Intelligencer Journal (Lancaster, PA), 2 Oct 1963.
"G. Howard Ackerman, long time Republican county leader and one of the few remaining courthouse career men, died at 7 a.m. Tuesday at General Hospital. He was sixty-seven. Ackerman, who resided at 245 Lancaster Ave., had been a medical patient at the hospital since Sept 4. He had been in ill health for the past year. Known as "the man with the largest acquaintanceship of anyone in the county," Ackerman retired from active party and courthouse affairs when his term as recorder of deeds ended in January 1962. Funeral services will be held, at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the funeral home of Fred F. Groff, Inc., 234 W. Orange St. The Rev. George H. DeFrehn, pastor of Christ Lutheran Church, of which Ackerman was a member, will officiate. He will be assisted by the Rev. G. Martin Ruoss, a former pastor of the congregation. His career in county government dates back to 1933, when he entered the office of Recorder of Deeds. He was an assistant under Recorders Dr. Giles Hess and Robert Groh, and deputy recorder under the administrations of Christ Mylin, Alger Shirk and Frank L. Spence. Shirk and Spence each served two four year terms. In 1957 he was elected to a four-year term as recorder. During his long tenure in the recorder's office he was the "tutor" to scores of young attorneys whose first assignments included "title searches." As deputy and recorder of deeds, Ackerman administered the oath of office to hundreds of elected officials. Commissions for elected officials, issued by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, are sent to the recorder. His political career also dates back to the early 1930's. He learned his politics at the grass roots, as committeeman of the first precinct of the Fifth Ward, a post he held for 30 years. For 20 years Ackerman was executive secretary of the Lancaster County Republican Committee, under former Sen. G. Graybill Diehm as chairman. He also was active in numerous capacities including campaign, fund-raising and policy work. In 1962 he made an unsuccessful try to unseat GOP County Chairman Richard A. Snyder, in the "interest of party unity." In addition to politics, Ackerman also was keenly interested in sports. When Lancaster had professional baseball teams, Ackerman was a familiar figure at Stumpf Field where he had a box seat along the first base line. He rarely missed a home game. Born in Lancaster, he was a son of the late George H. and Kathryn Zellers Ackerman, and was a lifelong resident of the city. He was a member of Lodge 134, Elks; Lodge 43, F&AM, the Lodge of Perfection and the Harrisburg Consistory. Surviving are his wife, Mabel E. Wittell Ackerman, and two sisters, Mrs. William E. Morton and Mrs. Helen A. Posey, both of Lancaster."
"G. Howard Ackerman, long time Republican county leader and one of the few remaining courthouse career men, died at 7 a.m. Tuesday at General Hospital. He was sixty-seven. Ackerman, who resided at 245 Lancaster Ave., had been a medical patient at the hospital since Sept 4. He had been in ill health for the past year. Known as "the man with the largest acquaintanceship of anyone in the county," Ackerman retired from active party and courthouse affairs when his term as recorder of deeds ended in January 1962. Funeral services will be held, at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the funeral home of Fred F. Groff, Inc., 234 W. Orange St. The Rev. George H. DeFrehn, pastor of Christ Lutheran Church, of which Ackerman was a member, will officiate. He will be assisted by the Rev. G. Martin Ruoss, a former pastor of the congregation. His career in county government dates back to 1933, when he entered the office of Recorder of Deeds. He was an assistant under Recorders Dr. Giles Hess and Robert Groh, and deputy recorder under the administrations of Christ Mylin, Alger Shirk and Frank L. Spence. Shirk and Spence each served two four year terms. In 1957 he was elected to a four-year term as recorder. During his long tenure in the recorder's office he was the "tutor" to scores of young attorneys whose first assignments included "title searches." As deputy and recorder of deeds, Ackerman administered the oath of office to hundreds of elected officials. Commissions for elected officials, issued by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, are sent to the recorder. His political career also dates back to the early 1930's. He learned his politics at the grass roots, as committeeman of the first precinct of the Fifth Ward, a post he held for 30 years. For 20 years Ackerman was executive secretary of the Lancaster County Republican Committee, under former Sen. G. Graybill Diehm as chairman. He also was active in numerous capacities including campaign, fund-raising and policy work. In 1962 he made an unsuccessful try to unseat GOP County Chairman Richard A. Snyder, in the "interest of party unity." In addition to politics, Ackerman also was keenly interested in sports. When Lancaster had professional baseball teams, Ackerman was a familiar figure at Stumpf Field where he had a box seat along the first base line. He rarely missed a home game. Born in Lancaster, he was a son of the late George H. and Kathryn Zellers Ackerman, and was a lifelong resident of the city. He was a member of Lodge 134, Elks; Lodge 43, F&AM, the Lodge of Perfection and the Harrisburg Consistory. Surviving are his wife, Mabel E. Wittell Ackerman, and two sisters, Mrs. William E. Morton and Mrs. Helen A. Posey, both of Lancaster."
Intelligencer Journal (Lancaster, PA), 2 Oct 1963.
"G. Howard Ackerman, long time Republican county leader and one of the few remaining courthouse career men, died at 7 a.m. Tuesday at General Hospital. He was sixty-seven. Ackerman, who resided at 245 Lancaster Ave., had been a medical patient at the hospital since Sept 4. He had been in ill health for the past year. Known as "the man with the largest acquaintanceship of anyone in the county," Ackerman retired from active party and courthouse affairs when his term as recorder of deeds ended in January 1962. Funeral services will be held, at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the funeral home of Fred F. Groff, Inc., 234 W. Orange St. The Rev. George H. DeFrehn, pastor of Christ Lutheran Church, of which Ackerman was a member, will officiate. He will be assisted by the Rev. G. Martin Ruoss, a former pastor of the congregation. His career in county government dates back to 1933, when he entered the office of Recorder of Deeds. He was an assistant under Recorders Dr. Giles Hess and Robert Groh, and deputy recorder under the administrations of Christ Mylin, Alger Shirk and Frank L. Spence. Shirk and Spence each served two four year terms. In 1957 he was elected to a four-year term as recorder. During his long tenure in the recorder's office he was the "tutor" to scores of young attorneys whose first assignments included "title searches." As deputy and recorder of deeds, Ackerman administered the oath of office to hundreds of elected officials. Commissions for elected officials, issued by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, are sent to the recorder. His political career also dates back to the early 1930's. He learned his politics at the grass roots, as committeeman of the first precinct of the Fifth Ward, a post he held for 30 years. For 20 years Ackerman was executive secretary of the Lancaster County Republican Committee, under former Sen. G. Graybill Diehm as chairman. He also was active in numerous capacities including campaign, fund-raising and policy work. In 1962 he made an unsuccessful try to unseat GOP County Chairman Richard A. Snyder, in the "interest of party unity." In addition to politics, Ackerman also was keenly interested in sports. When Lancaster had professional baseball teams, Ackerman was a familiar figure at Stumpf Field where he had a box seat along the first base line. He rarely missed a home game. Born in Lancaster, he was a son of the late George H. and Kathryn Zellers Ackerman, and was a lifelong resident of the city. He was a member of Lodge 134, Elks; Lodge 43, F&AM, the Lodge of Perfection and the Harrisburg Consistory. Surviving are his wife, Mabel E. Wittell Ackerman, and two sisters, Mrs. William E. Morton and Mrs. Helen A. Posey, both of Lancaster."
"G. Howard Ackerman, long time Republican county leader and one of the few remaining courthouse career men, died at 7 a.m. Tuesday at General Hospital. He was sixty-seven. Ackerman, who resided at 245 Lancaster Ave., had been a medical patient at the hospital since Sept 4. He had been in ill health for the past year. Known as "the man with the largest acquaintanceship of anyone in the county," Ackerman retired from active party and courthouse affairs when his term as recorder of deeds ended in January 1962. Funeral services will be held, at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the funeral home of Fred F. Groff, Inc., 234 W. Orange St. The Rev. George H. DeFrehn, pastor of Christ Lutheran Church, of which Ackerman was a member, will officiate. He will be assisted by the Rev. G. Martin Ruoss, a former pastor of the congregation. His career in county government dates back to 1933, when he entered the office of Recorder of Deeds. He was an assistant under Recorders Dr. Giles Hess and Robert Groh, and deputy recorder under the administrations of Christ Mylin, Alger Shirk and Frank L. Spence. Shirk and Spence each served two four year terms. In 1957 he was elected to a four-year term as recorder. During his long tenure in the recorder's office he was the "tutor" to scores of young attorneys whose first assignments included "title searches." As deputy and recorder of deeds, Ackerman administered the oath of office to hundreds of elected officials. Commissions for elected officials, issued by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, are sent to the recorder. His political career also dates back to the early 1930's. He learned his politics at the grass roots, as committeeman of the first precinct of the Fifth Ward, a post he held for 30 years. For 20 years Ackerman was executive secretary of the Lancaster County Republican Committee, under former Sen. G. Graybill Diehm as chairman. He also was active in numerous capacities including campaign, fund-raising and policy work. In 1962 he made an unsuccessful try to unseat GOP County Chairman Richard A. Snyder, in the "interest of party unity." In addition to politics, Ackerman also was keenly interested in sports. When Lancaster had professional baseball teams, Ackerman was a familiar figure at Stumpf Field where he had a box seat along the first base line. He rarely missed a home game. Born in Lancaster, he was a son of the late George H. and Kathryn Zellers Ackerman, and was a lifelong resident of the city. He was a member of Lodge 134, Elks; Lodge 43, F&AM, the Lodge of Perfection and the Harrisburg Consistory. Surviving are his wife, Mabel E. Wittell Ackerman, and two sisters, Mrs. William E. Morton and Mrs. Helen A. Posey, both of Lancaster."
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