John Irving Buckles

     Memorial visitation and services for John Irving Buckles, 79, of Palatine since 1974, will be held in late summer or early fall.  Private inurnment will be held at EvergreenCemetery in Barrington, IL.

John was born January 13, 1934 in Dearborn, MI, and he passed away peacefully July 20, 2013 at the Claremont in Buffalo Grove.

John was member of the First United Methodist Church of Arlington Heights.  He was a First Lt. in the U.S. Army having served in the occupation of Korea.  In addition, he was Past Master of the Arlington Heights Masonic Lodge and a member of the Knights Templer.  John particularly enjoyed outdoor activities and was a Boy Scout Leader of Troop 286 in Palatine.  He enjoyed bird watching with many friends, and traveled in the United   States and abroad.

Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth A. “Betsy” Buckles (nee Smith), children, David (Emmy) Buckles and Eleanor Buckles; grandchildren, Molly and David Buckles; and his brother, Jerold (Carol) Buckles.

John was preceded in death by his son, John Fairbanks Buckles and his parents, John D. and Alice (nee Keinath) Buckles.