Lyle F. Buckingham
December 9, 1933 – November 28, 2020
In accordance with his wish cremation will take place and a memorial service will be held at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimer’s Association, c/o the funeral home.
Obituary
Age 86, passed away on Saturday, November 28, 2020. He was born in Grand Rapids, MI, on December 9, 1933, the son of the late Fred and Letha (Bauman) Buckingham. Lyle was a good man and a joy to know. He loved his family and friends and leaves them with wonderful memories to cherish. Lyle loved being in nature and had a deep passion for mushroom hunting; a joy he shared with his grandchildren. He also enjoyed fishing, motorhome trips to Wyoming and MSU football games to tailgate. When not working he liked to unwind with friends over a game of Cribbage. Lyle graduated high school and received a master’s degree from WMU. His warm smile and kindness will be missed by all who loved him. On June 12, 1954, he married Barbara (Kosten) Buckingham who preceded him in passing on February 12, 2018. He was also preceded in passing by an infant son, Steven Buckingham. He is survived by his daughter, Susan Buckingham; two sons, Gregory (Deborah) Buckingham and Mark (Eva) Buckingham; eight grandchildren, Richard and Amy Eastman, Greyson, Julia, Karoline, Katrine, Ester and Stiven Buckingham; three great-grandchildren, Brittany Eastman, Riley Tucker and Brandon Eastman; great-great-granddaughter, Paisley Talbott; many other family and friends.
Grandpa I am glad we got to talk a good long talk last week. I’m so sad you had to go. I know you are happy to be with grandma again because we missed her so. Thank you for being my grandpa and I will forever cherish the memories made. God has made you am angel. See you again someday in Heaven. Love you.
Lyle was a wonderful person and the best friend a person could ever have. He would meet my family up north on many occasions to show us where to mushroom hunt. On some occasions in our younger years when we couldn’t afford to go and rent a cabin ect. Lyle would say I already have a cabin rented for you and we could still go up and hunt with him. He would do anything he possibly could to help with any needs anyone had. I have many many fond memories of time spent with him. As my family also does. He will be missed but I no where he is , with his Lord and savior . Dave and family
We were saddened to hear of your loss. Lyle was such a kindhearted person. We met him several years ago when he visited one of our properties. He will truly be missed. Condolences and prayers to the family.
Lyle was a great person and will be missed. I have known him my whole life and enjoyed visiting with him. My boys also loved seeing him and doing yard work for him. He loved the Lord and always was talking about the Bible. He was a person that you could always count on being there for you.
Happy Birthday in Heaven grandpa! Love and miss you!
My heart broke when my wife told me she read about Lyle’s passing. He was such a great friend to us both and we had such a great history together. He sold one of our homes for us and found us new housing. He even sold me the beautiful oak desk that I use and am sitting at while writing this rememberence of him. I still recall the many times we talked about Gods Word in the Bible and the special time he came over and had diner with us. Though I did not see him in recent years my fondness and Love for him never left me for I have a rich Legacy of memorys and this Beautiful Oak Desk to remind me of him every day. My most sincere condolences to his family.
I delivered Schwan’s to Lyle for a few years to his home. Lyle loved his #63 Schwan’s Ice cream bars. Lyle was so amazing, kind, funny, smart, and loved his family. Lyle had the best laugh ever, I will truly miss him and his friendship. Lyle is dancing with Jesus and smiling. Prayers to all of his family, Lyle was an absolutely super sweet and awesome man. Sincerely, Martin L. Wegdahl (Schwan’s Home Delivery)