David Buckles

David Charles Buckles, 79, of Dublin, Ohio passed away peacefully in the late-night hours of April 19, 2023. David was one of the kindest and most genuine people you will ever meet. Known as “Papa” to his eight grandchildren, he loved having them around, and, along with his wife Peggy or “Nana”, they made their home the place to be for all of them. David shared his love of golf, the Cleveland Browns and Indians and model trains with his grandchildren every chance he had. David was born on September 28, 1943, in Youngstown, Ohio. He grew-up in Youngstown and graduated from Poland High School in 1961. David worked his way through college, earning an engineering degree from Ohio University. After college, he joined IBM. David was an incredibly proud IBMer and met many of his closest lifelong friends during his 38-year career with IBM. He was one of the four Original Founding Fathers of LITS (Life is Too Short), a group dedicated celebrating life through golf and camaraderie. After he retired, David focused his time on starting the The Country Club at Muirfield Village foundation, a charitable organization designed to help families who have children with special needs. He and Peggy were also dedicated members of the St. Brigid of Kildare parish in Dublin, Ohio. David is preceded in death by his wife Margaret “Peggy” Buckles (Judge), parents, Charles Buckles and Elizabeth Buckles (Day). He is survived by his daughter, Amy Andrews (Jeff); and son, Scott Buckles (Eve); his eight grandchildren (Connor, Grace, Alec, Kate Andrews and Charlie, Matthew, Ryan, and Johnny Buckles); his sister, Carol (Buckles) Pierpont; and sister-in-laws Patricia Pero-McArdle (Ken), and Pamela Rapp (Kurt). Viewing hours will be held Wednesday, April 26, 2023, from 9:30 AM-11:30 AM at St. Brigid of Kildare, 7179 Avery Rd, Dublin, Ohio, 43017. Father Tim Lynch will preside over the funeral mass beginning at 11:30 AM, immediately following the viewing hours. For those unable to attend the funeral mass in person, the funeral mass will be available to watch live at https://stbrigidofkildare.org. To view, click WATCH LIVE on the green upper banner, then click LIVE on the next page. The page may need to be refreshed few minutes prior to the start of the funeral if you do not see the livestream in progress. The Mass will also be recorded and available to watch later on the same page. A graveside service will be held on Thursday, April 27, 2023, at 11:00 AM at the South Lawn Cemetery, 1317 Cemetery Drive, Coshocton, Ohio 43812. Arrangements by Rutherford Funeral Home at Powell, 450 W. Olentangy Street, Powell, Ohio 43065. In lieu of flowers, we kindly request contributions be made in David’s honor to the Alzheimer’s Association, Central Ohio Chapter, https://www.alz.org/centralohio/donate, 1379 Dublin Road, Columbus, Ohio 43215 or to Capital City Hospice, https://capitalcityhospice.com/donate/, 2800 Corporate Exchange Drive, Suite 170, Columbus, Ohio 43231. To view full obituary, please view www.rutherfordfuneralhome.com

David Buckles

September 28, 1943 - April 19, 2023