SCOTT ACKLIN
ROCKWELL CITY – Scott Charles Edward Acklin, 58, died Thursday, October 13, 2016 at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. Services will be held on Saturday, October 22 at 10:30am at Lampe Funeral Home in Lake City with visitation one hour before service. Pastor Roy Karlenwill officiate. Burial will be held at a later date.
Scott was born on August 20, 1958 to Charles and Clara Jean (Riley) Acklin. On November 30, 1971, at the age of 13, he suffered a minibike accident causing injury to his spinal cord. Following surgeries and recuperation at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, Scott was transferred to Younkers Rehab Center where he spent the next 9 months learning how to walk again. For the next 44 years Scott encountered many medical problems to overcome as a result of the accident. After graduating from Lake City High School in 1977, Scott attended Waldorf College in Forest City. He moved back to Lake City where he and Kevin Bronzynski opened the Lazy Nights Lounge 2 miles west of town. He later moved to Phoenix, AZ and then Lakeside, CA before returning to Rockwell City where Myrla Kloster, an old friend, stepped back into his life.
Scott is survived by his life partner Myrla Kloster of Rockwell City; sisters Linda (Mike) Stotts, Lake City and Betsy (Reggie) Gardner, Rockwell City, and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and infant sister Kim.