Ackerman, Sylvia B.
Cranston
Ackerman, Sylvia Blanche, 91, died on Friday, June 23, 2023 at the Hope Health Hulitar Hospice Center in Providence with her beloved son and niece by her side. She was the beloved wife of the late Alvin Ackerman for fifty-nine years. Born and raised in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Samuel and Mollie (Jacobson) Pockar, and a graduate of Hope High School class of 1949. She had lived in Cranston for fifty-eight years, previously living in New York where she met the love of her life, Alvin. She briefly attended the University of Rhode Island and later worked for the State of Rhode Island. According to her son, she was an enthusiastic bowler, a decent mahjong player and an okay seamstress. She was an avid beachgoer, who proudly frequented the Narragansett Pier town beach.
Devoted mother of Michael Ackerman of Attleboro, MA. Dear sister of the late William Pockar. Loving aunt of Jill Skerker and her husband Stuart of Attleboro, MA as well as Lauri Pockar and her spouse, Eric Peters of Newton, MA. Cherished great-aunt to Rachel and Benjamin. Beloved great-great aunt to Levi.
Graveside services will be held Tuesday, June 27, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at the Rhode Island Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery, 301 S. County Trail, Exeter, RI. Shiva will be observed in private. In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. For online condolences, please visit ShalomMemorialChapel.com.
Ackerman, Sylvia Blanche, 91, died on Friday, June 23, 2023 at the Hope Health Hulitar Hospice Center in Providence with her beloved son and niece by her side. She was the beloved wife of the late Alvin Ackerman for fifty-nine years. Born and raised in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Samuel and Mollie (Jacobson) Pockar, and a graduate of Hope High School class of 1949. She had lived in Cranston for fifty-eight years, previously living in New York where she met the love of her life, Alvin. She briefly attended the University of Rhode Island and later worked for the State of Rhode Island. According to her son, she was an enthusiastic bowler, a decent mahjong player and an okay seamstress. She was an avid beachgoer, who proudly frequented the Narragansett Pier town beach.
Devoted mother of Michael Ackerman of Attleboro, MA. Dear sister of the late William Pockar. Loving aunt of Jill Skerker and her husband Stuart of Attleboro, MA as well as Lauri Pockar and her spouse, Eric Peters of Newton, MA. Cherished great-aunt to Rachel and Benjamin. Beloved great-great aunt to Levi.
Graveside services will be held Tuesday, June 27, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at the Rhode Island Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery, 301 S. County Trail, Exeter, RI. Shiva will be observed in private. In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. For online condolences, please visit ShalomMemorialChapel.com.
So sorry for your loss. May her memory be a blessing.
I was so sorry to read of Sylvia’s passing. I fondly remember being flower girl at her wedding and our many talks and walks at Narragansett beach. I will be away on Tuesday , but I will be thinking of you all. Please accept my sincere and heartfelt condolences… May her memory be a blessing!
I am sorry to hear of Sylvia’s passing. I played Mah Jongg often on Tuesday afternoons with her and found her always cheerful and pleasant; and she was an excellent Mah Jongg player.
God Bless you, Sylvia
SORRY TO HEAR OF SYLVIA’S PASSING I MET HER AT MAH JONGG AT THE CRANSTON SENIOR CENTER A FEW YEARS AGO I KNOW HOW MUCH SHE LOOKED FORWARD TO HAVING LUNCH AT THE CENTER AND THEN A GAME OF MAH JONGG SHE WAS A REGULAR ON TUESDAYS SHE WILL BE MISSED