Burdette O Ackman Obituary (1918

Burdette O. Ackman, 91, of Arlington, Iowa died on Friday afternoon, July 9, 2010 at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo, Iowa Funeral Service: 10:30 A.M. on Tuesday, July 13, 2010 at the Arlington United Methodist Church in Arlington, Iowa; Officiating: Pastor Lisa Schroeder; Visitation: from 3:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. on Monday at the Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home in Arlington, Iowa and after 9:30 A.M. on Tuesday at the church; Interment: Taylorsville Cemetery at Arlington, Iowa with graveside military rites by the Dean Harkin American Legion Post # 219 of Arlington, Iowa Memorials may be given in his name to the Cedar Valley Hospice Home of Waterloo, Iowa Online Obituary at: www.jamisonschmitzfuneralhome.com Burdette is survived by: Daughter--Barb (Harry) Nolda of Strawberry Point, Iowa 3 Grandchildren--Nancy (Kevin) Meyer of Knoxville, Iowa Becky (Joe) Helle of Hiawatha, Iowa David Squires (Nichole Peterson) of Manchester, Iowa 6 Great Grandchildren--Kaitlyn Meyer, Trevor Meyer, Grant Helle, Coby Meyer, Blake Helle, and Savannah Squires He was preceded in death by his Parents and his Wife (Dorothy E. Ackman on August 26, 2000). Burdette Otto Ackman was born on September 4, 1918 at Wood Center, Iowa the son of Earnest and Anna (Stetter) Ackman. He graduated from Arlington High School at Arlington, Iowa in 1936. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the Army. Burdette married Dorothy Elaine Mitchell on March 12, 1946 at Perry, Iowa. He farmed in the Arlington area, was a school bus driver for 21 years for the Arlington Public School and the Central Community School in Elkader, and drove a tank wagon for the Arlington Coop for 19 years retiring in 1981. Burdette was a longtime member of the Arlington United Methodist Church and a lifetime member of the Dean Harkin American Post # 219 of Arlington. Burdette was also on the Fayette County Commission of Veterans Affairs.