RUTH E. ACKLEY
WELLSVILLE - Ruth E. Ackley, 82, of 12 Herman Ave., passed away on Friday (February 20, 2004) at the Wellsville Highland Healthcare Center.
She was born on Aug. 5, 1921, in Olean, the daughter of Fred and Flora (Baker) DeGolier. On July 19, 1947, in Olean, she married Clifford "Duke" Ackley, who survives. (Note: Cliff died March 5, 2013)
She was a 1939 graduate of Olean High School and a 1940 Secretarial Science graduate of the Bryant & Stratton Business Institute in Buffalo. She was employed by the Kenmore Bakery as a bookkeeper from 1940-1941, Clark Brothers Co. Inc. in Olean as the secretary to the Assistant Chief Engineer from 1941-1943, Bell Aircraft Corporation in Niagara Falls as the secretary to the assistant Chief Test Pilot, the Administrative Assistant to the Chief Test Pilot, the Administrative Assistant to the Vice-President of Engineering, and the Vice President of Engineering from 1943-1947, and Air Preheater Corp. in Wellsville from 1951 to 1981 as the executive secretary to George D. Braddon and secretary to Tom Woolard, president of Air Preheater.
She came to Wellsville in 1947. She was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church, a former member of the Wellsville Lioness Club and the Lady Elks.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by a daughter, Linda (Barry) Gridley of Wellsville; three grandchildren, Bernie, Chelsea and Matthew Gridley of Wellsville; two sisters, Betty DeGolier of Clermont, Fla. and Helen Simons of Milford, Dela.; and one nephew.
She was predeceased by a daughter, Peggy Ackley; and a son, David Ackley.
Friends are invited to call today from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the J.W. Embser Sons Funeral Home Inc. in Wellsville, and on Tuesday from 10-11 a.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Wellsville. The funeral service will follow visitation on Tuesday, at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Robert Morris presiding. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery in Wellsville. The Wellsville Lions Club will pay their respects at 7 p.m. Monday, and memorial suggestions include the Trinity Lutheran Church.
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Published in The Wellsville Daily Reporter, 24 Feb 2004
WELLSVILLE - Ruth E. Ackley, 82, of 12 Herman Ave., passed away on Friday (February 20, 2004) at the Wellsville Highland Healthcare Center.
She was born on Aug. 5, 1921, in Olean, the daughter of Fred and Flora (Baker) DeGolier. On July 19, 1947, in Olean, she married Clifford "Duke" Ackley, who survives. (Note: Cliff died March 5, 2013)
She was a 1939 graduate of Olean High School and a 1940 Secretarial Science graduate of the Bryant & Stratton Business Institute in Buffalo. She was employed by the Kenmore Bakery as a bookkeeper from 1940-1941, Clark Brothers Co. Inc. in Olean as the secretary to the Assistant Chief Engineer from 1941-1943, Bell Aircraft Corporation in Niagara Falls as the secretary to the assistant Chief Test Pilot, the Administrative Assistant to the Chief Test Pilot, the Administrative Assistant to the Vice-President of Engineering, and the Vice President of Engineering from 1943-1947, and Air Preheater Corp. in Wellsville from 1951 to 1981 as the executive secretary to George D. Braddon and secretary to Tom Woolard, president of Air Preheater.
She came to Wellsville in 1947. She was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church, a former member of the Wellsville Lioness Club and the Lady Elks.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by a daughter, Linda (Barry) Gridley of Wellsville; three grandchildren, Bernie, Chelsea and Matthew Gridley of Wellsville; two sisters, Betty DeGolier of Clermont, Fla. and Helen Simons of Milford, Dela.; and one nephew.
She was predeceased by a daughter, Peggy Ackley; and a son, David Ackley.
Friends are invited to call today from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the J.W. Embser Sons Funeral Home Inc. in Wellsville, and on Tuesday from 10-11 a.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Wellsville. The funeral service will follow visitation on Tuesday, at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Robert Morris presiding. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery in Wellsville. The Wellsville Lions Club will pay their respects at 7 p.m. Monday, and memorial suggestions include the Trinity Lutheran Church.
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Published in The Wellsville Daily Reporter, 24 Feb 2004
RUTH E. ACKLEY
WELLSVILLE - Ruth E. Ackley, 82, of 12 Herman Ave., passed away on Friday (February 20, 2004) at the Wellsville Highland Healthcare Center.
She was born on Aug. 5, 1921, in Olean, the daughter of Fred and Flora (Baker) DeGolier. On July 19, 1947, in Olean, she married Clifford "Duke" Ackley, who survives. (Note: Cliff died March 5, 2013)
She was a 1939 graduate of Olean High School and a 1940 Secretarial Science graduate of the Bryant & Stratton Business Institute in Buffalo. She was employed by the Kenmore Bakery as a bookkeeper from 1940-1941, Clark Brothers Co. Inc. in Olean as the secretary to the Assistant Chief Engineer from 1941-1943, Bell Aircraft Corporation in Niagara Falls as the secretary to the assistant Chief Test Pilot, the Administrative Assistant to the Chief Test Pilot, the Administrative Assistant to the Vice-President of Engineering, and the Vice President of Engineering from 1943-1947, and Air Preheater Corp. in Wellsville from 1951 to 1981 as the executive secretary to George D. Braddon and secretary to Tom Woolard, president of Air Preheater.
She came to Wellsville in 1947. She was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church, a former member of the Wellsville Lioness Club and the Lady Elks.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by a daughter, Linda (Barry) Gridley of Wellsville; three grandchildren, Bernie, Chelsea and Matthew Gridley of Wellsville; two sisters, Betty DeGolier of Clermont, Fla. and Helen Simons of Milford, Dela.; and one nephew.
She was predeceased by a daughter, Peggy Ackley; and a son, David Ackley.
Friends are invited to call today from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the J.W. Embser Sons Funeral Home Inc. in Wellsville, and on Tuesday from 10-11 a.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Wellsville. The funeral service will follow visitation on Tuesday, at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Robert Morris presiding. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery in Wellsville. The Wellsville Lions Club will pay their respects at 7 p.m. Monday, and memorial suggestions include the Trinity Lutheran Church.
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Published in The Wellsville Daily Reporter, 24 Feb 2004
WELLSVILLE - Ruth E. Ackley, 82, of 12 Herman Ave., passed away on Friday (February 20, 2004) at the Wellsville Highland Healthcare Center.
She was born on Aug. 5, 1921, in Olean, the daughter of Fred and Flora (Baker) DeGolier. On July 19, 1947, in Olean, she married Clifford "Duke" Ackley, who survives. (Note: Cliff died March 5, 2013)
She was a 1939 graduate of Olean High School and a 1940 Secretarial Science graduate of the Bryant & Stratton Business Institute in Buffalo. She was employed by the Kenmore Bakery as a bookkeeper from 1940-1941, Clark Brothers Co. Inc. in Olean as the secretary to the Assistant Chief Engineer from 1941-1943, Bell Aircraft Corporation in Niagara Falls as the secretary to the assistant Chief Test Pilot, the Administrative Assistant to the Chief Test Pilot, the Administrative Assistant to the Vice-President of Engineering, and the Vice President of Engineering from 1943-1947, and Air Preheater Corp. in Wellsville from 1951 to 1981 as the executive secretary to George D. Braddon and secretary to Tom Woolard, president of Air Preheater.
She came to Wellsville in 1947. She was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church, a former member of the Wellsville Lioness Club and the Lady Elks.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by a daughter, Linda (Barry) Gridley of Wellsville; three grandchildren, Bernie, Chelsea and Matthew Gridley of Wellsville; two sisters, Betty DeGolier of Clermont, Fla. and Helen Simons of Milford, Dela.; and one nephew.
She was predeceased by a daughter, Peggy Ackley; and a son, David Ackley.
Friends are invited to call today from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the J.W. Embser Sons Funeral Home Inc. in Wellsville, and on Tuesday from 10-11 a.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Wellsville. The funeral service will follow visitation on Tuesday, at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Robert Morris presiding. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery in Wellsville. The Wellsville Lions Club will pay their respects at 7 p.m. Monday, and memorial suggestions include the Trinity Lutheran Church.
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Published in The Wellsville Daily Reporter, 24 Feb 2004
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