93yrs old".

He was born December 7, 1922. At the age of 18 he joined the Royal Canadian Air Force as an airplane mechanic and served overseas during WW II. He was on secondment to the Royal Air Force. Upon returning from the War he started farming in the Zelma SK. He married Vivian Denton in 1949 and they had two children, Donald and Twila.

In 1989 Bruce and Pat Detwiller married and enjoyed winters in Phoenix and Osoyoos, BC. They celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary last December. They shared many passions which included playing bridge all over Saskatchewan.

Bruce loved playing cards of any kind. We always ended a get together with a game of Showdown of which he played with plenty of enthusiasm and much laughter. This card game became the name of our family farm, Showdown Acres. He loved fishing and our family and friends went to Little Bear Lake every summer where it was all about fishing and playing cards by the hour. In winter, he curled and attended bonspiels across the Province. He had a love for the Blue Jays and would rarely miss watching a game.

He leaves to mourn, his wife, Patricia Murray; daughter, Twila Teal; grandson, Mark And Carrie Teal and his great granddaughter, Lakelyn Teal; his sister, Sybil Higginson; his brothers, Spence Murray (Shirley), Ross Murray (Faye) and many nieces and nephews; also Patricia's family, Joanne and Greg Tittlemore, Bill and Heather Detwiller, Gary and Edith Detwiller, Marilyn and George McAllister.

He was predeceased by his first wife Vivian Murray (Denton) in 1979 and son, Donald Murray in 2010; sister Bessie Wingrove and brothers Jim Murray and Keith Murray.

Flowers gratefully declined; for those so wishing, donations to the Zelma Cemetery would be gratefully accepted.