Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin
Eileen Agnes Ackerman
1937 — 2024
Eileen Agnes Ackerman (nee Staral) passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 27, 2024, surrounded by her husband, Tom, and her family. Eileen was born on December 15, 1937 in West Bend, Wisconsin, and she was the middle child of Anton and Cecelia Staral. Eileen loved learning at St. Mary's Catholic Elementary School and West Bend High School. One of Eileen's many notable early experiences was representing Washington County in the ribbon-cutting ceremony when Highway 41 was expanded to four lanes in the mid-1950's. Eileen graduated from the University of Wisconsin- Madison cum laude with a teaching degree in 1959. Eileen taught school in Cedarburg, Wisconsin for one year. While...