Mabel Ackerman

A sixty year resident of Port Jefferson, Mickey served on the Scraggy HIll Elementary School PTA, Port Jefferson School District Board and the Eastern Suffolk BOCES Board. An avid bridge player, she was active with her bridge group, The Nitwits.

Born in Butte MT, the youngest of five children, Mickey grew up on her Greek immigrant father's farm. The first in her family to go to college, it was at the University of Montana she met and married the love of her life, Ramsey Ackerman, a New York City native The Ackermans settled in Port Jefferson in 1962 raising their children, John, Paul and Dawn After Ramsey's sudden death in 1965 Mickey dedicated herself to raising her children as a single mother, an activity she felt was her true calling and proudest achievement.

In addition to her children, Mickey is survived by her daughters and son-in-law, Carol Danoff, Darcelia Beck and Dan Gallagher, and her grandchildren, Hanna Ackerman and spouse Mateo Homan, Sam Ackerman, William Gallagher and Jeffrey Gallagher, her nieces and nephew; Diane DeBorde, Bill DeBorde, Joan Eisenbarth and Jean Heck. The family also gratefully acknowledges Mickey's friend, companion and caregiver of the last few years, Michele Sadler.

A memorial gathering and celebration of life will be held at the Port Jefferson Village Center Saturday February 26 from 2pm-4pm. In lieu of flowers the family suggests donations to The American Heart Association or The Dementia Society Foundation.