She was born September 9, 1939 in Heimbach, Germany to Paul and Elizabeth (Meyer) Schmaeler. Surviving are her brother, Wolf Schmaeler; sister, Inge Lautsch; brother-in-law, Richard Jones; nephew, Ronald Jones, and nieces, Laura Bramble and Linda Hutchison.
Ulla was preceded in death by her parents, and husbands, Edwin Jones and Duane Baird.
She worked as a sales associate at Bergner’s in Peoria for over twenty years. She was a member of the United Presbyterian Church in Peoria as well as the German-American Society, and its choir. Ulla was an avid golfer and loved to travel.
Cremation rites have been accorded Davison-Fulton Woolsey-Wilton Funeral Home. Inurnment will be at Swan Lake Memory Gardens in Peoria.
Ulla asked for memorial contributions to the Alzheimer’s Association, PAWS or the United Presbyterian Church.