ng. Her joy and love came from spending every possible minute with her grandchildren making leaf books, gardening, playing cards/games, teaching them piano, cooking, and fishing with Rex and all the kids. She had such a zest for life that was contagious to all she encountered.
Irene died at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa on April 27, 2018 having attained the age of sixty-five years, six months and fifteen days. She was preceded in death by her father.
She is survived by her husband, Rex Buckley of Harlan, Iowa; children Troy Buckley and his wife Helen of Avon, Indiana; Kevin Buckley and his wife Beth of Ankeny, Iowa, and Trisha Lloyd of Ankeny, Iowa; 5 grandchildren: Emily Buckley, Makenna Buckley, Kayden Lloyd, Avery Buckley and Korbyn Buckley; mother Margaret Klein of Harlan; siblings: JoAnn and her husband Gary Kenkel of Harlan; Larry Klein of Earling, Iowa; Edna and her husband Mike Keenan of Storm Lake, Iowa; Leona and her husband Ed Grace of Omaha, Nebraska; Dean Klein and his wife Connie of Panama, Iowa and David Klein and his wife Sara of Omaha; nieces and nephews, other relatives, and many friends.
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