Dorothy Ackerman, 97

BOCA RATON, FLA. – Dorothy (Green) Ackerman died May 5 at Boca Raton Regional Hospital. She was predeceased by her husband, Joseph, who died on May 26, 2014, at age 99. They had been married 75 years. Together, they operated for 40 years the J. Ackerman Co., a wholesale clothing business, before retiring to Boca Raton 29 years ago.

She was the family matriarch. The daughter of the late Benjamin and Flora (Solomon) Green, she was born in Dorchester, Mass. She was predeceased by her brother, Sgt. Philip S. Green, who died in World War II.

She is survived by her children, Marshall Ackerman of Stamford, Conn., Richard Ackerman and his wife Noreen of Longboat Key, Fla., and Phyllis Kochavi and her husband Doron of La Canada, Calif.; grandchildren Jeffrey Ackerman and his wife Staci, Brian Ackerman and his wife Sandra, Jennifer Ackerman, Ari Kochavi and Danielle Kochavi; great-grandchildren Jamie and Rachel Ackerman, and Isabella and George Ackerman. She was predeceased by her daughter-in-law Joyce Ackerman.

Contributions in her memory may be made to the Boca Raton Regional Hospital, 800 Meadows Rd., Boca Raton, Fla. 33486.