IdaMae Buckingham

A memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, January 31, 2025, at Olson Funeral and Cremation in Fergus Falls, Minn., for IdaMae Buckingham, 96, of Rothsay, Minn., who died January 25, 2025, at LB Broen Home in Fergus Falls. Interment will be at Oak Grove Cemetery, Fergus Falls.

IdaMae Keeling was born October 22, 1928, the daughter of Herbert “Herb” and Ellenia “Helen” (Dumas) Keeling in Calvin, N.D. She attended Calvin Glenila School, graduating in 1947. On November 23, 1947, Ida-Mae married Vincent Buckingham in Calvin. Vincent died March 24, 1983. She raised her children as a stay-athome mom and during the 1970s and 1980s worked at the Lakeland Motel in Fergus Falls. IdaMae was a member of Akron Homemakers, Women’s Auxiliary in Rothsay, Minn., the Senior Citizens in Rothsay, Federated Church in Fergus Falls, and Homemakers in Baker, Minn.

IdaMae enjoyed baking, quilting, puzzles, reading, and loved to be on Facebook. She especially loved spending time with her family and taking road trips to Texas. She was a loving mother and grandmother, a title that meant the world to her.

Preceding her in death were her husband, Vincent Buckingham; son Michael Buckingham; parents Herb and Helen Keeling; sisters: Betty Ann Gebur Rodenhiser, Verniece “Harriette” Marie Covert, Marcella Jean Mathis; infant sister Mary; infant brother Charles; and great-great-granddaughter, Hadley Nelson. IdaMae is survived by her children: William (Linda) Buckingham of Fergus Falls, Cynthia Jo (Bruce) Torgerson of Rothsay, Randy (Mary) Buckingham of Rothsay, Julie (Jim) Boyce of Rothsay, and Holly (Gene) Nord of Rothsay; daughter-in-law Michelle Buckingham of Fargo; 19 grandchildren: Evin (Kayla) Buckingham, Tina (Don) Haugse, Jana (Tom) Hrdlicka, Jason Westrum, Don (Stessa) Dinger, Debora (Dave) Karg, Heidi (Dan) Scherer, Heather (Joel) Petersen, Christopher (Terri) Buckingham, Tony (Kerri) Buckingham, Patrice (Nathan) Ziegler, Jessica (Cale) Brandt, Pasha Boyce, Max Boyce, Ian Boyce, Kristina March, Eugene Boyce, Justin (Tatum Katzenmeyer) Nord and Sara (Gregory Jr.) Umlauf; numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; sister-in-law Sarah Buckingham, as well as nieces, nephews, and cousins. Arrangements provided by Olson Funeral and Cremation in Fergus Falls. Online condolences may be sent to www.olsonfuneralhome.com