LIBERTY TOWNSHIP - A prayer service will be held on Monday at 9:15 a.m. at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Austintown Chapel and a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. at St. Edward Church for Mrs. Anne Buckley.
Anne rejoined her beloved God and Savior; her parents, George "Cotton" Finnerty and Mary Howe Finnerty; her sister, Dorothy Bloom; and her brothers, Dr. George Jr, Robert and John on Sept. 27, 2012.
She was born Nov. 22, 1930, in Youngstown.
Anne suffered through a long and difficult illness, cared for by those who loved her most to the very end.
She received her education from the old St. Ann School, the Ursuline High School, Class of 1948 and attended Youngstown College. Anne taught the children of the Holy Family and St. Charles.
She married her high school love, Dr. John Buckley, on April 24, 1954, and recently celebrated 58 years together.
Anne cheerfully endured the long years of her husband's Medical School and residency with four young children at her knee.
She as a member of the Junior Guild, partook of the planning and execution of the original St. Elizabeth Hospital Charity Balls, a long member of the Angels for Easter Seals, Stambaugh Pillars, Youngstown Country Club and St. Edward Church.
Anne's family was her life.
Those left to remember her love are her husband, Dr. John Sr.; her son, Dr. John Margaret Buckley Jr.; three daughters, Joy Robert Vanes, Colleen Timothy Glaab, and Mollie Philip Sekola; her brother, Thomas Finnerty, all of Youngstown; 13 grandchildren Dr. Kaila , John and Meghan Buckley; Captain Daniel Mindy Vanes USMC, Colleen and Michael Vanes, Dr. Jonathan, Erin and Kelly Glaab, and Sean, Colin, Kate and Caroline Sekola.
Anne and John also long cared for two Christian children, Bualia of Uganda and Jose of Guatemala.
She also leaves her sister-in-law, Mary Kay Dr. Frank D'Isa of Youngstown; her brother-in-law, Dr. Charles Margaret Buckley of Potomac Md.; and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.
The family requests that Anne be remembered by a donation to the Beatitude House for homeless women and children, 238 Tod Lane Youngstown, OH 44504 or the family scholarship fund at Ursuline High School, 750 Wick Ave., Youngstown, OH 44505 for students in need.
Friends may call today from 4 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
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