Margaret Barbara Acker, 93, of Harwich, passed away on January 20, 2015, at Kindred Transitional Care at Eagle Pond in South Dennis after a long illness. Barbara was born in Hartford, CT, to Johanna and Thomas Duguid on December 30, 1921. She attended Buckeley High School and graduated in 1939 and worked at Pratt & Whitney Aircraft in East Hartford until marrying Fritz V. Acker in 1948.
Barbara is preceded in death by her parents, her brother Thomas Duguid and her husband Fritz V. Acker. She is survived by her daughter, Linda and her husband, Alan Kalbach of Scottsdale, Arizona. her son, Brian Acker and his wife, Marge of Sebring, Florida, her sister, Patricia Corell of Dunedin, Florida; granddaughters, Denise Taylor and Wendy Gray and three great, grandchildren, Thomas Brown Taylor, Nicholas and Timothy Gray of Connecticut.
The family wishes to extend their heartfelt gratitude to the staff at Eagle Pond who cared for Barbara for many years. Burial will be private in Newington, Connecticut.