TITLE:   William K. Ackroyd, Obituary, Feb. 20, 2001,

SUBMITTERS:  Exeter Newsletter, http://www.seacoastonline.com
             Exeter, NH (issue Feb 23, 2001 )

FORMATTED:   by CParziale, Mar 2001

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William K. Ackroyd 

HAMPTON FALLS - William K. Ackroyd, 82, of 49 Sanborn Road,
died Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2001, at Exeter Healthcare. 

He was born Nov. 7, 1918, in Liberty, N.Y., the son of the late William
E. and Minnie (Kidd) Ackroyd. He resided in Park Ridge, N.J., before
moving to Hampton Falls after his retirement. He spent his summers on
Great Pond in Belgrade Lakes, Maine, for more than 40 years. 

He was a 1937 graduate of White Plains (N.Y.) High School and
attended Columbia (N.Y.) School of Banking. 

He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II serving in the 16th
Infantry of the First Division. He was among the first wave of men
participating in the invasion of Normandy and was the recipient of the
Silver Star and Bronze Star. 

Mr. Ackroyd was a mortgage consultant for the former Union Square
Savings Bank, New York City, retiring in 1963 after 25 years of service. 

After moving to Hampton Falls he owned and operated The Other
Christmas Tree Farm. 

He was a member and former deacon of Exeter Congregational Church;
a founding member of the New Hampshire Farm Museum, Milton; a
member of the Hampton Falls Historical Society; member of the board of
directors of the Helen Batchelder Scholarship Fund; was an overseer at
Strawbery Banke, Portsmouth; a member and meeting chairman of Early
American Industries, an international association of collectors of antique
tools, and co-authored the history of that association. 

Mr. Ackroyd's generosity to Hampton Falls included the donation of
more than 60 acres of conservation land. 

He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Claudine (Fuller) Ackroyd; one
son, Charles F. Ackroyd of West Milford, N.J.; one daughter, Vickie
Ackroyd of Hampton Falls; and four grandchildren. 

There are no calling hours. 

Memorial services will be held Saturday, March 3, at 2 p.m. in Exeter
Congregational Church, 21 Front St., Exeter. 

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the N.H. Farm
Museum, P.O. 644, Milton, NH 03851. 

Assistance with the arrangements was by the Remick & Gendron Funeral
Home-Crematory, Hampton. 


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