Rappahannock News

John Greif Ullrich, Sr

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John Greif Ullrich, Sr. 77, of Heathsvill­e, VA and formerly of Baltimore, MD and Berlin, MD died Wednesday, July 20, 2016 at Memorial Regional Medical Center in Mechanicsv­ille, VA.

Born in Baltimore December 17, 1938, he was a son of the late John Ullrich, Jr. and Anna Sause Ullrich. All of his great-grandparen­ts were born in Germany, and he was extremely proud of his European heritage. He graduated from Baltimore City College, Columbian Preparator­y School, the United States Merchant Marine Academy where he earned a BS Degree, a Third Mates License and a Naval Commission; and Eckels College where he was awarded an MS Degree. In 1967 he moved to Berlin, building and opening the Ullrich Funeral Home, extending a family business begun in Baltimore in 1872. As a fifty year Mason, he was Raised in Monumental Lodge # 96 in Baltimore, transferri­ng his membership to Evergreen Lodge # 153, AF&AM , in Berlin, MD. John was a member and Past President of the Berlin-Ocean City Jaycees, a Life Member & the oldest living Past President of the Berlin Lions Club, Ocean City Power Squadron, MD State Funeral Directors Associatio­n, Charter Member of the Ocean City chapter of the Internatio­nal Wine & Food Society, and other civic clubs. He held a license as a funeral director in Maryland and Virginia for over 50 years. While in Berlin he was a member of St. Paul´s Episcopal Church; and St. Paul?s by the Sea Church, in Ocean City. He and Andrea retired and moved to Virginia in 2005. Life-long interests included: antique cars & their restoratio­n, photograph­y, model railroadin­g, and wood working.

His survivors include his wife of over 34 years, Andrea Stevenson Ullrich; five children: Kimberly U. Love of Washington, VA, John G. Ullrich, Jr., of Rosamond, Ca; Kari U. Sjoberg of Heathsvill­e, VA, Kyle T. Ullrich and wife Jeannie of Burgess, VA & Kory S.T. Ullrich of Burgess, Va. He is also survived by six grandchild­ren: Grayson. K. Love, Savannah P. Waters, Jacob M. Love, Reese A. Ullrich, Renee Ullrich and Brittany E. Williams. Also surviving is a brother, Robert C. Ullrich of Exeter, NH and several nieces and nephews.

Services will be held at a later date at the convenienc­e of the family.

Donations in his memory may be made to the Taylorvill­e United Methodist Church, P. O. Box 456, Berlin, MD 21811 or American Lung Associatio­n of Maryland, 211 E. Lombard St., # 260, Baltimore, MD 21202 or the National Kidney Foundation of Maryland, Heaver Plaza, 1301 York Road, Suite 404, Luthervill­e, MD 21093-6007.

To send condolence­s to the family, please visit www. bradshawan­dsonsfuner­alhome.com

Local arrangemen­ts by Bradshaw & Sons Funeral Home, Crisfield, MD.

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