The Republic Times February 26, 1997 Bertha Ackerman Bertha L. Ackerman, 92, of Dupo, Ill., born March 24, 1904, in Fults, Ill., died Monday, February 24, 1997, at Canterbury Manor Nursing Center, Waterloo, Ill. Mrs. Ackerman had worked as a pastry maker for Mobil Oil Co.; was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Dupo, Ill.; VFW Ladies Auxiliary Post 6368, Dupo, Ill.; American Legion Post 485, Dupo, Ill.; Dupo Senior Citizens; and Daughters of Isabella, Waterloo, Ill. She was preceded in death by her parents, Michael and Mary, nee Vogel, Kunkel; four brothers, Henry, Herbert, Oscar and William; four sisters, Christina, Rose, Anna and Viola; a granddaughter, Kristi Ellen Volla; and a son-in-law, Robert Volla. Surviving are a daughter, Viola Volla of Dupo, Ill.; granddaughter, Jean Beasley of Dupo, Ill.; grandson, Robert A. Volla of Cahokia, Ill.; good friend, Clara Braun of Dupo, Ill.; and many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, February 27, 1997, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Dupo, Ill., with Father Paul Wienhoff officiating. Interment will be in Our Lady of Good Counsel Cemetery, Renault, Ill. Friends may call from 3 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, February 26 and from 9 to 10:45 a.m. Thursday, February 27 at Dashner Funeral Home, Dupo, Ill. VFW Ladies Auxiliary service will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Recitation of the rosary will be held 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.