Carol J. Gardner Ulrich, 72, of Knapp Rd., Sherburne, NY passed away Saturday, February 28, 2015 at Faxton-St. Luke’s Healthcare in New Hartford.
She was born May 17, 1942 in Bloomsburg, PA, a daughter of Paul and Jean Sanderson Gardner. Carol was a graduate of Moosic High School, attended Mansfield State College, and graduated from SUNY, Morrisville with honors. She later attended Oneonta State College on a scholarship. On September 23, 1961, Carol married Kenneth R. Ulrich in Moosic, PA. Carol was a certified home health aide at Family Home Care in Sherburne. She had also taught English at the Valley Heights Academy in Norwich, where she was also a substitute teacher for many years.
She was a member of the Christian Baptist Church in Sherburne where she taught Sunday school. She was a former member and Past Matron of the O.E.S. #501 of Hamilton; a Boy Scout den mother, and Girl Scout leader for many years. She loved quilting and was a member of the Fat Cat Quilting Club and the Americana Village Quilters.
Carol is survived by her husband, Kenneth; her children, Kenneth and Tammy Ulrich of Port Deposit, MD; Mark and Patricia Ulrich of Crossville, TN; Susan Delmonico and husband Alan Sanders of Cartersville, GA; Michael and Sabrina Ulrich of Sherburne; a brother, Bruce Gardner of Tunkhannock, PA; grandchildren, Ethan, Caleb, Noah, Alexandra, Sophia, Jonathan, Sierra, Kenneth “Joshua”; step-grandchildren, Jeanette, Alicia, Michael, Ashton and Elena. She was predeceased by a son Jonathon in 1977, a step granddaughter Tracy Lynn Fisher and a special “Fresh Air” son, Felipe Pagan, who spent many summers with the family.
Funeral services will be held at 7pm Friday, March 6, 2015, from the Burgess & Tedesco Funeral Home, 10 S. Main St., Sherburne.
Friends are invited to call at the funeral home on Friday from 5-7pm prior to the service.
Interment will be private at the convenience of her family.
Contributions in her memory may be made to the American Cancer Society, PO Box 7, East Syracuse, NY 13057. or the Sherburne Emergency Squad.
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