OBIT - ACKER, George, 1989

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OBITUARY

ACKER, George (Chauder) - 75, 8 Bluewater Dr., Glace Bay, died Thursday
in the Glace Bay Community Hospital. Born in Glace Bay, he was a son of
the late George and Jenny (Bennett) Acker. He was a veteran of the RCCS
and a former president of the Amputee Association. He was a member of
Branch 3, Royal Canadian Legion, Glace Bay. He was a member of the
Miners Museum Association, Glace Bay. He was a retired miner. He was a
member of St. Leo's Church, Glace Bay. He is survived by his wife, the
former Nellie Burns; a son, William George, Sutton, Ont.; three
daughters, Etta (Mrs. John Chalmers), Hamilton, Ont.; Margaret (Mrs.
Walter Blanchard), Ajax, Ont.; Betty (Mrs. Keith Campbell), Glace Bay;
two sisters, Alice (Mrs. John Locke), Mary (Mrs. Francis MacDonald),
both of Glace Bay; two brothers, Thomas, Johnny, both of Glace Bay; nine
grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. The body will be in the V.J.
McGillivray Funeral Home, visiting after 7 p.m. Friday, 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.
Saturday. Funeral will be held Sunday, St. Leo's Church, with the time
to be announced. Burial in St. Anne's Cemetery. Donations may be made
to the Diabetic Association or any charity.

From the Halifax Chronicle Herald Newspaper, dated Friday, 14 April
1989, page 52.