Akerley, John Edgar
Patricia (Sininger) Akerley “Trisha”
Father: Edgar Akerley
Mother: Cecile ( ) Akerley
Brother: William
Son: Jason
Daughter: Michelle
John Akerley was born in St. Leonard, New Brunswick. He married Patricia Sininger in Chilliwack . He died at home in Princeton (obituary).
He graduated in 1960 as a chemical engineer from the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario, and Queen’s University.
He was a dedicated and highly respected member of the Princeton community. He served as a volunteer with the Princeton Hospice and Palliative Care Society, the Princeton and District Skills Centre, the Princeton Committee of the South Okanagan Similkameen Community Foundation, and the Princeton Health Care Steering Committee.
He was also the President of the Princeton and Area Business Enhancement Association (2007) as well as the Area H South Okanagan Health Care representative (2014).
The Canadian Military Engineers Association – CME Family Last Post by Year); Similkameen News Leader, January 30, 2007, page 5; January 21, 2014, page 18;
February 23, 2016, page 17 (obituary)