Richard “Buck” Daberkow, 74 of Huntley died peacefully, March 1, 2014
A visitation will be on Thursday, March 6, 2014 from 4:00 to 8:00pm at DeFiore Jorgensen Funeral Home-10763 Dundee Road, Huntley with a memorial service at 7:30 pm. In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to the American Diabetes Association.
Buck was born November 28, 1939 the son of Herman and Inga Daberkow. In 1988 he married Debbie. He worked as a buyer for Bell Labs. He was an avid hunter, motorcycle rider and enjoyed archery, and he was a passionate Packers fan and has served as a professional Santa for over twenty years.
He is survived by his wife, Debbie his daughter, Michelle (Jeff) Mazza, his granddaughter Olivia. He is also survived by his father and mother -in-law, Joseph and Aida Schwartz and by his brother-in-law, Jeff (Lynne) Schwartz and by his nieces, Rebecca, Andrea and Nicole. Buck is also survived by his Aunts, Uncles and cousins from the Wisconsin area.
He is preceded in death by his parents.
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Having just played poker with Buck earlier on f Friday evening,it was a complete shock to hear of his passing.Buck and I have been in Kurt Geier's Friday night card game for several years.Buck will be remembered as a avid fan of Texas HOLD-EM...his many stories of his Santa Claus appearances....and recollections of his many experiences in the Badger state.Buck will be missed at the Friday night game.We are so sorry for your loss.
Santa, as he was known to us in the Woodstock Spyder Ryders club, was a beloved member of our motorcycle club. Always with a smile on his face and a kind word for everyone. He will be missed at our meetings and our rides. RIP Santa
So sorry to hear of Bucks passing. We are in Florida, but our thoughts and prayers are with Deb and the family. We had a friendly rivalry going between his beloved Packers and my Chicago Bears. On game days he would put out his Green Bay flag, and I would put my giant stuffed bear on my mail box.
Please accept our deepest sympathy to Debbie and the entire family. We will surely miss Buck on Spring Creek Drive. You are all in our prayers and thoughts.
Our deepest sympathy to you Debbie and all the family. Bucky never missed our family reunions in the Merrillan/Black River Falls area. He delighted in serving everyone an ice cream cone at the end of our meal, a tradition that was started by his father and he carried on for many years to follow. We will certainly miss his warm, friendly presence and wonderful stories. We will keep you in our thoughts and prayers in the days ahead.
Debbie our deepest sympathy to you and your family. He was someone very special to me. He will be greatly missed. RIP Buck.
Prayers of comfort to Richard's entire family and friends. We knew him only as Santa over the last 9 years, but I can only imagine the joy he gave to all the kids including and beyond that time. He had touched sooo many lives, and our boys looked forward to seeing him every year. He was beyond patient and always a pleasure to see and the BEST Santa our boys could have ever had. Thank you 'Buck' (and your family) for all that you did for the community. God's Peace.
A very sad surprise. I knew Buck through our bowling league and what a great guy. Ive been out of touch now that Buck no longer bowled with us and was surprised to hear the news. Buck kept our spirits up even on the worst bowling nights with his humor and his banana ball with an amazing curve. We talked cycling together motorcycle but never got it together. I enjoyed his venison sausage and north woods stories. Buck will be missed and Christmas wont be the same without Santa. My best to his family.