Jacqueline Buckley

On July 19, 2008, our beloved sister, Jacqueline Marie Buckley left us to be with the Lord. She fought long and hard to survive to an old age. Just short of her 57th birthday she was called home. Services will be held at 10:30 am Monday, July 28, 2008 at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Parkway, Bismarck. Burial will be in the North Dakota Veteran’s Cemetery, Mandan. Jacqueline, daughter of Jack and Martha Bernhardt, was born in Bismarck in 1951 and raised in Strasburg, ND. She was widowed twice. United in marriage to Don Buckley, a wonderful man, with whom she helped raise his children. Don was taken after a rewarding marriage of 16 years. She then married Philip Red Buckley and was blessed with nine years of blissful marriage until Red passed away. Jacqueline served 12 years in the US Army as a Mental Health Specialist. She is a Veteran of the first Gulf War. Jacqueline was a loving, nurturing spirit who returned to Bismarck in 2003, to help care for her mother and best friend Martha. She often said she didn't know what she wanted to be when she grew up; she tried out many options while going back to college to explore nursing, nutrition, and occupational therapy while working as a care giver. She was gracious, giving, observant and insightful. She had a quick, witty sense of humor. Jackie could be as tough as a piece of steel and soft as melted butter. Jackie enjoyed many hobbies including sewing, crafting, creating jewelry, cooking, playing cards, shopping, quilting, reading, and woodworking. She was a wonderful cook and could figure out how to fix almost anything. She loved life and sought to find the beauty in everything and the good in every one she met. She endured with dignity her journey through the pain of her illness. She was a warrior. Jackie was preceded in death by her father Jack, her sister Kathryn, and her husbands Don and Red. She is survived by her mother, Martha Lacher Bernhardt; four brothers, Jim and Eloise Nelson Bernhardt, Richard and Marla Zonker Bernhardt, Robert and Brenda Noel Bernhardt, Jeff and Suzanne Kuhn Bernhardt; four sisters, Jeanne Bernhardt, Rosie and Dave Markwed, Marlys and Leon Morgenstern, Mary and Jim Wheeler; her loving friend Sonny and his family; her step-children; her grandchildren; nieces; nephews; and her vast network of very special friends.Memorials can be made to the Abused Adult Resource Center, National Cancer Society or Relay for Life.

Jacqueline Buckley

May 4, 1905 - July 19, 2008