Kim Bruce Ackelson
1960-01-20 2008-12-19
Kim "KB" Bruce Ackelson, 48, passed away at Polk City Nursing and Rehab Center on Friday, December 19, 2008.
Funeral services will be Tuesday, December 23, at 2 p.m. at Sunset Funeral Chapel. The family will receive friends Monday evening from 4 to 6 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be at a later date at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
KB was a lifelong resident in Des Moines, graduating from Lincoln High School and studying business at Drake University. He was employed as a cook and a business manager. KB enjoyed watching the Food Network, Orange County Choppers, the Dallas Cowboys, and NASCAR with his favorite driver, Jeff Gordon. He also liked fishing at Moffitt and Easter lakes, playing darts and foosball with family and friends, and eating popsicles. He especially enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. KB will be missed by all who knew him.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Lilla Ackelson.
He is survived by his wife, Tammy; daughters: Ashley Ann Ackelson, Melanie Marie Ackelson, and Crystal Ann Stairs; grandson, Cole Collison; and father, Richard Ackelson.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Funeral services will be Tuesday, December 23, at 2 p.m. at Sunset Funeral Chapel. The family will receive friends Monday evening from 4 to 6 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be at a later date at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
KB was a lifelong resident in Des Moines, graduating from Lincoln High School and studying business at Drake University. He was employed as a cook and a business manager. KB enjoyed watching the Food Network, Orange County Choppers, the Dallas Cowboys, and NASCAR with his favorite driver, Jeff Gordon. He also liked fishing at Moffitt and Easter lakes, playing darts and foosball with family and friends, and eating popsicles. He especially enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. KB will be missed by all who knew him.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Lilla Ackelson.
He is survived by his wife, Tammy; daughters: Ashley Ann Ackelson, Melanie Marie Ackelson, and Crystal Ann Stairs; grandson, Cole Collison; and father, Richard Ackelson.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.