John C. Buckley

Brockton John C. Buckley, 83 years, of Brockton, died Saturday, Aug. 16, 2008, at Caritas Good Samaritan Medical Center, after a brief illness. He was the husband for 58 years of Ruth I. (Barron) Buckley. He had been a lifelong resident of Brockton, son of the late Thomas B. and Madeline (McGlincy) Buckley. He was a 1943 graduate of Brockton High School, where he played hockey, later becoming a Brockton High School Hockey Booster. He was also a graduate of Burdett College of Business. He was a veteran of World War II, where he served in the Navy as a Pharmacist Mate. He fought in Okinawa and the invasion of Saipan and Tinian. In 1986, he retired from the Brockton Housing Authority and pursued his lifelong love of boating with family and friends, summering for many years on his boat on Onset Bay. He was a longtime member of the Bertocci Memorial Club where he was a past Manager and Treasurer. He was also a member of VFW Post No. 1046, U.S. Navy Historical League, the Elks in Wareham and the Point Independence Yacht Club in Onset. In addition to his wife, he is survived by two sons, Thomas M. Buckley of Hull and John C. Buckley Jr. and his wife Barbara of Cohasset; two daughters, Rosemary Peterson and her husband Skip of Belmont and Kathryn Deasy and her husband Robert of North Falmouth; eight grandchildren, John and his wife Connacht Peterson, Kathryn Peterson, Colleen, Robert Jr. and Michaela Deasy and Joe, Benjamin and Mitchell Buckley; a sister, Madeline A. Williams of Needham; and a niece and nephew. Funeral from the Conley Funeral Home, 138 Belmont St. (Rte. 123), Brockton, Wednesday, at 10 a.m. Funeral Mass in Our Lady of Lourdes Church at 11 a.m. Burial in Calvary Cemetery. Visiting hours Tuesday, 4-8 p.m. For condolences and directions, www.conleyfuneralhome.com.