Seymour Tunis Shackelton

Seymour (Bup) T. Shackelton, aka “Shack”, 92, of Las Vegas, Nevada passed away peacefully at home on July 21, 2020. He was born to the late Clifford and Marjorie (Judd) Shackelton on September 21, 1927 in Rock Royal, New York.

Shack served in the US Army Corp of Engineers as a Sergeant in WWII. He was stationed in Germany from 1946 thru 1948 and then Korea 1950 and 1951. While based in Germany, Shack met and married Klara, his loving wife of 61 years, whom sadly predeceased him on August 8, 2009.

Shack was preceded in death by his twin sister Martha Mayo of Sidney, New York on June 11, 2019; and son-in-law Bill Harkson on January 3, 2018.

Shack is survived by his four children: his son Tony Shackelton and his wife Cheryl, daughter Nena Jones and her husband Steve, daughter Shura Harkson, and son Dale Shackelton and his wife Brenda; as well as a host of grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Shack moved his family from New York to Las Vegas in 1961 for employment as a miner at the Nevada Test Site of 30 years.

Shack had many passions; he always enjoyed traveling the world with his wife Klara. He loved country music, singing, and playing his guitar with his daughter, Shura. He would practice every day, self-taught on both the guitar and keyboard.

Throughout his retirement, much of Shack’s extra time was spent in his shop with his woodworking tools. Shack expressed interest in making model aircraft at a very young age. Over the years, he has built over 100 models of vintage aircraft. In addition to airplanes, his great-grandchildren received his custom built toy boxes, designed by him as various cars and trucks, pedal planes and even a dollhouse.

Shack was always thinking about his younger years, helping his father plow the fields and his time in the Army. Several years ago, he felt compelled to search for a 1937 John Deere tractor like his dad’s and a 1944 Army Jeep online. He located, purchased, and shipped both of those vehicles to his home in Las Vegas. It was fun to see him excited to show them on occasion at an event called ‘Cars and Coffee’.

He will be deeply missed by his family and all that knew him.

A private family memorial will be held at Palm Mortuary, Eastern, burial to follow.