She was the daughter of Ezra and Mable Paulhamus (Wurster), and was raised on the family farm in Salladasburg, Pa. with her four brothers and one sister. She married Rev. Charles W. Ulmer in 1945 in PA and moved to Cleveland, OH, where Charles attended Cleveland Bible College. Throughout her life she served as a pastor’s wife. In 1955 they moved to McDonaldsville, OH (Jackson Township), with their three daughters and resided for the next 32 years at McDonaldsville St. Paul United Methodist Church. In 1967, their son was born. During her life she embraced her role as a pastor’s wife, ministering to the church. She also enjoyed crafts, canning, crocheting, spending time with her friends and family, and gardening with a green thumb. They retired in 1987 in North Canton, OH, where she continued to garden and enjoy her four grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. During her life, her faith and love for Jesus truly poured out through her words, actions and love for everyone she touched.
Left to cherish her memory are three daughters, Marvalene (Dennis) Matson, Marcia Ulmer, and Diane (Kim) Morrison, and son, Charles W. (Sheryl) Ulmer, II, PhD. She is also survived by four grandchildren, Denise (Dylan) Palmer, Eric (Jennifer) Matson, Melissa (Christopher) Coultas, and Amanda (Derek Ehrman) Matson, PhD., five great- grandsons, and two great- granddaughters. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband of 70 years and siblings.
Funeral services will be held Friday, March 2, at 2 p.m. at Westbrook Park United Methodist Church with Dr. Joel Adkins officiating. Friends may call at Karlo-Libby Funeral Home on Thursday, March 1, from 6 – 8 p.m., and Friday, one hour prior to the service at the church. Memorials may be made to Meals on Wheels of Stark & Wayne Counties, Voices of Canton, or Westbrook Park United Methodist Church’s music department.
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