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John Addison ACKLEY was born on 1 Dec 1914 in Johnstown, Fulton , New
York.50,118 He appeared in the census in 1920 in New York.
In 1979 he was assistant to the President of Sprague Meter Division of Textron
Inc at Bridgeport, Fairfield , Connecticut.119
He lived at 311 Surrey Lane in Fairfield, Fairfield , Connecticut in 1979.119 He was living in Mar 1990 in
Fairfield, Fairfield , Connecticut.120
He died on 5 Feb 2008 in Bridgeport, Fairfield , Connecticut.118 His Obituary appeared in the Connecticut Post on
8 Feb 2008 in Bridgeport, Fairfield , Connecticut ACKLEY John Addison
Ackley Sr., died peacefully in his home late Tuesday night, February 5, 2008,
surrounded by family and caregivers. He was 93 years old. John Ackley was born
in Johnstown, N.Y. on December 1, 1914, and was the son of Mary S. and Erle L.
Ackley. Erle Ackley was Superintendent of Schools from 1910 to 1948. John was
educated in Johnstown High School, Class of 1932 and St. Lawrence University,
Class of 1936, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry. He served in the
military service during World War II in both the Atlantic and Pacific theatres
as a lieutenant in the United States Navy from 1942 to 1946 serving Sea Duty-Coastal
Patrol-YP-274 on the Maine Coast, Coastal Transport-APC-86-Atlantic Coast, Destroyer-
USS Woodworth-Pacific Coast, Destroyer Escort-USS Weaver- Pacific Ocean. In 1946,
John was wed to Jean Elizabeth Parker in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Jean was a model
for I. Magnin Department Store. They met in San Francisco during World War II.
John was a resident of Fairfield since 1969. He was a retired executive president
of Pyrofax Gas Corporation, a subsidiary of Union Carbide Corporation. He also
was a vice president at Sprague Meter, a subsidiary of Textron, Inc. He was a
member of Brooklawn Country Club for many years and enjoyed bowling and golfing
there. He is survived by two sons, John and his wife, Lorraine of Longwood, Fla.
and Parker and his wife, Gwen of Fairfield; a grandson, Paul, son of John A.
Ackley Jr. He was predeceased by his brothers and sister, Frederick, Larry, Harold
J. and Emma M. Ackley. His wife, Jean, died in 1992. Funeral services will be
held Saturday at 10:30 a.m. in the Redgate-Hennessy Funeral Home, Main Street
and Gorham Place, Trumbull. Interment will follow in Oak Lawn Cemetery, Fairfield,
with full military honors. Friends may call Saturday morning from 9:30 to 10:30
a.m. In lieu of flowers, contribution may be made in his name to Vitas Hospice
Care, 777 Commerce Drive, Fairfield, CT 06825. To send online condolences visit
www.redgatehennessy.com.
LT USN John Addison ACKLEY and Jean Elizabeth
PARKER were married on 19 Oct 1946 in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess , New York.119,121,122 Jean
Elizabeth PARKER (daughter of Living and Living) was born on 7 Jan 1921 in
New York.51,121 She died on 29 Mar 1992 in Bridgeport, Fairfield ,
Connecticut.51,118,121 She
lived at 311 Surrey Lane in Fairfield, Fairfield , Connecticut in 1992.121 Her Social Security Number
was 102-18-3019 NY.51 She
has Death Cert # 05351121
LT USN John Addison ACKLEY and Jean Elizabeth PARKER had the following children:
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