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Florence Acko Obituary

ACKO
FLORENCE B., R.N. (nee Buchanan), age 83, beloved wife of Edward J. Acko, Sr.; devoted mother of Patricia Zimmaro (Joseph) and Edward J. Acko, Jr.; loving grand mother of Lynn Joynt (C.J.), Mark Zimmaro and Kate Zimmaro. Relatives and friends are invited to attend her Funeral Tues. 8:30 A.M. at JOHN F. FLUEHR AND SONS INC., 3301-15 Cottman Ave. Funeral Mass St. Matthew Church (Upper), 10 A.M. Rite of Committal Resurrection Cem. Friends may call Monday Eve. 7 to 9 P.M. at the Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Florence's memory to The Florence B. Acko Memorial Fund, c/o John F. Fluehr and Sons, Inc., 3301 Cottman Ave., Phila. PA 19149 would be greatly appreciated by her family.

Published by Philadelphia Inquirer/Philadelphia Daily News from Jul. 10 to Jul. 11, 2004.
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To the Entire Family:

I am so sorry for your loss, but just savor in the comfort that the she has now, there is no pain, only peace.....



A KEEPER



I grew up in the fifties/sixties with practical parents --

a mother, God love her, who washed

aluminum foil after she cooked in it,

then reused it.



She was the original recycle queen,

before they had a name for it...

A father who was happier getting

old shoes fixed than buying new ones.



Their marriage was good, their dreams focused.

Their best friends lived barely a wave away.

I can see them now,

Dad in trousers, T- shirt and a hat

and Mom in a house dress,

lawn mower in one hand,

dish towel in the other.



It was the time for fixing things --

a curtain rod, the kitchen

radio, screen door, the oven door,

the hem in a dress.

Things we keep.

It was a way of life,



And sometimes it made me crazy.

All that re-fixing, reheating, renewing,

I wanted just once to be wasteful.

Waste meant affluence.

Throwing things away meant you

knew there'd always be more.





But then my mother died, and on

that clear summer's night,

in the warmth of the hospital room,

I was struck with the pain of learning

that sometimes there isn't any 'more.'

Sometimes, what we care about most gets

all used up and goes away...never to return.



So...while we have it...it's best

we love it.....and care for it....and

fix it when it's broken.....

and heal it when it's sick.



This is true.....for marriage

.....and old cars.....and children with bad

report cards.....and dogs with bad hips.....

and aging parents.....and grandparents.

We keep them because they are worth it,

because we are worth it.



Some things we keep.

Like a best friend that moved away --

or -- a classmate we grew up with.

There are just some things that make life important,

like people we know who are special.....

and so, we keep them close!



I received this from someone who thinks

I am a 'keeper' so I've sent it to the

people I think of in the same way.

Now it's your turn to send this to those

people who are "keepers" in your life.



Life may not be the party we hoped for,

but while we are here, we might as well dance!!!



Just a little something to help ease the pain.



Love,

Jill

Jillian Greiss

July 13, 2004

We want to extend our deepest sympathy to the Acko and Zimmaro families.

Susan & Mark Rubinsky

July 12, 2004

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