Officiating the service will be Pastor Lee Weander. Burial will take place at Prospect View Cemetery in rural Pierce. Visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at Stonacek Funeral Chapel in Norfolk.

Judy passed away on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, at Accura HealthCare in Pierce. Stonacek Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements.

Judy was born on Dec. 7, 1944, in Plainview to Emil and Esther (Dewey) Broekemeier. She attended Immanuel Lutheran Parochial School in Osmond and then graduated from Osmond High School in 1963. Judy was baptized and confirmed at Im manuel Lutheran Church in Osmond. Judy married Gary Acklie on Jan. 12, 1964, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Osmond. After married, the couple lived in Plainview, Bloomfield, then Pierce where they started Ack’s Plumbing and Heating in 1978, and in 2009 they sold the business. The couple then moved to Yankton in 2014. Judy enjoyed sewing, crochet -

ing, stamping, reading, card making, and taking care of her grandchildren.

Judy was a member of Our Savior Lutheran Church in Norfolk.

Judy is survived by her husband Gary Acklie; two children, Kristine (Brian) Silhacek of Norfolk and Lee (Kristi) Acklie of Pierce; six grandchildren, Alyssa Silhacek, Bret (Louise) Silhacek, Michaela Acklie, Brendon Acklie, Sam Florence and Sydney (Matt) Soltys; two greatgrandchildren Rama Silhacek and Jo Soltys; sister Barbara (Marvin) Theis of Creighton; sisters-in-law Kathleen Broekemeier of Norfolk and Lois Broekemeier of Ainsworth, and brothers-in-law Keith (Jeri) Acklie of Crum, TX, and Steve Acklie of Norfolk.

She was preceded in death by her parents Emil and Esther; infant sister Georgina; brothers Gerald Broeke meier, Glen Broekemeier, Donald Broekemeier, Byron Broekemeier, Orville Broekemeier, and James Broekemeier; sisters Marian Block, Phyllis Rodgers, and Rosie Jenkens, and parents-in-law Charles and Marjorie Acklie.

Condolences may be expressed to the family on-line at www.stonacekfuneralchapel. com.