Ulrich: Anton
Alois Anton Ulrich was born to Franz and Johanna (Reithofer) Ulrich on March 4, 1910, in the village of Hochneukirchen, NOE, Austria. Seeking better times, Alois immigrated to Canada at the age of twenty in 1930. Once in Canada he took a train west, to St. Gregor. He worked for several area farmers - among them Smith, Gourley and Andrew Foushe. He also worked for the John Kouschkowski family at Handel, SK. He enjoyed his time there and kept in touch with the family throughout the years that followed. Another of his early jobs was working to dig the basement of the Delta Bessborough Hotel in Saskatoon. He later returned to the Spalding area and began farming west of town along with three others from his village in Austria - his brother Josef Ulrich, Franz Kager Sr., and Friedrich BeiglbÖck. There were many funny stories from these times, one of our favourites being the time that Louis and one of the others went to Prince Albert looking for work. They found a large farm totally enclosed by a fence, but couldn't get in, so they climbed the fence and went in but didn't see anyone so left again the same way they had entered. When they came back and described the place they learned that they had been inside the penitentiary. He was married to Ruby Mortenson in 1942. They worked hard on the farm for many years, semi-retiring to Spalding in 1977, but always maintaining a strong interest in the farm, and anyone that dared to speak at noon when the Prairie Farm Report came on was taking a big risk. After Ruby's passing he lived in their home in Spalding for several years, and could often be seen driving his little brown truck around town or out to the fields. When living alone became too much he moved to the home in Middle Lake for a brief time, and then to Quill Plains Centennial Lodge in Watson. He was predeceased by his wife, Ruby Ulrich (2001); daughter-in-law, Lena Ulrich (1988); son, Eduard Kager (1997); great-granddaughter, Ruby Lengyel (2009); parents, Franz and Johanna Ulrich; brothers, Josef, Franz, Rupert and Ernst; sisters, Anna Ulrich and Maria Riegler. Surviving are son, Garry and Karen Ulrich of Spalding, SK and family: Garth Ulrich; Candace and Blaine Albertson (Tristan, Jade and Caitlyn); Kenneth and Mindy Bourque (Blake and Kruiz); Michelle Bourque; and Caley and Kristelle Hoffman (Seth and Avery); son, Dennis Ulrich of Spalding, SK and family: Kristine and Dan Webb (Shana); Kara and Cory Lengyel (liam); Charity and Sean Allan (Cohen and Crosbie); and Bartley Ulrich; daughter-in-law, Maria Kager of Hochneukirchen, Austria and family: Edmund Kager; Ulrike and Josef Schabauer (Philipp and Tamara); Johannes and Karolina Kager (Susanna); Waldtraud Schuster (Rainer and Kerstin); and Maria Puchegger (Bastian); sister, Johanna Schuster of Vienna, Austria; in-laws, Bertha Ulrich, Joe and Cecile Mortenson, Norman Mortenson and many other relatives in Canada and Austria. The Funeral Service for Louis was held on Saturday, June 29, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at Malinoski & Danyluik Funeral Home, Humboldt, officiated by Rev. John Rapp. Interment will take place at Dovre Lutheran Cemetery, Spalding district at a later date. Donations in Louis' memory may be made to the Quill Plains Centennial Lodge Activity Department. Funeral arrangements entrusted to Malinoski & Danyluik Funeral Home, Humboldt.
Rest in Peace/Ruhet in Freude
