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Joseph Lester Acker

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Joseph Lester Acker

Birth
Death
15 May 1965 (aged 82)
Burial
Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan, USA GPS-Latitude: 43.633354, Longitude: -84.7699202
Plot
Garden of the Prophets
Memorial ID
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Married to Zelda May Wilt on May 22, 1905

Parents: Edward Acker & Hattie Warner

COLEMAN MAN DIES AT HOME

Joseph L. Acker, 82 of Coleman died at his home Saturday, May 15 after a long illness.

He was born in Leslie, Michigan on March 15, 1883. He and his wife, the former Zelda Wilt were married in Coleman on March 21, 1905. Mr. Acker has resided in Wise Township since 1899 where he was a farmer. He was a member of the Gleaners and the Farm Bureau.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday, May 18, at 2 p.m. at the O'Laughlin Funeral Home in Coleman with Rev. H. A. Brannon officiating. Interment will be in Mt. Pleasant Memorial Gardens.

Survivors include his wife Zelda; two daughters, Mrs. Thelma Letson of Coleman and Mrs. Bernahine Bechtel of Clare; one son, Eldine Acker of Coleman; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; one brother Earl of Coleman and one sister, Mrs. Grace Thompson of Coleman. (Daily Times News, p. 2 – Mt. Pleasant, MI – 17 May 1965)

Married to Zelda May Wilt on May 22, 1905

Parents: Edward Acker & Hattie Warner

COLEMAN MAN DIES AT HOME

Joseph L. Acker, 82 of Coleman died at his home Saturday, May 15 after a long illness.

He was born in Leslie, Michigan on March 15, 1883. He and his wife, the former Zelda Wilt were married in Coleman on March 21, 1905. Mr. Acker has resided in Wise Township since 1899 where he was a farmer. He was a member of the Gleaners and the Farm Bureau.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday, May 18, at 2 p.m. at the O'Laughlin Funeral Home in Coleman with Rev. H. A. Brannon officiating. Interment will be in Mt. Pleasant Memorial Gardens.

Survivors include his wife Zelda; two daughters, Mrs. Thelma Letson of Coleman and Mrs. Bernahine Bechtel of Clare; one son, Eldine Acker of Coleman; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; one brother Earl of Coleman and one sister, Mrs. Grace Thompson of Coleman. (Daily Times News, p. 2 – Mt. Pleasant, MI – 17 May 1965)



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  • Created by: Betty Frank
  • Added: Oct 12, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98745484/joseph_lester-acker: accessed ), memorial page for Joseph Lester Acker (15 Mar 1883–15 May 1965), Find a Grave Memorial ID 98745484, citing Mount Pleasant Memorial Gardens, Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by Betty Frank (contributor 47471263).