Leonard Gustav Ackerlund

   FamilySearch ID: L62X-2P6.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Obituary: Des Moines Register: obituary of Leonard Ackerlund on 10 Jun 2001 in Des Moines, Polk, IA. ² Leonard G. Ackerlund, 88, of Madrid died of cancer Friday at Israel Family Hospice House in Ames. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Sundberg-Kirkpatrick Funeral Home in Madrid, with burial at Fairview Cemetery near there. Mr. Ackerlund had lived in Madrid all his life. He was a retired lathe operator with John Deere Des Moines Works in Ankeny and a member of Garden Prairie United Church of Christ, Lions Club, Garden Club and Madrid Historical Society. He enjoyed woodworking and gardening. He is survived by his wife, Viola; four daughters, Carlene Anderson of Nevada, Karen Anderson of Huxley, Carolyn Santi of West Des Moines and Kristin Yaple of Blue Springs, Mo.; 11 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m.. today at the funeral home, where the family will be present from 5 to 8 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to his church or Madrid Historical Society.

Leonard married Viola Louise Barclay on 8 Oct 1937.¹ (Viola Louise Barclay was born on 8 Jun 1913 in Madrid, Boone, IA and died on 9 Sep 2009 in Madrid, Boone, IA.)