Mr. Robert "Lee" Buecker

August 20, 2013 - November 27, 2013

Robert “Lee” Buecker age 74 years of Mickleton died Wednesday November 27, 2013 in Inspira Hospital, Woodbury surrounded by his family. Lee was born in Camden and raised in Haddon Heights where he graduated from High School in 1957. He has lived in Mickleton for over 20 years. Lee was a veteran serving in the United States Navy during the Vietnam Era. He retired as Credit Manager from Campbell Soup Company in 2004. Lee was a Past President of the Cherry Hill Chapter of Parents Without Partners. His passion, though, was Little League Baseball. In 1950 his Little League Team won the N.J. State Championship and Lee played baseball throughout high school and college. Lee was a member of the Pinelands Umpire Association and has umpired games for 30 years. He also enjoyed basketball, dancing and collecting baseball cards. He is survived by his wife, Linda Snyder Buecker (nee Shaver) of Mickleton; his children, Matt and Teresa Buecker of Melbourne, Florida; Mark and Allison Buecker of Fayetteville, North Carolina; Amy Simmons of Pompano Beach, Florida, Kim and Pat Devers of Gibbstown; 8 grandchildren and his sisters, Beth Tomlin and Judith Buecker. The Funeral Service will be held at 11 AM Tuesday December 3, 2013 in the McBride - Foley Funeral Home, 228 W. Broad St., Paulsboro. Relatives and friends may visit with the family after 9 AM Tuesday until service time. Interment Eglington Cemetery, Clarksboro. Contributions can be made in his memory to the American Cancer Society, 1851 Old Cuthbert Rd., Cherry Hill, NJ 08034. Memories can be shared at www.mcbridefoleyfh.com.