ST. CHARLES - Harry Bernard Buck, age 93, passed away peacefully at his home on December 10, 2018. He was born April 15, 1925 to Homer and Berti Buck in Guthrie, Oklahoma.
He is survived by five of his sons: Tony (Kathy), Tim, Terry (Sheila), Jeff (Eileen), and Greg, nine grandchildren; Kara, Serra, Travis, Deanne, Gina, Shane, Tayler, Jason, and Katy, seven great-grandchildren, his brother Homer, along with many other family members in Oklahoma and Missouri.
Harry proudly served his country in World War II as a paratrooper where he was a POW and earned a Purple Heart. After the war, he started his family of 6 boys with wife Alice Casey and had a successful career as a contractor in Colorado and Illinois.
He was preceded in death by his wife Alice, eldest son Tom, stillborn daughter Christina, and his sister Noreen. His beautiful smile and loving compassion for people will always be remembered.
Services will be private. To leave an online condolence for the family, visit the funeral home's obituary page at www.yursfuneralhomes.com. For more information, please call Yurs Funeral Home of St. Charles, 630-584-0060.
Published in Chicago Suburban Daily Herald from Dec. 13 to Dec. 14, 2018
He is survived by five of his sons: Tony (Kathy), Tim, Terry (Sheila), Jeff (Eileen), and Greg, nine grandchildren; Kara, Serra, Travis, Deanne, Gina, Shane, Tayler, Jason, and Katy, seven great-grandchildren, his brother Homer, along with many other family members in Oklahoma and Missouri.
Harry proudly served his country in World War II as a paratrooper where he was a POW and earned a Purple Heart. After the war, he started his family of 6 boys with wife Alice Casey and had a successful career as a contractor in Colorado and Illinois.
He was preceded in death by his wife Alice, eldest son Tom, stillborn daughter Christina, and his sister Noreen. His beautiful smile and loving compassion for people will always be remembered.
Services will be private. To leave an online condolence for the family, visit the funeral home's obituary page at www.yursfuneralhomes.com. For more information, please call Yurs Funeral Home of St. Charles, 630-584-0060.
Published in Chicago Suburban Daily Herald from Dec. 13 to Dec. 14, 2018
ST. CHARLES - Harry Bernard Buck, age 93, passed away peacefully at his home on December 10, 2018. He was born April 15, 1925 to Homer and Berti Buck in Guthrie, Oklahoma.
He is survived by five of his sons: Tony (Kathy), Tim, Terry (Sheila), Jeff (Eileen), and Greg, nine grandchildren; Kara, Serra, Travis, Deanne, Gina, Shane, Tayler, Jason, and Katy, seven great-grandchildren, his brother Homer, along with many other family members in Oklahoma and Missouri.
Harry proudly served his country in World War II as a paratrooper where he was a POW and earned a Purple Heart. After the war, he started his family of 6 boys with wife Alice Casey and had a successful career as a contractor in Colorado and Illinois.
He was preceded in death by his wife Alice, eldest son Tom, stillborn daughter Christina, and his sister Noreen. His beautiful smile and loving compassion for people will always be remembered.
Services will be private. To leave an online condolence for the family, visit the funeral home's obituary page at www.yursfuneralhomes.com. For more information, please call Yurs Funeral Home of St. Charles, 630-584-0060.
Published in Chicago Suburban Daily Herald from Dec. 13 to Dec. 14, 2018
He is survived by five of his sons: Tony (Kathy), Tim, Terry (Sheila), Jeff (Eileen), and Greg, nine grandchildren; Kara, Serra, Travis, Deanne, Gina, Shane, Tayler, Jason, and Katy, seven great-grandchildren, his brother Homer, along with many other family members in Oklahoma and Missouri.
Harry proudly served his country in World War II as a paratrooper where he was a POW and earned a Purple Heart. After the war, he started his family of 6 boys with wife Alice Casey and had a successful career as a contractor in Colorado and Illinois.
He was preceded in death by his wife Alice, eldest son Tom, stillborn daughter Christina, and his sister Noreen. His beautiful smile and loving compassion for people will always be remembered.
Services will be private. To leave an online condolence for the family, visit the funeral home's obituary page at www.yursfuneralhomes.com. For more information, please call Yurs Funeral Home of St. Charles, 630-584-0060.
Published in Chicago Suburban Daily Herald from Dec. 13 to Dec. 14, 2018
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