Bertdell Harvey Ackerson, age 81, of Galesburg, formerly of Ophiem, died Wednesday, April 22, 2009, at OSF St. Mary Medical Center in Galesburg. Funeral service will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at First Church of God in Galesburg. Burial will be in the Grace Lutheran Cemetery in Ophiem. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service Sunday at the church, where memorials may be left to the First Church of God. Online condolences can be made at www.petersonwallinknox.com.
She was born Sept. 4, 1927, in Salem, a daughter of Bert and Katheryn Knox Harvey. On Feb. 17, 1945, she was united in marriage to George O. Ackerson in Mount Vernon. He died in 2002. She retired from the Hillcrest Nursing Home in Geneseo.
Bertdell was a Cub Scout Den Mother for several years in Ophiem and her memberships include the First Church of God in Galesburg, the Ophiem Legion Auxiliary 1077 and the AFSCME Retiree Program.
She is survived by four sons, Allan Ackerson of Colorado Springs, Colo., Thomas Ackerson of Oklahoma, Mike (Julie) Ackerson of Woodhull and William Bradley (Susan) Ackerson of Arcadia, Kan.; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
Her parents; husband; two sons, George and James; an infant grandson, Edward Allen; one brother and one sister preceded her in death.
Published in The Register-Mail on 4/24/2009
She was born Sept. 4, 1927, in Salem, a daughter of Bert and Katheryn Knox Harvey. On Feb. 17, 1945, she was united in marriage to George O. Ackerson in Mount Vernon. He died in 2002. She retired from the Hillcrest Nursing Home in Geneseo.
Bertdell was a Cub Scout Den Mother for several years in Ophiem and her memberships include the First Church of God in Galesburg, the Ophiem Legion Auxiliary 1077 and the AFSCME Retiree Program.
She is survived by four sons, Allan Ackerson of Colorado Springs, Colo., Thomas Ackerson of Oklahoma, Mike (Julie) Ackerson of Woodhull and William Bradley (Susan) Ackerson of Arcadia, Kan.; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
Her parents; husband; two sons, George and James; an infant grandson, Edward Allen; one brother and one sister preceded her in death.
Published in The Register-Mail on 4/24/2009
Bertdell Harvey Ackerson, age 81, of Galesburg, formerly of Ophiem, died Wednesday, April 22, 2009, at OSF St. Mary Medical Center in Galesburg. Funeral service will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at First Church of God in Galesburg. Burial will be in the Grace Lutheran Cemetery in Ophiem. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service Sunday at the church, where memorials may be left to the First Church of God. Online condolences can be made at www.petersonwallinknox.com.
She was born Sept. 4, 1927, in Salem, a daughter of Bert and Katheryn Knox Harvey. On Feb. 17, 1945, she was united in marriage to George O. Ackerson in Mount Vernon. He died in 2002. She retired from the Hillcrest Nursing Home in Geneseo.
Bertdell was a Cub Scout Den Mother for several years in Ophiem and her memberships include the First Church of God in Galesburg, the Ophiem Legion Auxiliary 1077 and the AFSCME Retiree Program.
She is survived by four sons, Allan Ackerson of Colorado Springs, Colo., Thomas Ackerson of Oklahoma, Mike (Julie) Ackerson of Woodhull and William Bradley (Susan) Ackerson of Arcadia, Kan.; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
Her parents; husband; two sons, George and James; an infant grandson, Edward Allen; one brother and one sister preceded her in death.
Published in The Register-Mail on 4/24/2009
She was born Sept. 4, 1927, in Salem, a daughter of Bert and Katheryn Knox Harvey. On Feb. 17, 1945, she was united in marriage to George O. Ackerson in Mount Vernon. He died in 2002. She retired from the Hillcrest Nursing Home in Geneseo.
Bertdell was a Cub Scout Den Mother for several years in Ophiem and her memberships include the First Church of God in Galesburg, the Ophiem Legion Auxiliary 1077 and the AFSCME Retiree Program.
She is survived by four sons, Allan Ackerson of Colorado Springs, Colo., Thomas Ackerson of Oklahoma, Mike (Julie) Ackerson of Woodhull and William Bradley (Susan) Ackerson of Arcadia, Kan.; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
Her parents; husband; two sons, George and James; an infant grandson, Edward Allen; one brother and one sister preceded her in death.
Published in The Register-Mail on 4/24/2009
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