Obituary of Robert Ulrich

Ulrich, Robert G., age 76, died Wednesday, February 22, 2012 in Hilton Head, SC. He was born in Evanston, IL and had been a resident of Wyckoff for 37 years. He and his wife also maintained a home in Hilton Head, SC. Bob was a graduate of Loyola Academy, Chicago, IL, Marquette University and Marquette Law School, Milwaukee WI. Prior to his retirement in 2000, he was an attorney serving as General Counsel for A & P, Montvale, NJ. Bob was a member of St. Elizabeth's RC Church, having served on the Liturgy Committee and was a Eucharistic Minister. He was a volunteer at the Christian Health Care Center and St. Martin de Porres Kitchen, Jersey City. Bob was a former tutor at Sacred Heart School, Jersey City. He was a member of The Indian Trail Club, Franklin Lakes and a former member of Ridgewood County Club. He was also a member of Activities Unlimited and was an avid tennis and golf player. Bob enjoyed time with family, time in Hilton Head, SC and attending the many activities of his grandchildren. Bob is survived by his wife, Diane (nee Granzin) of Wyckoff, and his three children; Jeff and his wife, Melinda Ulrich of Clinton Twsp., NJ, Laura E. and her husband, Kirk Brett of Rye, NY and Meredith C. and her husband Graham Hill of Mooresville, NC and his sister, Patricia and her husband Joseph Pankus of Lake Geneva, WI. He is also survived by his loving grandchildren; Jeffrey, Brendan, Monica, Matthew and Audrey Ulrich, Alison, Elizabeth and Sophie Brett, and Lucy, Thomas, and Charles Hill. Bob was predeceased by his brother, Jerome Ulrich in 2011. Visiting hours will be held on Sunday 2- 5 PM at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home, www.vpfh.com , 257 Godwin Ave. Wyckoff, NJ. A Funeral Mass will be held on Monday 10:00 AM at St. Elizabeth RC Church, 700 Wyckoff Ave., Wyckoff, NJ. Interment will follow in Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Annandale, NJ. In lieu of flowers, donations in Bob's memory may be made to Sacred Heart School, 183 Bayview Ave., Jersey City, NJ 07305.