John was born on July 16, 1927 to John and Elizabeth "Elise" (Boch) Schuckman, Sr. in Humphrey, NE. He attended grade and high school at St. Francis High School in Humphrey, graduating in 1945 and attended Kansas State College. John entered the U.S. Coast Guard in 1945 and served eighteen months in the Pacific Theatre of Operation, being Honorably Discharged in 1947 at the rank of RDM 3/c. Returning from the Service, he moved to Columbus in 1950 and married Marilyn Bogus on October 14, 1953 in Platte Center, NE. On February 1,1961 he was employed by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission as a Conservation Officer and moved to Bloomfield. John moved to Crofton, NE in 1962 and later moved near Gavins Point Dam in 1968 where he resided until the time of his death. John was the Conservation Officer in the Gavins Point Dam area, including Knox and Cedar Counties, until his retirement from the Game and Parks on December 31,1989.

He was a lifetime member of the VFW Post #3704, American Legion Post #84, both of Columbus, NE, lifetime member of the Military Order of Cooties, Columbus, NE and the Knights of Columbus, Yankton, SD and Hartington, NE. John was very proud of his military service to his Country and 29 years as a Game Warden defending, promoting and conserving the natural resources of Northeast Nebraska. Many area residents and visitors knew him simply as "Big John". He was an avid waterfowl hunter throughout his life and enjoyed his fruit trees, gardening, wine making and traveling.

He is survived by his wife, Marilyn of rural Crofton, NE; three sons, John (Carol) Schuckman, Jr. of Laramie, WY, Jeff (Pattie) Schuckman of Norfolk, NE, Tim (Rhonda) of Broken Bow, NE; brother Alphonse Schuckman of Mt. Pleasant, MI and eight grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and sisters Helen Schuckman and Rita Perkins.

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