Duane "Butch" Ulrich

RICHEY - Duane "Butch" Ulrich, age 56, of Richey, died of a heart attack on Friday, June 13, 2008, in Vida.

Visitation will be on Wednesday, June 18, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon, at the Silvernale-Silha Funeral Home in Glendive and from 2 until 8 p.m. Wednesday, at the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church in Richey. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 19, at the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church in Richey, with Pastor Vaughn White officiating. Interment will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, June 19, at the Dawson Memorial Cemetery in Glendive. Silvernale-Silha Funeral Home of Glendive is entrusted with arrangements.

Duane was born on Sept. 26, 1951, in Glendive, the son of Gydion and Lydia (Gaub) Ulrich. He attended schools in Glendive and graduated from Dawson County High School with the class of 1970. Duane attended Billings Automotive School in Billings, graduating in 1971. He served in the National Guard for six years. After he graduated from Vo-tech school, Duane went to work for Reuben Vogele at V & W Pontiac and Buick in Glendive. In 1973, he met Nancy Buller and on Dec. 7, 1973, they were married and they shared their life together for the past 34 years. Duane worked for K & M Oil Field Service for a short time and worked for Tim's Conoco of Glendive until it closed in 1978 and for Brengle's Pontiac and Buick in Glendive until it closed in 1990. He then became employed by Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Company in November of 1990 at the Little Beaver Compressor Station near Baker, Montana where he worked for six years before transferring to his present location at the Vida Compressor Plant near Vida.

Duane was very much a family man. He was a devoted husband, father and grandfather and his family was his whole life. He always enjoyed his time together with his children and grandson and also with his sisters and his in-laws. His hobbies included fixing up old vehicles, working in the yard, collecting Aladdin and other old oil lamps and model cars, and following the school sporting events. He was especially good at taking something old or broken and fixing it up. It gave him great pleasure to get it to work again. Duane will be deeply missed by his family and friends.

Duane was preceded in death by his beloved firstborn son, Mikel in 1995; his parents and a brother.

Survivors include his wife, Nancy, of Richey; three sons, Colin Ulrich of Jamestown, N.D., Preston Ulrich and his wife Ana of San Diego and Devin Ulrich of Casselton, N.D.; his grandson, Evan Ulrich of Harvey, N.D.; sisters, LaDonna Schlenz and her husband Larry and children Jerry, Jackie and Jeffrey, Loren and Amanda, Danice, Marshall, Cassie and Abbie, and Joanne, Jay, Bryce and Colin; Kathleen Hodous and her husband Jim and children Rodney, Amy, Gaige and Mikey and Jason; Wanda Ulrich and Arleen Ulrich, all of Glendive; and in-laws, Butch and Judy Raisl of Richey; Bonnie and Larry Smith of Richey and children Bruce, Elecia, Paige, Abbie and Jake, Brent, Carla, Ellie and Sam and Eric, Amy, Sophia and Caleb; Darrel and Jan Buller of Richey and children Kris, Jess, Ivan, Anna and Micah; and Mark and Karly; Cami Warner of Kodiak, Alaska, and children Emilee, Natalee, Hailee and Mitchel; Jim and Karen Moore, Seattle and children Christian, Kole, Adi and Ali.

Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at: www.silvernale-silhafuneralhome.com.