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1932
DIED
2010
MARLENE ULRIC KSEN Obituary
A memorial service will be held at the First Lutheran Church n Mount Vernon on April 24, 2010 at 2:00pm.
Marlene was born August 17, 1932 in Chicago, the daughter of Morgan and Thelma Grude. When she was a teen, the family moved to Ketchikan. She and Ralph Ulricksen were married there on March 30. 1950, and came to Sitka in 1967, where he was with Standard Oil. They owned the Franklin Building, where they operated their successful hardware store, Viking Home Center.
They left Sitka in 1988, living first in Edmonds then Anacortes, Washington.
While in Sitka, Marlene was member of the Chamber of Commerce and the Rotary Club, and belonged to the Lutheran Church.
She enjoyed knitting and made beautiful gifts for the grandchildren and other relatives. Her other interests included Alaska collectables and carrying on the Norwegian heritage-cooking Norwegian food and collecting Norwegian knickknacks.
"Marlene was a very elegant, savvy business and family oriented woman," her family said. "She was proud of her Norwegian heritage and was proud to have been a resident of Alaska. She loved Sitka and it's residents - Ralph and Marlene moved from Sitka only because of medical needs."
"We will miss her dearly."
Marlene was preceded in death by her parents, Morgan and Thelma Grude; a son, Gary Ulricksen; and a sister, Lorraine Farstad.
Survivors include her husband, Ralph Ulricksen of Mount Vernon; son Glenn Ulricksen of Freeland, Washington; daughter Marla Ulricksen Morgan of Portland, Oregon; sister Carol Becker and a niece, Linda Transki, both of Ketchikan; granddaughters Jodi Ulricksen-Duffield of Sitka and Mia Schriener of Roseburg, Oregon; grandsons Tim Ulricksen of Sitka and Trevor Lamoureux of Bend, Oregon; and great-grandchidren Kody, Myranda, Kevin, Maleea, Jacob and Cassie; two brothers, Morgan Grude of Great Falls, Montana, and Richard Grude of San Diego; and many nieces and nephews also survive.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Cancer Society in Marlene's memory.
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