NETTIE LEE "TOOTER" ULRICH, PORT JERVIS, NEW YORK
Nettie Lee "Tooter" Ulrich, Port Jervis, born on July 3, 1926, passed away on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 after a long illness. She was 88.
Nettie, born in Vickery, Texas to parents Lee A. and Nettie Ewer Lowery into a family with six brothers and sisters spent her childhood near Paris, Texas. She met the love of her life, Richard Ulrich in Texas during World War II in 1945 and later moved to the Sparrowbush, NY area, where they began their life together. Nettie, also known to many as "Tooter" spent her working days in the offices of and retired from Andmore Sportswear, in Port Jervis.
Nettie had a special love for her "furry children", her many cats she had throughout the years. To all who knew her, knew they were all very special to her and treated them just like family. Days at Mohican Lake, spending time with her grandkids swimming, fishing and water skiing were also treasured memories to her. She was a lifetime member of the Tri-States Naval Ship Ladies Auxilliary and a member of Pond Eddy United Methodist Church and sang in the choir.
She was loved by all, and will be greatly missed by her family and many, friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her six brothers and sisters. Also preceded in death by her husband, Richard in 1992 and her eldest daughter, Jean Marie in 1999 and her mother and father-in-law, Marie and Frank Ulrich. She is survived by her daughters Patricia Vereschagin and husband, Victor of Budd Lake, NJ and Susan Goddard and husband, Frank of Huguenot, NY. Also survived by her seven grandchildren, Jim and Tony Lechner of Cocoa, Florida, Vicky Kaufman and husband, AJ of Bloomingdale, NJ, Alice Driber and husband, Ed of East Stroudsburg, Pa, Eric Vereschagin and wife, Erika of Budd Lake, NJ, Alicia Furst and husband, Chris of Live Oak, FL, Frank Goddard, Jr. and wife Casey of Sparrowbush, NY. Nettie also had 14 great-grandchildren, Brittany, Nick, Ryan, Lynda Jean, Jennifer, Kaitlyn, Nicole, Thomas, Tessa, Jarred, Allysen, Chrystal, Dylan, Devon and 6 great-great grandchildren, Hunter, Jenny, Sierra, Kerrance, Jaydance and Sabrina. Visitation will be held at Knight-Auchmoody Funeral Home, 154 E. Main St., Port Jervis, NY. on Monday, May 4th from 4pm - 8pm. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday May 5th at the Knight-Auchmoody Funeral Home at 11am. Rev. Nancy Vonderhorst will officiate. Interment will follow at Laurel Grove Cemetery, Port Jervis, NY. Memorial contributions may be made in her name to the Pond Eddy United Methodist Church 122 Berme Church Rd., Pond Eddy, NY 12770 or to the Port Jervis- Deerpark Humane Society, Route 209, Port Jervis, NY 12771.Arrangements are by the Knight-Auchmoody Funeral Home, 154 E. Main St. Port Jervis, NY. For information, directions or to send a condolence note to the family visitknight-auchmoody.com.