Janice Marie Buckley, 63, of Mitchell, died Monday, May 22, 2017, at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls.
Funeral services were Friday, May 26, at the Bittner Funeral Chapel in Mitchell, with burial in Calvary Cemetery in Mitchell. Visitation was from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, May 25, at the Chapel.
Janice Marie Buckley was born Dec. 16, 1953, in Mitchell, to Norman and Irene (Sigmund) Hohn. She grew up near Letcher and graduated from Letcher High School in 1972.
On Nov. 11, 1978, she married Gary Lee Buckley in Mitchell. They resided in Rapid City, where Janice was employed by Scheels for over 20 years. Jan was an avid hunter and thoroughly enjoyed the outdoors. She holds the world record for the largest Black Bear killed by a woman with a bow and arrow.
Janice is survived by one brother, Larry (Maribeth) Hohn; one nephew, Travis Hohn; a step-nephew; a great nephew and niece; a step-great niece and nephew; and father and mother-in-law, Ray and Evelyn Buckley, all of Mitchell.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Gary, on Nov. 24, 2008; brother, Gerald Hohn, in July 2016; and an infant brother.