Clemens A. Acker Sr., 83, formerly of 501 New York Ave., died Monday at Sunny Ridge.
He was born Dec. 12, 1896, in Sheboygan, a son of John and Theresa Kress Acker. He attended local schools and served in the Army in World War I.
On June 21, 1921, he married Laura Gartman in Sheboygan. She died Jan. 13, 1958. He was employed by Weinkauf Electric Co. and other local firms.
Mr. Acker was a member of St. Clement Catholic Church, Veterans of World War I Barracks No. 2091, the Old Timers Baseball Association and the Electrical Workers Union.
He is survived by a son, Clemens J. Jr., of Sheboygan; two daughters, Harriette Coyne of Madison and Mrs. Thomas {Annette} Byrne of Wauwatosa; nine grandchildren; four great-grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. Ernst Klabechek of Sheboygan.
He was preceded in death by one grandchild, two sisters and four brothers. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Clement Church by the Rev. Donald Peters, pastor. Family rites will be at 9:30 a.m. at the Gerend-Habermann Funeral Home. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. Wednesday. A parish vigil will be held there at 7:15 p.m.
A memorial fund has been established in Mr. Acker's name.
He was born Dec. 12, 1896, in Sheboygan, a son of John and Theresa Kress Acker. He attended local schools and served in the Army in World War I.
On June 21, 1921, he married Laura Gartman in Sheboygan. She died Jan. 13, 1958. He was employed by Weinkauf Electric Co. and other local firms.
Mr. Acker was a member of St. Clement Catholic Church, Veterans of World War I Barracks No. 2091, the Old Timers Baseball Association and the Electrical Workers Union.
He is survived by a son, Clemens J. Jr., of Sheboygan; two daughters, Harriette Coyne of Madison and Mrs. Thomas {Annette} Byrne of Wauwatosa; nine grandchildren; four great-grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. Ernst Klabechek of Sheboygan.
He was preceded in death by one grandchild, two sisters and four brothers. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Clement Church by the Rev. Donald Peters, pastor. Family rites will be at 9:30 a.m. at the Gerend-Habermann Funeral Home. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. Wednesday. A parish vigil will be held there at 7:15 p.m.
A memorial fund has been established in Mr. Acker's name.
Clemens A. Acker Sr., 83, formerly of 501 New York Ave., died Monday at Sunny Ridge.
He was born Dec. 12, 1896, in Sheboygan, a son of John and Theresa Kress Acker. He attended local schools and served in the Army in World War I.
On June 21, 1921, he married Laura Gartman in Sheboygan. She died Jan. 13, 1958. He was employed by Weinkauf Electric Co. and other local firms.
Mr. Acker was a member of St. Clement Catholic Church, Veterans of World War I Barracks No. 2091, the Old Timers Baseball Association and the Electrical Workers Union.
He is survived by a son, Clemens J. Jr., of Sheboygan; two daughters, Harriette Coyne of Madison and Mrs. Thomas {Annette} Byrne of Wauwatosa; nine grandchildren; four great-grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. Ernst Klabechek of Sheboygan.
He was preceded in death by one grandchild, two sisters and four brothers. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Clement Church by the Rev. Donald Peters, pastor. Family rites will be at 9:30 a.m. at the Gerend-Habermann Funeral Home. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. Wednesday. A parish vigil will be held there at 7:15 p.m.
A memorial fund has been established in Mr. Acker's name.
He was born Dec. 12, 1896, in Sheboygan, a son of John and Theresa Kress Acker. He attended local schools and served in the Army in World War I.
On June 21, 1921, he married Laura Gartman in Sheboygan. She died Jan. 13, 1958. He was employed by Weinkauf Electric Co. and other local firms.
Mr. Acker was a member of St. Clement Catholic Church, Veterans of World War I Barracks No. 2091, the Old Timers Baseball Association and the Electrical Workers Union.
He is survived by a son, Clemens J. Jr., of Sheboygan; two daughters, Harriette Coyne of Madison and Mrs. Thomas {Annette} Byrne of Wauwatosa; nine grandchildren; four great-grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. Ernst Klabechek of Sheboygan.
He was preceded in death by one grandchild, two sisters and four brothers. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Clement Church by the Rev. Donald Peters, pastor. Family rites will be at 9:30 a.m. at the Gerend-Habermann Funeral Home. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. Wednesday. A parish vigil will be held there at 7:15 p.m.
A memorial fund has been established in Mr. Acker's name.
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