Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Ackerson, Ronald "Ron" Earl January 25, 2023
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Ionia Shopper's Guide - Sat. January 28, 2023

                                 ACKERSON

Birds chirping and flitting from cattail to cattail, the rusting of maple leaves
as the squirrels dig for their dinner, a family of whitetail navigate the swamp 
as ducks fly overhead towards the lake just off his property. Ron loved nature, 
hiking Isle Royale and coming face to face with a mother moose and her calf. He 
loved to scour the woods for morel mushrooms every spring, explore the woods 
with his beagles, and the trickle of maple sap as it hit the buckets of his 
father's (and  his brother Larry's)sugar bush. He enjoyed his hunting trips in 
which he would continually let the deer walk on by to share the trill of the 
hunt with his hunting apprentices,Nick, Eric Derek, and Tyron.

Ron continually worked towards bettering his life and cared deeply about those 
around him. He would roar like a lion to put a smile on the faces of little 
ones, laugh at himself, was a patient listener and accepting of anyone.He was a 
compassionate individual to his core.

Ronald Earl Ackerson was born September 8, 1949 en route to St.Lawrence Hospital 
in Lansing, Michigan to Allyn Jay Ackerson and Margaret Ellen Shilton. He grew 
up on their dairy farm in Sunfield, graduated from Portland High School in 1967 
where he played football, participated in golden Gloves boxing, and played the 
coronet. He retired from Gestamp Mason LLC as a tool and dye repairman in 2020.

Ron was preceded in death by his parents, twin sons Jeremy and Eric, brother 
Larry and sister-in-law,Sharon. He leaves behind his wife Cindy, children, 
Christine Spohr (Steven), Nicholas (Sara) Nathan (Karina)and Christopher Bennett 
(Jennifer), grandchildren Ashley Tupper (Chad),Eric Spohr(Tonian),Dylan Spohr, 
Elijah, Gideon, Rayneh, Emma and Holly and great-grandchildren Ali, Zoie, 
Harper, Evalynn, Juliette, Cayson, Kingston, and great-great-grandson Rylan. He 
also loved his many nieces and nephews, brother John and sisters,Patti Weller 
(Bill) Norma Russell (Grant) and Vicki Pontz (Rob Winkelman). 

Ron and his wife Cindy attended Dexter Lake Church in Battle Creek and had hiked 
over 2000 miles on the North Country Trail with their dogs Emily and Selkie. 
they enjoyed attending sports and school events of their grandchildren and 
great-grandchildren.Ron died January 23 doing something he loved, walking their 
10-acre retirement property in Marshall.

Visitation 5-8 pm Friday, Jan 27,2023 at the Sunfield United Methodist 
Church.Celebration of Life service 11 :00 a.m-Saturday Jan.28, 2023, with 
visitation 10-11 am., also a the church.

Graveside services 1:30 PM Saturday at the Danby Cemetery following the luncheon 
at the Church.

Please visit a special webpage made especially for Ron, to light a candle in his 
memory or leave a condolence for the family www.RosierFuneralHome.com

Additional Comments:
Danby Cem.

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