Wasco-Multnomah County OR Archives Obituaries.....Acker, Margaret Colburn August 27, 2004 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/or/orfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ila Wakley iwakley@msn.com April 3, 2006, 10:24 pm The Dalles Chronicle, August 31, 2004 Margaret Colburn Acker, 93, a resident of The Dalles, died at a care facility in Portland on Friday, Aug. 27, 2004. She was born Oct. 18, 1910 in McCune, Kan., the youngest of eight children. She attended college, married the best friend of one of her brothers, and lived in Kansas City, before moving to The Dalles in 1944. Her husband, Gordon M. Acker, managed the local flour mill and was active in the community, before his death in 1974. She was a teacher in the Petersburg school system, active in the local PEO chapter, the country club, local arts societies, and was a member of St. Paul Episcopal Church. She lived independently until moving to an assisted living facility in Portland late last year to be closer to her son and his family. However, she maintained her residence in The Dalles. She is survived by two sons, Gary Colburn Acker, Washington, D.C., and Gregory W. Acker, his wife, Paula, and two grandsons Andrew and Loren, Portland; daughter-in-law Julie Acker, Portland and Las Vegas; granddaughter Marti Ellen Acker; and, four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by son G. Marts Acker, who died in 1997, and her husband. No memorial service has yet been planned. The family requests that any memorial contributions be made to St. Paul Episcopal Church or other local charity in The Dalles. Additional Comments: Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, Oregon, Dan Spatz, Editor (e-mail dated 3/7/2006). File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/or/wasco/obits/a/acker762gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/orfiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb