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Gary B. Uhler, St. Elizabeth Church member

Carl Ackerman, 88, of Hellertown, died, August 12, 2020. Born in Bethlehem, he was a son of the late Anthony and Martha (Fenstermacher) Ackerman. He was the husband of Dolores “Dee” M. (Matz) Ackerman for 66 years.

He was in the United States Air Force.

While in the service, he attended classes from the University of Maryland while deployed. After returning home, he graduated from Moravian College.

He was an engineer for Bethlehem Steel until he retired in 1983. After retiring, he did consulting work in Saudi Arabia for three years. He then started his he started his own business, CA Associates, in Hellertown.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by two children, Guy A. Ackerman and his companion Francesca Bassa of California and Thea A. Carey and her husband William of Wallingford; and four grandchildren, Gordon and Max Ackerman and Kelly and Jenny Carey.

He was predeceased by a sister, Mae Groman.

Services will be private.

Contributions may be made to International Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia Foundation, 6144 Clark Center Avenue, Sarasota FL 34238.

Arrangements were made by Cantelmi Long Funeral Home Inc., Bethlehem.