Jay Thomas Acklam

Jay Thomas Acklam, age 75, passed away peacefully on Monday January 8, 2024, at Aurora Medical Center in Kenosha. Jay was born in Racine on October 19, 1948, son of the late George and Mary Jane (nee: Petersen) Acklam.

Jay graduated from Washington Park High School “Class of 1966”. He proudly served in the U.S. Army in the Vietnam War. In his younger years, Jay helped his family at their funeral home. Over the years he was employed as a machinist at Rexnord, JI Case and other companies and was a local and long-distance truck driver. A man of many talents, Jay also worked as a handyman and was adept at plumbing, electrical work, and carpentry. On October 11, 2008, Jay was united in marriage to Dolores “Dolly” Kovera-Fitch and have since shared fifteen beautiful years together. He was a lifetime member of the Winchester Gun Club and enjoyed shotgun and trap shooting. In his spare time Jay enjoyed fishing, hunting, camping, canoeing, ATVing, nature and the outdoors, was an avid cribbage player and pool player, and riding his motorcycle in his younger years.

Jay will be dearly missed by his wife, Dolly; his canine pals, Moses and Charo; siblings, Todd (Janet) Acklam, Kris (Mike) Green, Mary Ann (Larry) Demanche; nephews, Tyler and Taylor Albright; cousins in the Acklam, Petersen, Budish and Grobner families; longtime friends, Kipper, Texas Todd, Mark and Joan; his caring 4th street neighbors, especially Pete; other family and friends.

Funeral Services followed by Full Military Honors will be held at the funeral home on Tuesday, January 16, 2024, at 11 am. Relatives and friends may meet at the funeral home prior to the service from 10-11 am. Memorials to the American Lung Association have been suggested.

The service will be livestreamed and may be viewed at https://www.facebook.com/meredithfuneralhome/