Samuel I. Buckley

Samuel Irvan Buckley, age 71 of Harrisville, MI, died at home on February 10th, 2017. Born August 5, 1945, to Buck and Katherine (Grace) Buckley in Detroit, he was raised there. On November 6, 1986, he married Ida Cramer in Greenbush. Sam retired from the Operating Engineers’ Local 324. . He loved to fish, operate heavy equipment and enjoyed spending time with his grandkids. Sam is survived by his wife Ida; his children Samuel Buckley of Suttons Bay, MI; Carol Lally of Brighton, MI; Deanna Buckley of Livonia, MI; Tammy and Shawn Masters of New Hudson, MI; Margie and Kirt Howard of Howell, MI; Donna and Al Sargent of Oxford, MI; Della and Robert White of Ortonville, MI; and Delbert and Kammie Clark of Tamqua, PA. He had 16 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his mother Katherine Grace, his father Buck Buckley; his sisters Deanna Carron and Erma Morley; and his in laws Margaret Cramer and Garnet Cramer; and grandson Ethan Clark. Cremation arrangements were made through Gillies Funeral Home, Lincoln. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Samuel I. Buckley, please visit our flower store.