The Ritzville Adams County Journal - Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887

Elmer Jacob Sackmann was born Oct. 1, 1928 in Ritzville, WA to Anna Klettke Sackmann and Jacob Sackmann. He passed away on Nov. 26, 2020 in Moses Lake, WA.

He lived his entire life in Lind and was a lifelong farmer until his retirement in 1997. He spent from 1952-1954 in the Army Corps of Engineers building and maintaining airfields mostly in the Aleutian Islands in Alaska.

In 1964 he married Erlene Weston and gained an instant family he never referred to his children as stepchildren they were his children. He belonged to the Lind Fire Dept. and was also an EMT. He was also a member of t...