John Wesley Sackett, 89, passed away on July 20, 2026; loving husband of Joyce Wilhelmina Sackett for 63 years; devoted father of Julie Wynne Shields and her husband Timothy of Fayetteville, GA, John Gordon Sackett and his wife Susan of Kalispell, MT, Joyella Ruth Stafford and her husband David of Timonium, MD, and the late Jeanine F. Sackett; dear brother of Carolyn Sackett Stevens of Arlington, TX; Cherished grandfather of Thomas John Shields and his wife Bethany of Villa Rica, GA, Charles Arthur Shields of Fayetteville, GA, Stephen Howard Shields of Austell, GA, Carolyn Joyce Shields of Fayetteville, GA, Clark Esidore Shields of Fayetteville, GA, Margaret Eileen Shields of Fayetteville, GA, Isabelle Frances Carroll and her husband William of Oklahoma City, OK, Abigail Jane Farner and her husband Zachary of Boise, ID, Laura Elizabeth Sackett of Kalispell, MT, William DeWitt Sackett of Kalispell, MT, Samuel David Sackett of Kalispell, MT, Kristian Karl Mischke of Randallstown, MD, Dietrich John Mischke of Randallstown, MD, Lorelei Jeanine Mischke of Essex, MD, Chloe Wynn Stafford of Timonium, MD, Daniel David Stafford, III of Bremerton, WA, Lillie Nichole Prichard and her husband Liam of Port Townsend, WA; also survived by 10 adoring great grandchildren.
The family will receive friends at Lemmon Funeral Home of Dulaney Valley, Inc., 10 W. Padonia Road (at York Road) Timonium, MD 21093 on Friday, July 24 from 5 to 8PM.
John’s life will celebrated at Timonium Presbyterian Church, 303 W. Timonium Road, Timonium, MD 21093 on Saturday, July 25, 2026 at 10AM. Interment private.
In Lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be directed in John’s memory to Timonium Presbyterian Church, 303 W. Timonium Road, Timonium, MD 21093 and/or The Navigators, PO Box 50740, Colorado Springs, CO 80949-0740
