Buckle, Robert Henry

Robert H. Buckle
Feb. 7, 1917 - April 1, 2002

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, April 3, 2002, Page 2, col .2, microfilm Niles District Library

Memorial services fo Robert Henry Buckle, 85, of 612 Clay St., Niles, will be Thursday, April 4, at 11 a.m. at Pifer-Smith Funeral Home in Niles. Pastor John Rutowicz will be officiating.

Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles.

Buckle died of natural causes Monday, April 1 at 11:50 a.m. at Dowagiac Nursing Home in Dowagiac.

Buckle was born Feb 7, 1917 in England to Edward and Amy (Preston) Buckle.  On March 27, 1940, he married Norma M. Becker in Sturgis.  She survives.  He was a veteran of the army. He was a spray painter at Tyler Manufacturing and retired after 40 years of service.  He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Niles.

Survivors (in addition to his wife) include: one daughter, Roberta Ann Reed of Marcellus, one son, Donald LeRoy Buckle of Marcellus, four grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by: his parents; one sister, Harriet Williams; and two brothers, Jim and Tom Buckle.

There will be no visitation.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Niles.

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Robert Henry Buckle, 85, of 612 Clay Street, Niles, Mich., died of natural causes at 11:50 a.m. Monday, April 1, in the Dowagiac Nursing Home, Dowagiac, Mich.

He was born Feb. 7, 1917, in England, to the late Edward and Amy (Preston) Buckle. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Harriet Williams; and by two brothers, Jim and Tom Buckle.

He was retired from Tyler Manufacturing after 40 years of services as a spray painter. He served in the United States Army, and was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Niles.

On March 27, 1940, in Sturgis, Mich., he married Norma M. Becker, who survives. He is also survived by a daughter, Roberta Ann Reed of Marcellus, Mich.; a son, Donald LeRoy Buckle of Marcellus; and by four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in the Pifer-SMITH Funeral Home, Niles, with Pastor John Rutowicz officiating. Burial will be at Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles. There will be no visitation.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul's Lutheran Church.

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