Jean Buckner Detels

Jean Buckner DETELS Jean Buckner Detels, 86, died in Tucson, AZ on February 12, 2011. The cause was intestinal cancer. She was a resident of Bainbridge Island, WA and Tucson, AZ. Jean was born on May 23, 1924 in Fram ingham, MA to Orello Simmons Buckner and Emily Virginia Siler Buckner. She grew up in Northbo ro, MA, graduated from Cushing Academy in Ashburnham, MA, and The University of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana, where she met John A. Thompson, her first husband. They were married in 1944 prior to John's active mili tary service in Europe during World War II. After the war, they lived in Cambridge, MA while John completed an MBA at the Harvard Business School. For the next 12 years Jean and John lived in Houston, TX where they raised four children. They were di vorced in 1960. On a trip around the world with her parents, Jean met Patrick Rowe, a native of England. They were married in 1967, resided in Miami, FL and had one child together. They were divorced in 1970. Rowe is de ceased. During the 1970's Jean was a resident of FT. Lauderdale, FL where she commenced a ca reer in interior decorating which she pursued for over 30 years. In 1982 she married Paul Detels, a Seattle attorney, and they resided on Bainbridge Island for the next 25 years. Paul died in 2007. In 2009 Jean married Norman Walter Zirbel, formerly of Seattle, now a resident of Tucson. Walter ("Wally") survives Jean. In addi tion to her husband, Jean is sur vived by her four children from John A. Thompson Sr. of Smith field, RI namely John A. Thomp son Jr., Winter Park, FL, Annice T. Okos, Seattle, WA, Lisa T. Sullivan, Bainbridge Island, WA, and Mary T. Emery, Kingston, WA, and a child from Patrick Rowe namely Robert B. Williams (ne Robert Buckner Rowe), Allyn, WA; 8 grandchildren; a sister, Annice B. Chadwick, Bain bridge Island, WA; and a brother, Philip F. Buckner, Seattle, WA. A private family service was con ducted in Tucson, AZ. No memo rial service in Seattle is planned. Remembrances should be direct ed to The United Church of Christ, 1401 East El Conquistador Way, Oro Valley, AZ 85737, Attn: Rev. Jim Briney; or The American Cancer Society, www.cancer.org/ involved/donate.