Buckley, Daniel C. 1854-1938

BUCKLEY, DONOVAN

Posted By: Wilma J. Vande Berg - volunteer (email)
Date: 10/28/2010 at 22:40:39

Daniel C. Buckley
Sioux County Pioneer Dies
Daniel C. Buckley, 83, retired farmer, well known in Sioux and Plymouth counties for more than a half century, passed away Sunday at his home in Maurice following an illness of ten days. Mr. Buckley enjoyed good health all his life until two weeks ago.
Born in Jersey City, N. Y., July 3, 1854, he came at an early age with his parents to eastern Iowa where he grew to young manhood. In 1883 be came to Sioux county where he engaged in farming until he retired and moved to Maurice. On Nov. 7, 1886, he was united in marriage with Mary Donovan at Elkader, Iowa, who preceded him in death in 1917. He is survived by five sons, Fred and Edward Buckley of Maurice; Ben of LeMars; Dr. Bernard Buckley of Fonda, and Robert of California; and two daughters, Mrs Eugene Reyonlds of Detroit, Mich., and Jasmine Buckley of San Francisco, Calif. He also leaves three sisters, Mrs. Nora Buckley and Mrs. Hugh McDonald of Maurice, and Mrs. J. H. Lynch of Sunnyside, Wash.
Funeral services were held at 9:30 Tuesday morning at St. Mary's church in Maurice with Rev. Fr. Joseph Wolf officiating, and interment was made at Maurice.
A number of old friends from Ireton attended the funeral at Maurice. The deceased was well known by practically all the early settlers of the neighborhood.
Source; Sioux Center News of 3-3-1938