Barbara Buckel was born November 11, 1938 and passed away November 12, 2007. Barbara was a committed Christian and ordained minister and active member of The Life Church, Mission Bay of San Diego. She and Don were charter members of the fledgling church.
  Barbara was a life long San Diegan and as a Navy military dependent spent two years each in Guam and Japan. In Yokosuka Japan and Yokohoma American High School in 1953-1955 she was a cheerleader for YO-HI and the Yokosuka Navy Football team "Sea Hawks." She did flips after each cheer, something the other girls didn't know how to do. While in Japan she made many life long friends who she continued to keep in touch with and still attended YO-HI reunions. Several of those friends from Japan attended her memorial service which was held at the Life Church Mission Bay on November 16, 2007. 
  Upon returning to the United States she lived in El Cajon and attended El Cajon High School, the first year of it's opening in 1956. There she met Don Buckel when he came into the "Ag office." They began dating and soon married. Last year they celebrated their 50^th wedding anniversary at the Harvest Church in Lakeside.
  She became and active partner in the Buckel family business "Rocky Home Dairy" and lived in a home on the Dairy Farm. During these hard working years she also raised three daughters, Terry and twins, Debbie and Angie. She worked in the finance office and sometimes would even sell milk and other products at the drive through store, loading heavy crates of milk into trucks and cars, while the twins sat in a stroller and Terry played nearby. She also served for twelve years as secretary on the Milk Producers Council. She would serve as President of the Mothers of Twins Club too.
  Beginning in 1968 Barbara and Don were active members in the Wesleyan Church on River Street. They headed up the building project of the new church on Los Coches Road. She was in charge of the finances and kept all things square; she was a very organized person. 
  When the Buckel family sold the dairy in 1986 Barbara and Don pursued other activities like touring the USA in their motor home. They visited many churches during their travels and assisted them with the Buckel expertise in running a business efficiently. This would grow into an almost full time ministry called "Administration Assistance" and they served over 2000 churches in the 19 years they traveled. Later these appreciative church members from across the USA would come to Lakeside to visit the Buckels. Barbara would take then around seeing the sights of San Diego. 
  Barbara was a Life Member (#476) of the Lakeside Historical Society.
  Barbara is survived by her loving husband Don, daughters and their husbands, Terry and John Ervin of Oklahoma, Debbie and John Drake of Couer D' Alene, Idaho and Angie and Tom Dailey of Lakeside. She also had eight Grandchildren and three Great-grandchildren.

~ Obituary by her friend Betty McMillen