Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Acker , William "Bill"  Jr.,  April 20, 2009
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  Published in the Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 4/30/2009Lebanon Daily News on 4/30/2009
  Acker William "Bill"    
   
   
  William "Bill" Acker Jr., 91, died April 20, 2009. Bill was born on January 25, 
  1918, to William Sr. and Elizabeth Acker (nee Gross) in Steelton, PA. Bill 
  married the love of his life, Joanne (nee Nye) on July 6, 1946, in Annville, 
  Pa. Bill graduated from Cornwall High School in June 1936 and attended Lebanon 
  Valley College, where he earned a degree in mechanical engineering. Bill 
  enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps in January 1940 and proudly served until 
  his retirement from the U.S. Air Force in September 1962. Bill worked in 
  commercial aviation for the remainder of his career. Bill was a member of the 
  Mount Lebanon Masonic Lodge for 63 years. Bill is survived by Beverly and Peter 
  McIllwain (daughter and son-in-law) of Granite Falls, NC; Pamela Cunningham 
  (daughter) of Houston,TX; Megan and Jonathan Elliott (granddaughter and 
  husband) of Arlington, VA; Shana and Andrew Leeper (granddaughter and husband), 
  and Natalie and Mackenzie Jo Leeper (greatgranddaughters) of Colorado Springs, 
  CO. Bill was preceded in death by his parents and his beloved Joanne, who died 
  in January 2007. A service will be held on Saturday, May 2, 2009, at 2:00 p.m. 
  at Sell Chapel at the Masonic Village in Elizabethtown, PA. Bill will be 
  inurned with military honors at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, VA, 
  on August 10, 2009, along with his wife, Joanne. In lieu of flowers, please 
  send memorial contributions to the Alzheimer's Association, Research and 
  Development, 225 N. Michigan Ave., Fl. 17, Chicago, IL 60601 or donate online 
  at www.alz.org. Our memories of you will forever be in our hearts. You will be 
  greatly missed by those who knew and loved you. The Taylor-Ruffner Funeral Home 
  Inc., 712 Chestnut St., Lebanon, is handling the arrangements.  
  Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 4/30/2009  
  
  
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