Ackerman, Roger Allen^[1]

1942 - 2020  (78 years)

• Name	Ackerman, Roger Allen
  Birth	12 Oct 1942	Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Address	Address: 1208 Parkside Ave Morton, IL 61550
  Census	5 Apr 1950	Deer Creek, Illinois   [1]
  Military	1966–1968	Germany   [2]
  	Military Policeman
  Residence	1993	Deer Creek, Illinois
  Occupation	to 1996  [2]
  	for over 30 years
  	Address: Caterpillar Tractor Company
  Death	17 Oct 2020	Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States
  	Address: St Francis Medical Center
  	Roger A. Ackerman, 78, of Morton, passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2020, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Roger was born on October 12, 1942, in Peoria, to Robert and Emma (Joos) Ackerman. He married Marjorie Trimble on June 26, 1965, in Mackinaw. He is survived by his wife, Marjorie Ackerman of Morton; children, Matthew (Missy) Ackerman of New Palestine, Ind., Sara (Andy) Vlietstra of Fort Collins, Colo., Kary (Doug) Mangers of Des Peres, Mo., Adam (Linsey) Ackerman of Nolensville, Tenn.; 12 grandchildren, Jacob, Joshua and Anna Ackerman of New Palestine, Ind., Emma, Claire, and Rachel Vlietstra of Fort Collins, Colo., Alexa, Brayden, and Alayna Mangers of Des Peres, Mo. and Audrey, Wyatt and Colton Ackerman of Nolensville, Ind.; two sisters, Roberta (Tim) Beutel of Morton and Elaine (David) Barth of Bluffton, Ind.; one brother, Donald (Wanda) Ackerman of Deer Creek; and two brothers-in-law, Larry (Marilyn) Trimble and John (Donna) Trimble and many nieces and nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by one sister, Diane Peterson. Roger served in the Army from 1966 to 1968, stationed in Germany as a military policeman. Roger enjoyed farming and raising livestock in Deer Creek. He also worked at Caterpillar Inc. for over 30 years, retiring in 1996. Roger volunteered in many capacities. He served in the Peace Corps from 1962 to 1964 in Venezuela, South America. He was a member of the Morton Apostolic Christian Church where he was a Sunday school teacher and served on the church cemetery committee. He was involved with the World Relief both locally and in Haiti. Roger also served on the Deer Creek Volunteer Fire Department, the PTA and as a 4-H leader. A visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Friday, October 23, 2020, at the Morton Apostolic Christian Church. Further visitation will be held Saturday, October 24, from 9 to 9:45 a.m. at the church prior to the funeral service at 10 a.m. Morton Apostolic Christian Church ministers will officiate. Social distancing guidelines will be observed during the visitation and funeral service and masks are required. Burial will be at the Morton Apostolic Christian Cemetery, where military rites will be conducted. Knapp-Johnson Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Morton is handling arrangements. Memorials may be made to Apostolic Christian Harvest Call or the Morton Apostolic Christian Church.
  Burial	Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, United States
  Person ID	I260	Genealogy | Joos Family
  Last Modified	31 Oct 2022

  
  

  Father	Ackerman, Robert John,   b. 21 Apr 1916, Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, United States d. 15 Sep 1993, Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Joos, Emma Louise,   b. 23 Jan 1918, Tenney, Minnesota d. 19 Feb 2003, Deer Creek, Illinois (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	21 Sep 1940	Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States
  Census	5 Apr 1950	Deer Creek, Illinois   [3, 4]
  Residence	1957	Deer Creek, Illinois
  Residence	1964	Deer Creek, Illinois
  Residence	1967	Deer Creek, Illinois
  Residence	1988	Deer Creek, Illinois
  Residence	1991	Deer Creek, Illinois
  Family ID	F41	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living
  Family ID	F79	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 12 Oct 1942 - Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States Census - 5 Apr 1950 - Deer Creek, Illinois Military - Military Policeman - 1966–1968 - Germany Residence - 1993 - Deer Creek, Illinois Death - Address: St Francis Medical Center - 17 Oct 2020 - Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States Burial - - Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Sources

  [S3102] Roger Ackerman, "United States 1950 Census". [S3073] Roger Ackerman's Obituary. [S3099] Robert J Ackerman, "United States 1950 Census". [S3100] Emma Ackerman, "United States 1950 Census".