Marilyn J. Ackerman, 75, of Lower Macungie Township, died Dec. 3, 2019, at St. Luke’s Hospice House, Bethlehem. She was the wife of Donald S. Ackerman. Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late Alfred and Helen (Schnabel) Feiertag.

She was a member of St. Ann Catholic Church, Emmaus.

She was a graduate of William Allen High School and St. Luke’s Hospital School of Nursing. She was a registered nurse, working at Lehigh Valley Hospital for many years.

She is survived by her husband; son, Kenneth P. Ruddell; daughter, Cathy Ruddell Orendach; sisters, Phyllis Stoudt, Christine Davis and Janice Schaller; grandson, Joshua Orendach. She was predeceased by a brother, Wayne Feiertag.

Contributions may be made to St. Ann Catholic Church, 415 S. Sixth St., Emmaus, 18049.

Arrangements were made by the Bachman, Kulik & Reinsmith Funeral Home, Emmaus.