• A Memorial visitation will take place on Tuesday, October 27, 2026 from 5:00pm – 7:00pm at HERITAGE FUNERAL HOME 9200 S. 27th St. Oak Creek, WI 53154.

 Jerry Lee Buckmaster

Jerry Lee Buckmaster passed away on Wednesday, September 30, 2026 at the age of 76.
He is preceded in death by his parents Jack R. Buckmaster and Emogene (Dolph) Buckmaster and three brothers.

Jerry was born in Mundeline, Illinois on April 25, 1950.  He was the second child of 10, 6 boys and 4 girls. Jerry’s family moved to Round Lake, Illinois while he was a toddler and he called this his hometown when asked where he was from.  After graduation from Round Lake High School at the age of 18 he joined the US Navy and served 22 years, retiring as a MCPO. (Master Chief Petty Officer)

In 1989 Jerry discovered a new love – square dance.  He started dance lessons that year and never stopped learning about this activity.

Jerry met his wife Zodie in 1994 yep, at a dance class in Pensacola, Florida. In 1996 Jerry re-entered the workforce as a civil service employee which brought him back to home territory, Great Lakes Naval Base.  He retired again in 2007 at which time they moved to Oak Creek, Wisconsin.

Jerrys love of dancing started him on his third career as a dance caller, cuer, instructor teaching many dancers in Wisconsin and Illinois.