Larry R. Acker, 79, of West Dundee, formerly of Rushville and Schuyler County, died at 7:15 a.m. Jan. 23, 2019, at his home.Larry R. Acker, 79, of West Dundee, formerly of Rushville and Schuyler County, died at 7:15 a.m. Jan. 23, 2019, at his home.
He was born Sept. 9, 1939, in Schuyler County, a son of Earl Acker and Mamie Inez Armstrong Acker. He married Janice Henry on Feb. 10, 1962, in Rushville. She survives.
Also surviving are one daughter, Vicki (and David) Schramm of Crystal Lake; one stepson, Gary Allen Drake of Raymond, Wash.; two grandchildren, Emily (and Kevin) Loftus of Huntley and Evan Schramm of Island Lake; two great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Thomas Henry Acker and Victor Wayne Acker; six sisters, Margaret Adelia Spates, Faye Nadine Cummings, Dorcus Jean New, Alice Aline Chipman, Ellen Marcia Krasuski and Norma Lou Edwards.
He attended Rushville High School, worked at NTN Bower for 36 years, retiring in 2002. He was then a bus driver for Schuyler schools until retiring in 2013, when he and his wife moved to West Dundee.
Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Wood Funeral Home in Rushville with Pastor Christopher Strohbeck officiating. Burial will follow in the Rushville City Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to service time on Saturday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to Schuyler Jail Museum and Genealogical Center in Rushville.
Condolences may be sent to www.woodfh.net.
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