Betty Ulrich

1926 - 2017

Betty Ulrich
WASHBURN - Betty L. Walker Ulrich, 90, of Washburn passed away at 2:43 p.m. Saturday, August 19, 2017, at Snyder Village in Metamora.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, August 24, 2017, at Washburn United Methodist Church, with Pastor Will Meachum and her grandson, Pastor Solomon Filer, officiating. Burial will follow in Linn-Mt. Vernon Cemetery in Washburn. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m., prior to services at the church.
Memorials may be made to the Snyder Village Resident in Need Fund.
Calvert & Johnson Memorial Home in Washburn is assisting the family with arrangements.
Betty was born on December 3, 1926, in Hillsboro, IL, a daughter of Walter B. and Ruth Walcher Walker. She attended the Roanoke Methodist Church while growing up, then she was baptized and became a member of the Metamora Mennonite church. She was married to Lester Ulrich on June 16, 1946, at her parents' home in Roanoke by the Rev. Henry R. Schertz. He preceded her in death on April 27, 2000.
She is survived by six children: two sons, Walter (Betty) Ulrich of Sun Lakes, AZ, and Larry (Cindy) Ulrich of Washburn; four daughters, Dorothy (Wayne, deceased) Hart of Chillicothe, Janet (Gary) Guth of Washburn, Peggy (Mark) Bauer of Vernon and Sharon (Kevin) Filer of Davis; 12 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren. Also surviving are two sisters, Donna Smith of Las Vegas, NV, and Mary Walker of Bloomington; a brother, Wes Walker of Pontiac; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Les; a sister, Lois Lehr; a brother, Walter "Bud" Walker; and a great-granddaughter, Emily Smith.
She was a member of the Washburn United Methodist Church and a member and past president of the Washburn American Legion Ladies Auxiliary.
Betty was a homemaker, loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who lived to serve those around her. Her service will continue with the life lessons she imparted on her family.