Elzie Roy ULREY

ULREY, CORNELL, GREEN, ALLEN, VANCE, MCKNIGHT, ROSE, MCKNIGHT

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 2/17/2012 at 21:35:05

May 25, 1916 --- February 15, 2012

ROCKFORD, IL - Elzie Roy Ulrey, 95, of Rockford passed away Feb. 15, 2012, at River Bluff Nursing Home. Born May 25, 1916, in Goldfield, Iowa to John and Annie (Cornell) Ulrey. He married Mildred Green on Oct. 6, 1940, in Paw Paw. Elzie served in the 97th Infantry Division of the U.S. Army during World War II. After the war he attended Worsham's College of Mortuary Science and worked for Burpee Wood Funeral Home in Rockford for many years. In 1968, he opened Ulrey Funeral Home (now Advantage Funeral Home). Elzie was a lifetime member of the American Legion and served as State Commander in 1965. He was a 32nd Degree Mason, Tebala Shrine Klown, and a member of VFW Post 2955 in Roscoe. Also a member of Aldersgate U.M.C. Survivors include children, Roberta (Randy) Allen of Roscoe and John Ulrey of Reno, Nev.; sister, Cleora Vance of Rockford; grandsons, Erick (Meredith) McKnight and Aaron (Brianne) McKnight; and great-granddaughters, Vicktoria Rose, Ariana Mae McKnight, and another one on the way. Predeceased by his parents; three brothers; and three sisters. Service at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, at Advantage Funeral Home, 7000 W. State St., Rockford, Pastor Thomas Hardwick officiating. Committal in Wyoming Township Cemetery, Paw Paw, with the Rev. Erick McKnight officiating. Visitation from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17, at the funeral home, with Masonic ceremonies to follow. Visitation also from 10 a.m. Saturday to time of service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to VFW Post 2955 and the Shiner's Children's Hospital.

Rockford Register Star -- Illinois
February 17, 2012