Buncy Sangha passed away peacefully in his 84th year on Tuesday, June 18, 2019, surrounded by the love of his family. Predeceased by his parents, Ajaib Singh and Pritam Kaur and older brothers, Tara and Jake, Buncy is survived by Harvant, his devoted wife of 57 years; his children, Cathy (Lance), Cary, and Cory (Ashley); grandchildren, Carly, Alexander, Harrison, Sabrina, Ella, Claire, Allie and Kate; sisters, Minder Berar, Buchan Mahon; brother, Mimby; cousins, Mel; Anita; many nieces, nephews and extended family.
Buncy was born in Victoria, BC on January 17, 1935. He attended Victoria College and UBC to study business. He began his career working for his family business at the young age of 13 as a driver delivering firewood. Over time, the company began paving, and Buncy worked with his father and brothers, and eventually became the president of OK Industries. With the help of his brothers, he built the company from a small office on Topaz Avenue in Victoria, BC to a large corporation with head office in Central Saanich from where he oversaw a business that covered Vancouver Island and beyond. Buncy dedicated his life to his work, building the business in order to provide for his family. He was generous with his children and grandchildren as well as supporting his siblings and extended family. Through the Buncy and Harvant Charitable Foundation, they supported various organizations throughout Vancouver Island over the years. He was an incredible businessman, and had a passion for the road building industry, and made an impact on all those with whom he worked with. He paved his way to success.
A sincere thank you to Dr. Chatha, all the emergency room staff at Saanich Peninsula Hospital, and BC Ambulance.
A private family service will take place at McCall Gardens. All are welcome to attend prayers and a light lunch at the Sikh Temple, 1210 Topaz Avenue, at 12:00 pm on Sunday, June 30, 2019.
A Celebration of Life will take place at Mary Winspear Center, 2243 Beacon Avenue, from 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm on Saturday, August 17, 2019.
For those who wish, donations can be made to the Saanich Peninsula Hospital.
Online condolences may be offered to the family below.
McCall Gardens
www.mccallgardens.com
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Lorraine Barnett
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Elmer W. Adkins Very saddened to hear about the passing of Buncy, I worked for Tayco paving in Courtenay, Campbell river from 1973 to 1979 when I was a young man and had numerous meetings & conversations with him especially about his ventures in Las Vegas . May he rest in peace.
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Allexander Neison My deepest condolences to your family from Alex Neison (retired purchasing agent for Sannich). Worked with Buncy on many contracts, wonderful man, he is missed very much.
I was unable to make the trip down to the Celebration of Life.
May God Bless the Family.
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Phil Norton My School buddy as neighbors we went to School together.
Rest in peace my friend. My condolences to the family.
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Cari Lees( formerly Rai) It is sad to hear of the passing of Buncy, I recall Verna Rai telling me if how when her kids were small and she found herself in need of a home and provisions for her family he helped with moving them back home. I know that when Bryon decided to get into the heavy duty mechanics course and our family was young and new to Victoria he showed us compassion and faith in Bryon and allowed him to apprentice and later employed him and I will be forever thankful to him for providing the stable and steady employment and support in our time of need that allowed Bryon to provide for us in our time of need and uncertain future. Dedicated businessman..father..employer and husband. My condolences to the family and mostly to Harvant and the 3 C’s…a man deserving to have his life and accomplishments modeled after…thank you Uncle Buncy xo
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David and Isabelle Pacholuk Our sincere condolences to the Sangha family.
As a past employee, I admired and respected his leadership, and his genuine interest, caring, and support of all who worked for him.
David and Isabelle Pacholuk
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Wayne Hopkins Our deepest condolences from the Hopkins Family and Merdyn Development Group. Our thoughts and prayers go out the Sangha family. We met Buncy many years ago and he always amazed us with his energy and his commitment to his family and the community.
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Philippe PRINCET My sincere condolences to your families.
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Howard Kliaman My sincere condolences to your families.
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Leo and Anne Mide We are so sorry for the loss of Buncy. He was a very good person; loved it when he and Harvant were in Cabo.
Rest in Peace Buncy
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mike Cownden From the Cownden family and Northridge Excavating our our sincerest thoughts and prayers go out the Sangha family. Buncy was a leader in our industry for many years and will be sadly missed by all. Rest in peace.
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Bali,Ab,abraham,and Jal Kudra So sorry to hear of Buncy passing away. He was a man that everybody loved, respected and admired.
Praying for the Sangha family to get over this bad time.
Abdulla “DU”Kudra and family
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PAJE UPPAL May you all find some comfort in the sorrow that you all bear – just knowing that there are so many hearts that understand and really care.
With sincere sympathy – with much love
Gurdas Family – Bachan, Paje, Jeet – Dee and Dave Paje
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Dianne Pearce May I express my heartfelt condolences to Harvant and the Sangha family as they grieve the loss of Buncy, a fine gentleman. I have many fond memories of our happy family days on Falmouth Road many years ago
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Bruce Arnold My deepest condolences to Buncy’s family and friends. I hope I am not telling tales out of school but I attended Victoria High school with Buncy and on occasion he would “borrow” his Father’s wood delivery dump truck and park it just outside Royal Athletic Park and raise the dump portion so that his friends, (including myself) could sit up on the raised portion and watch our favorite ball team “The Victoria Athletics” play ball. This was much appreciated by the teen watchers. I lost track of Buncy as I moved away with the services to Nova Scotia. Very sorry that I never made contact again to relate old memories. Many thanks for the wonderful memories Buncy.
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Donna Smith Harvant: So sorry for your loss. My thoughts are with you and your family.
Donna Smith
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Leanne Adkin Condolences to the Sangha family – Leanne and Robin Adkin
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Laurel Mahon-Rotar Very sad to hear of his passing. The last time I saw him was 20 yrs ago. Condolences to the family.
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Chris Berg My condolences to the Family ….. Rest in Peace
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Deb Very sad for your loss of Uncle Buncy. He was loved by many. So blessed to have been able to spend so much time with him when I was younger. Heaven gained another angel. Sending you all lots of love and strength to get through this difficult time. Much love to your entire family. Rest In Peace. Love you all,
The Commandeur’s
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Frank Leonard Our Leonard family sends condolences to the Sangha family – Buncy, or Mr Sangha as I called him, and your family businesses were loyal customers of our family tire business and we truly appreciated it. As I went on to the public life, once again I appreciated the support.
Our region benefited from Mr Sangha’s business acumen and determination – his father would be proud of all that was accomplished. As the next generations continue, they too can be proud of such a legendary leader.
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Gina Bains Sending my sincerest condolences to the family of Mr. Sangha. May your happy memories help you through this sad time.
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Terry Leonard Harvant,
Sheryl and I are sorry for your loss. May he rest in peace.
HE WILL BE DEARLY MISSED BY ALL.
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Richard Horne My Deepest Sincere Condolences To His Family And To The Ok Industries Family Much Love And Respect And Prayers For Everyone
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Nirmal Johal Very sorry for your loss. Buncy will be greatly missed by all. I remember many years ago my father Paul Johal took me to OK Industries office on Quadra Street after an election at our Sikh Temple. Buncy gave me a container full of change and sat me from of his slot machine, kept me occupied while everyone was celebrating.
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Stephen Myers Very very sorry that Buncy passed away. A great loss to the family and the company. A sad time. My sincere condolences, thoughts and prayers to Harvant, Cathy, Cory, Cary, the spouses and grandchildren, especially Alexander, Harrison and Sabrina – my children.
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Shonnah Black Hanson My condolences to Harvant, Cathy, Lance, and families. Buncy was such a vibrant person, so involved in the lives of his family, as well as his community. He will be deeply missed. May you be filled with peace and comfort during this very difficult time.
My dad Don Barnett worked with OK INDUSTRIES back in the 70s. Dad was involved with OK TRANSPORT in port Coquitlam . Don and Audrey attended many functions and parties with the Sangha family. Mom and Dad always were treat like a part of the family and they FELT part of the family. I have a special memory of Mr. Sangha ( Buncy)he called on night to talk to dad and he was not home ,,,, so I said in my best ” secretary voice” if you could like you could leave a message ” with out saying anything, Mr. Sangha said ” please ask he to call ” . That memory is still with me
all these years later. He was a special MAN. My mom and I would like to send our most dearest and deepest condolences to all the family. Mr Sangha was a true friend and gentleman. From Audrey and Lorraine Barnett. ( Don passed away in 1997)