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IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Donald W.
Ackerman
May 10, 1925 – November 14, 2004
Obituary
Donald W. Ackerman, 79, of Troy, Ill., died Sunday, November 14, 2004, at his residence.
Mr. Ackerman, along with his wife, Elaine, owned and operated Ackerman's Restaurant. He was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Troy, Ill.; a past member of the Troy Lions Club; and a member of the American Legion Post 708. Mr. Ackerman was a World War II U.S. Navy veteran.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Carl. W. and Melanie, nee Theise, Ackerman; a grandson, Kevin Simpson; and a brother, William Ackerman, who died February 6, 2003.
Surviving are his wife, Elaine, nee Wille, Ackerman, whom he married July 7, 1951; a son, Donald (Jane) Ackerman of Festus, Mo; four daughters, Karen (Louis) Simpson of Troy, Ill., Kay (Chris) Hill of Edwardsville, Ill., Patricia (Rusty) Jameson of Troy, Ill., and Diane (Doug) Dunigan of Kansas City, Mo.; a brother Kenneth Ackerman of Troy, Ill.,a sister, Ruth Woker of Greenville, Ill., and 17 grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to St. Paul Lutheran School or to the Gateway Hospice.
Visitation: Friends may call after 4 p.m. Tuesday, November 16, 2004, at Laughlin Funeral Home, Troy, Ill.
Funeral: Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, November 17, 2004 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Troy, Ill. with the Rev. James Zimmerman officiating. Burial will be in Forever Valley View Cemetery, Edwardsville, Ill.
Mr. Ackerman, along with his wife, Elaine, owned and operated Ackerman's Restaurant. He was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Troy, Ill.; a past member of the Troy Lions Club; and a member of the American Legion Post 708. Mr. Ackerman was a World War II U.S. Navy veteran.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Carl. W. and Melanie, nee Theise, Ackerman; a grandson, Kevin Simpson; and a brother, William Ackerman, who died February 6, 2003.
Surviving are his wife, Elaine, nee Wille, Ackerman, whom he married July 7, 1951; a son, Donald (Jane) Ackerman of Festus, Mo; four daughters, Karen (Louis) Simpson of Troy, Ill., Kay (Chris) Hill of Edwardsville, Ill., Patricia (Rusty) Jameson of Troy, Ill., and Diane (Doug) Dunigan of Kansas City, Mo.; a brother Kenneth Ackerman of Troy, Ill.,a sister, Ruth Woker of Greenville, Ill., and 17 grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to St. Paul Lutheran School or to the Gateway Hospice.
Visitation: Friends may call after 4 p.m. Tuesday, November 16, 2004, at Laughlin Funeral Home, Troy, Ill.
Funeral: Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, November 17, 2004 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Troy, Ill. with the Rev. James Zimmerman officiating. Burial will be in Forever Valley View Cemetery, Edwardsville, Ill.
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