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Rolland Frederick Ackermann

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Rolland Frederick Ackermann

Birth
Earlham, Madison County, Iowa, USA
Death
7 May 1985 (aged 79)
Alta, Buena Vista County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Storm Lake, Buena Vista County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
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Ackermann was born Sept. 26, 1905.
near Earlham. He attended rural school
near Lake City and graduated from Providence
Consolidated High School in
Sulphur Springs. He attended Buena
Vista College in Storm Lake from 1926
until 1928. He received his B.S. degree
from George Washington University in
1935 and was named to Who's Who in
Science in 1963.

He married Helen
Donaldson Nov. 9, 1945. He served in the
U.S. Navy during World War II and
received the rank of commander after 21
years of service. He was employed in the
National Bureau of Standards in
Washington, D.C.. retiring in 1967. After
his retirement, they lived in Silver Springs,
Md. until moving to Alta in 1973.

He was a member of the First
Presbyterian Church, Izaak Walton
League, Elks Lodge and AARP.

Survivors include his wife: one son,
Richard E. of Death Valley, Nev: one
daughter, Mrs. Roy (Carol) Mitchell of
Sherborn, Mass.; three grandchildren:
one brother, Casper of Vista, Calif, and
one sister, Mrs. Henry (Helen) Hancock
of Newport News, Va.
Ackermann was born Sept. 26, 1905.
near Earlham. He attended rural school
near Lake City and graduated from Providence
Consolidated High School in
Sulphur Springs. He attended Buena
Vista College in Storm Lake from 1926
until 1928. He received his B.S. degree
from George Washington University in
1935 and was named to Who's Who in
Science in 1963.

He married Helen
Donaldson Nov. 9, 1945. He served in the
U.S. Navy during World War II and
received the rank of commander after 21
years of service. He was employed in the
National Bureau of Standards in
Washington, D.C.. retiring in 1967. After
his retirement, they lived in Silver Springs,
Md. until moving to Alta in 1973.

He was a member of the First
Presbyterian Church, Izaak Walton
League, Elks Lodge and AARP.

Survivors include his wife: one son,
Richard E. of Death Valley, Nev: one
daughter, Mrs. Roy (Carol) Mitchell of
Sherborn, Mass.; three grandchildren:
one brother, Casper of Vista, Calif, and
one sister, Mrs. Henry (Helen) Hancock
of Newport News, Va.

Inscription

Commander, U. S. Naval Reserve, World War II



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