John
Ulrich, 89
Red
Lake Falls - John H. Ulrich, 89, died on
Tuesday, September 9, 2003 at Northwest Medical
Center in Thief River Falls.
Funeral
services were held on Sunday, September 14 at St.
John Lutheran Church in Red Lake Falls with the
Rev. Jeffrey Lytle officiating. Casketbearers were
Larry Ulrich, Louis Ulrich, Marv Kading, Ray
Ulrich, Frank Ehling and Merlin Carlson. Honorary
casketbearer were all of John's grandchildren.
Interment was in Oak Grove Cemetery in Red Lake
Falls.
John
Henry Ulrich was born on September 5, 1914 in River
Township of Red Lake County, the son of Fred and
Dora (Seeger) Ulrich. He was baptized and confirmed
at St. John Lutheran Church, where he was a long
time member. He graduated from elementary school in
rural Red Lake Falls and worked on the famiy farm
and the surrounding area until moving to California
in the mid 1930s. While in California, John
continued his education at the Mare Island Navy
Yard, graduating as a journeman
machinist.
On April
5, 1941, he married Eleanore Steltz in Richmond,
Calif. In 1946, they moved back to his family farm
in Minnesota, where they farmed small grains and
raised dairy cattle. John enjoyed farming and
working as a machinist at American Crystal, both in
Crookston and Drayton, N.D. He also enjoyed music,
singing in the church choir, playing his tenor
banjo and traveling throughout the United States
and Canada. He was a member of the Men's Club and
choir and was a township treasurer for many years.
He was a resident of Valley Home in Thief River
Falls since January 1999 and at Pioneer Memorial
Care Center in Erskine since April 2002.
Survivors
include two sons, Kenneth (Linda K.) and David
(Linda G.), both of Red Lake Falls; six
grandchildren; one great-grandchild; a sister,
Holly Baxter of Long Beach, Calif.; a brother, Art
of Rancho Mirage, Calif.; and several nieces and
nephews.
John is
preceded in death by his wife, Eleanor; his
parents; three sisters, Marie, Dorothy and Minnie;
and five brothers, Carl, Fritz, Ernest, William and
Alvin.
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