Buckley of Brockton, March 30, 2004, Gerald B. Buckley, 76 years. Loving husband for 53 years of Claire F. (Guglia) Buckley. Father of John J. Buckley of Brockton; Donald F. Buckley of Taunton and Gerald B. Buckley, Jr.and his companion Lynne A. Lyons of Brockton. Grandfather of Nicole Lyons and Gerald B. Buckley, III.
Funeral Service in the J. Frank Conley Funeral Home, 138 Belmont Street, (Rte 123) Brockton Saturday at 10 am. Burial in Melrose Cemetery. Visiting hours Friday 4-8 pm
Obituary
Mr. Buckley died Tuesday at the Brockton Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Brockton,son of the late John J. and Jennie L. (Ivers) Buckley. Lifelong resident of Brockton and attended Brockton schools. During WW II he served in the US Navy. In 1998 he retired from the Mass. Highway Dept. as a traffic foreman after 47 years. He also owned G&C Safety Lines (a parking lot line painting company). He was an avid Nascar car and drag racing enthusiast and he also enjoyed vacations in Eastham and watching baseball.
Survived by his wife of 53 years of Claire F. (Guglia) Buckley, 3 sons, John J. Buckley of Brockton; Donald F. Buckley of Taunton and Gerald B. Buckley, Jr. of Brockton, two grandchildren, Nicole Lyons and Gerald B. Buckley, III and several nieces and nephews.
Brother of the late John J. Buckley, Jr., Robert E. Buckley, Edward F. Buckley, Donald I. Buckley and Lorraine M. (Buckley) Perkins