Marion R. Ackerman

MORAVIA - Marion R. Ackerman, 90, of Oak Hill Road, Moravia, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010, at Auburn Memorial Hospital. She had been a patient at Finger Lakes Center for Living since March 2009. Born in the family's home on Skinner Hill Road in Moravia, on Oct. 17, 1919, she was a daughter of the late Ross and Ruby Parmley Rathbun. She had been a resident of Moravia for most of her life. She was a graduate of Moravia High School and attended the former Auburn Business School. She married Kenneth L. Ackerman on Oct. 4, 1940. She retired from the Moravia Central School District. Her loving husband and a beloved sister, Lucille R. Becker, predeceased her. She is survived by a son, Dale Ackerman and his wife, Sally, of Locke; a daughter, Linda Emerson and her husband, Peter, of Auburn; three granddaughters, Stacey Ackerman and her husband, Willard Veeder, of Rochester, Kristen Rubacka and her husband, Paul, of Manlius, and Heather Emerson, of New York City; three great-grandchildren, who were the light of her life, Emelia Veeder Ackerman, Samuel Rubacka and Jack Rubacka; and nieces and nephews. She was a lifelong member of the First Baptist Church of Moravia, where she served in many capacities. Marion especially enjoyed teaching Sunday school and singing in the choir. She was a trustee for many years of the Indian Mound Cemetery Association. Friends are invited to visit the family from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 29, at the Langham Funeral Home LLC, 75 E. Genesee St., Auburn. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30, at the First Baptist Church of Moravia. Burial will be in the spring in Indian Mound Cemetery, Moravia. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, those desiring may make a donation to Indian Mound Cemetery Association or the First Baptist Church of Moravia. To send a message to the family, sign our guest book at www.auburnpub.com and click on obituaries.