Barbara Mountain Ackman, born June 18, 1929, died Friday May 25, 2012. She was preceded in death by her parents Ruth Cadman Mountain and Melvin Mountain Sr, and a great granddaughter Kristy Nath. She is survived by her husband Richard E. Ackman of 62 years this August, two daughters Terri and husband Leon Nath of PA., and Patricia Vukich of AZ, 5 grandchildren Jennifer Vukich of AZ., Jason Vukich of AZ., Richard Nath and wife Tracy of TX, Jonathan Nath and wife Anna of PA., and Leah Ochs and husband Matthew of PA. She also has 5 great grandchildren Alisha Salazar, Samatha Salazar, Jordan Salazar, Maia Nath, and Annabella Nath and 2 step great grandchildren Samanta and Lorenzo Sauro.
She was a member of The Church Of Jesus Christ where she taught a young girls Sunday School class when she was younger. She held various jobs which included being a seamstress, bookkeeper, sales person, and bank teller.
After moving to AZ in 1973 from PA she began working on the Maricopa-Pima Indian Reservation telling and showing them of the love of Jesus Christ, starting a second hand store called Helping Hands, and built Friendship Park on faith and answered prayer. She also published a book about her work and blessings with the Pima Indians. In the last few years she found a hidden talent of painting pictures and was given various awards for charity work, including a presidential award.
Instead of flowers the family requests you give donations to "Hospice of the Valley" Brighton Gardens 6001 Thomas St Scottsdale AZ 85251 or to the "NAOC" of The Church of Jesus Christ,' for missionary work, 3815 East Broadway Road Mesa, Arizona 85206.
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