Funeral services for Alvin Ackerman, age 84, of Mobridge will be at 11 AM Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at First Baptist Church. Burial will be Thursday at Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis at under the direction of Kesling Funeral Home of Mobridge, SD. Visitation will start at 2PM Tuesday with a prayer service at 7PM at the funeral home. Alvin passed away Friday, March 23, 2012 at his home in Mobridge.

Alvin Elmer Ackerman was born August 4, 1927 in Mound City, SD to Jacob and Bertha (Klingman) Ackerman. Alvin joined the United States Army on January 4, 1946 at Fort Snelling, MN. He was a Military Policeman and was honorably discharged on April 22, 1947.

He married Pearl Wilma Schott on January 17, 1950 in Selby, SD. They made their home on a farm north of Java in Campbell County. In 1964 they moved to Mobridge where Alvin went to work as a mechanic for the Hepper - Kluckman Dealership until 1980. In 1980 they moved to Lemmon where he worked for Lemmon Auto as a mechanic. In 1987 they moved back to Mobridge where he has since resided. Alvin was a master of
organization. He enjoyed visiting with his friends and working on cars in his garage. He worked for the City of Mobridge at Scherr-Howe Auditorium

Alvin was a member of the First Baptist Church of Mobridge.

Alvin is survived by two sons, Arnold Ackerman of Mobridge and Monte (Michele) Ackerman of Mobridge, two grandsons, Matthew Ackerman and Marcus Ackerman of Mobridge, brother Orville Ackerman of Mound City, and sister Evangeline Johnson of Banning, CA.

He was preceded in death by is parents, his wife Pearl January 8, 2012, and one infant son.