He was born in West Haven, December 22, 1928, a son of the late John and Evelyn Guertin Acker and stepson of the late John DelVasto. He had been a Wallingford resident for many years. He had been employed by the Brock-Hall Dairy and later worked as a bartender for the Midtown Motor Inn and the Holiday Inn (formerly Ramada Inn) in North Haven until his retirement. He was a veteran of the Korean War having served in the U.S. Army.
Besides his wife Eileen, he is survived by his daughters, Sherrill Ferrari, Marilyn Devine, Alison Hird, and Patricia Acker; his grandchildren; his great-grandson; his sister, Alice Giametti; his brother, John "Sonny" DelVasto; and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his sisters, Betty Rosetti, and Blanche; and his brother, Edward Acker.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Therese Church, North Haven. Interment, with military honors, will be in All Saints Cemetery in North Haven.
He was born in West Haven, December 22, 1928, a son of the late John and Evelyn Guertin Acker and stepson of the late John DelVasto. He had been a Wallingford resident for many years. He had been employed by the Brock-Hall Dairy and later worked as a bartender for the Midtown Motor Inn and the Holiday Inn (formerly Ramada Inn) in North Haven until his retirement. He was a veteran of the Korean War having served in the U.S. Army.
Besides his wife Eileen, he is survived by his daughters, Sherrill Ferrari, Marilyn Devine, Alison Hird, and Patricia Acker; his grandchildren; his great-grandson; his sister, Alice Giametti; his brother, John "Sonny" DelVasto; and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his sisters, Betty Rosetti, and Blanche; and his brother, Edward Acker.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Therese Church, North Haven. Interment, with military honors, will be in All Saints Cemetery in North Haven.
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