Dorothy E. (O'Donnell) Ackers

Dorothy E. Ackers, 80, of Hazleton, passed away Wednesday, January 26, 2022 at Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton following a brief illness.

Born in Weatherly, January 6, 1942, she was the daughter of the late John and Mathilda (Neidlinger) O'Donnell and spent the past 42 years in Hazleton after moving from Weatherly.

Dorothy was a Deli Clerk for Giant and Tops IGA both in Hazleton. She was a member of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Hazleton. She enjoyed puzzle books, watching game shows and the cooking channel. 

She was preceded in death, in addition to her parents, by her loving husband Walter F. Ackers, brothers John and David O'Donnell and a sister Edna O'Donnell.

Surviving are three children Joan Hockenbury and husband Ken, Swoyersville; Lynn Halechko and husband Dana, Drums; and Walter J. Ackers, Hazleton; two grandchildren, Stephanie Quinn and James Quinn and wife Rachael; two step grandchildren; five step great-grandchildren; two brothers William O'Donnell, NC; and Robert O'Donnell, Weatherly; a sister Marion O'Donnell, Fountain Hill; many nieces and nephews; and close family friends Arthur, Sharon and Arthur Burns Jr., Hazleton.

Her funeral will be held Monday, January 31, 2022 at 11 AM from Harman Funeral Homes & Crematory Inc. (East), 669 West Butler Drive, Drums. Burial will follow in St. Ann's Cemetery, Freeland. Friends may call at the funeral home on Monday morning from 10 AM until the time of the service. 

Online condolences can be entered and more information is available at www.harmanfuneral.com

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