GEORGE ACKERMAN
OF TRUXTON DIES
George Ackerman, 50, of Truxton, who had been ill only a short time, died Monday shortly after he had been admitted to Syracuse Memorial Hospital.

A native of Topeka, Kan., Mr. Ackerman was born April 6, 1900, the son of the late John and Anna Ackerman. He was a veteran of World War I having served in the United States Navy. Mr. Ackerman was a member of Truxton Post 963, American Legion and was past Commander of the Post. He was a communicant of St. Patrick's Church, and had been employed by the County Highway Department for several years.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Frances Atkinson Ackerman; two sons, S/Sergt. Robert Ackerman, U.S. Army in Germany, and George Ackerman of Fort Worth, Tex.; two daughters, Miss Joan Ackerman of Syracuse and Miss Kay Ackerman of Truxton; seven brothers, Peter, Clem, Jake, Thomas, Joseph, Dean and Edward Ackerman; and four sisters, Mrs. Mary McCall of Truxton, Mrs. Kate Jacobs and the former Miss Clara and Miss Pauline Ackerman of Kansas.

Military funeral services will be held at 9 a.m. Friday at the home and at 9:30 a.m. in St. Patrick's Church, Truxton. Interment will be in St. Patrick's Cemetery. Friends may call at the home today and Thursday afternoon and evening.
-Cortland Standard, Cortland, N.Y., Wednesday Evening, May 31, 1950, p. 9

Name: George Ackerman
Birth Date: 8 Oct 1896
Death Date: 29 May 1950
Cemetery: St Patrick's Cemetery
Cemetery Location: Truxton, New York
Enlistment date: Oct. 25, 1917
Discharge date: Sept. 20, 1919
- Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941. Microfilm publication M1916, 134 rolls. ARC ID: 596118. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, Record Group 92. National Archives at Washington, D.C.
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GEORGUIM ECKERMANN, b. 4/6/1900, Topeka, Kansas
Baptized 4/8/1900 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Topeka
Father: JOAHNN ECKERMANN, b. PFEIFER, RUS.
Mother: ANNA M. SCHIEFELBEIN, b. HUZAREN, RUS.
Contributor: David Haspert (47188065)