- Date Of Birth: September 23, 1938
- Date Of Death: February 8, 2022
- State: Indiana
Jane Frances Buckles, 83, of Lafayette, passed away on Tuesday, February 8, 2022, at IU Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis.
Jane was born September 23, 1938, in Lafayette to the late Edward and Olive (Carlson) May. She graduated from Wea High School and Lafayette Business College.
On June 21, 1958, she married William A. Buckles in Lafayette and he preceded her in death on July 6, 2003. Jane worked at Indiana Lock Joint/CWY Electronics from 1966-1989 and Brand Heating and Cooling from 1989-2003. She was a member of St. Ann Catholic Church, Wea Home Makers, and Alpha Sigma Chi Sorority (1962-2004).
Surviving are her children Connie (Dennis) Gilmore, Carrie (Thomas) McCool, Michael (Angela) Buckles all of Lafayette, and Tony (Linda) Buckles of Westfield, grandchildren Jennifer (Gilmore) Hammer, Rachel (Gilmore) Rogers, John Gilmore, Lauren McCool, Katie McCool, Brady Buckles, Logan Buckles, Drake Dunwoody, Ethan Buckles and Alex Buckles, great-grandchildren Colin Hammer, Peyton Hammer, Chase Rogers, and Hayden Rogers. Also surviving are her companion Phil Altman and brother James May.
Jane was a great hostess and loved sharing her home with friends and family. if you were invited into her home, you were treated like royalty. If you were sick or suffering, she was the first one there with a meal and her famous cream pie. Dinners at her home included sitting around the dinner table swapping stories of the crazy things her children did, usually involving her youngest son, Mike. She loved playing euchre and since 1961 belonged to a card club with her closest friends. She enjoyed watching sports and no team more than her beloved Purdue Boilermakers. On January 30, just nine days before her passing, she was in Mackey Arena cheering on the Boilers to victory. Jane was a faithful Catholic and follower of Jesus Christ. Today she rests in the Father’s arms.
