Gerhardt ULRICH

Mr Gerhardt "Hardy" Ulrich December 31, 1928 - March 19, 2009 - It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of our loving father and grandfather, Gerhardt (Hardy) Ulrich, on Thursday, March 19, 2009, in Regina, SK. Hardy was born on Dec. 31, 1928 on the farm near Saskatoon, SK. He received his education at Victor School, a small country school near the farm and studied mechanics and machinery at the Saskatoon Technical Collegiate. He married our mother Edna Kembel (1933-2000) in 1955 and moved to the family farm at Milestone in 1963 after working for a few years in Regina at Fairbanks Morse and Acklands. Hardy and Edna raised their four children on the farm at Milestone and were very active in the community until they moved to Regina in 1998. Hardy served as treasurer at the Lutheran Church in Riceton and as treasurer of the Minor Hockey Association at Milestone. Above all, Hardy was a farmer, in the truest sense of the word, and devoted his life to farming and instilling a strong work ethic in his children. Even after moving to the city, Hardy spent as much time out at the farm as he could. Hardy will be lovingly remembered and sadly missed by his children: Brian (Lizanne) of Vancouver, BC; Judy (Bill) Gilmour and their children Amanda, and Ryan of Lumsden, SK; Sharon (Kelvin) Holm and their children Jocelyn, Alysa and Elias of Gerald, SK; Kirby (Stacey) and their sons Jacob and Matthew of Milestone; his special friend Alvina Morgan; one brother Ron (Bev) Ulrich and their children Darla (Pat) and children, Blayne, Wade (Jacquie) and their children, and Janelle; and one brother-in-law Lesley (Buck) Ingleby and his son Harry (Winnipeg), as well as many other relatives and friends. A CELEBRATION OF HARDY'S LIFE will be held at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 3825 Hillsdale Ave., Regina, SK, on Tuesday March 24, 2009 at 1:30 pm with Rev. Bryan Rosnau officiating. Interment will follow at Regina Memorial Gardens Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations in Hardy's memory may be made to: Lutheran Hour Ministries, 270 Lawrence Avenue, Kitchener, ON, N2M 1Y4 or Regina Palliative Care Inc., 4F - 4101 Dewdney Avenue, Regina, SK, S4T 1A5. Arrangements entrusted to Regina Funeral home (306) 789-8850.