David Vernon Buckway

David V. Buckway passed away in his home Sunday, April 27, 2025, from a brief battle with cancer. He was born on June 27, 1953, to Vernon Roy and Lois Moore Buckway in Hill Field, Utah. He was the oldest of four children.

David was raised in Ogden and graduated from Ben Lomond High School in 1971. He frequently participated in shenanigans with friends, which included getting in trouble for playing with bottle rockets in the street. In his youth, he worked at the Rainbow Gardens bowling alley and apparently made excellent tips. After high school, he attended automotive school in Denver Colorado.

David worked as a drafter/carpenter at Hurco Industries in Ogden for over 25 years.

He married Michelle Lindquist on September 1, 1978, in Elko, Nevada and made their home in Roy, Utah. Together they had one son, Kerry. For many long months, David used his extraordinary skills to add on and improve their Roy home.

David coached little league baseball for many years and was a high school baseball coach for a year at Roy High School. He was an avid golfer and played every summer with his two brothers, Kerry and Kelly. He also loved to go fishing and hunting, especially with his best friend, Greg Shaw. He enjoyed watching all kinds of televised sports from college football to pro basketball.

In November of 2008 David’s great love, Michelle, passed away. After a few years of being a bachelor he met Sherry Chandler, and they were married in a quiet ceremony on August 27, 2011. He went on to work at Lowe’s Home Improvement Warehouse (as per Dave) and retired in July 2015.

David sold his home in Roy and moved to North Ogden with Sherry, where he happily managed their half acre yard. He soon referred to himself as the dog butler due to their blended family of pets, including two love birds (aside from Dave and Sher), a whiny walker hound, a loveable shih tzu, a skittish chihuahua mix, a ragamuffin deerhound mix, and three retired racing greyhounds. He loved working in the yard, always building, always improving, and always trying to make life better.

If friends or neighbors needed help with a home improvement project or anything of the like, he was only a phone call away. He was always available to his son, Kerry, and his stepchildren, Nova and Zach, to help with moving, home repairs, and anything else that arose. There was no project too big or too small for David. He had a tool for everything, and every tool had its place. Planting a garden every summer was an absolute must, if only so the kids and grandkids had their pick of fresh veggies. One of his other favorite hobbies was carpentry, and he completed countless projects for family, friends, and First Baptist Church, including two captains beds for his grandkids, Jonah and Ellie.

At the end of the day, Dave would sit on the deck surveying his green domain, listening to old country tunes, and enjoying a can of Coors.

David is survived by his wife, Sherry; son, Kerry L. (Ashely) Buckway; brother, Kerry H. (Debbie) Buckway; brother, Kelly (Deanne) Buckway; stepdaughter, Nova D. Chandler (Joseph), stepson, Zachary M. (Jenny) Chandler; and seven grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Michelle; parents; and his sister, Jodi Buckway.

In lieu of flowers, please donate to a charity of your choice or show kindness to a friend in need or even a stranger.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, May 9, 2025, at 11 a.m. at Lindquist’s Ogden Mortuary, 3408 Washington Blvd. Friends may visit with family on Friday from 10 to 10:45 a.m. at the mortuary. Inurnment, Hooper Cemetery.

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