Nancy Buckler

March 3, 2014

Nancy Jane Buckler, age 87, died peacefully Monday March 3, 2014 at the Episcopal Church Home in Louisville, KY with her niece Fran who was honored to be by her side. Nancy was preceded in death by her parents Mary Heistand and William Oscar Buckler. Nancy was also was preceded in death by all of her siblings - Theresa, Martha, Loraine, John and Joe, Bill, Borgia, Susan and Joyce. Nancy is survived by her sister in law Dorothy Buckler of Springfield, KY. She also had many nieces and nephews who will miss her. Nancy was an active member in the Kiwanis Club North Shore and a good neighbor to her wonderful friends there. Aunt Nancy was a happy, good spirited soul whose mission in life in her later years was to make people smile - and that she did. She often commented that she had a wonderful life with no regrets. She was an educator who changed the lives of so many autistic children in Chicago where she lived for most of her life. Nancy was in the convent after high school until her early forties when she was asked to help begin the Loyola Day School  - a school for children who had profound learning disabilities. A celebration of her life will be held in Chicago on Sunday March 30 at the Barr Funeral Home at 6222 N. Broadway, Chicago, IL from 3-5PM. A second celebration will be held with her family in Springfield KY on Easter Sunday.