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Gary Ulfers
GARY ULFERS
Cedar Rapids
Gary "Ol' Hippie" Ulfers, 64, of Cedar Rapids, died Saturday, March 12, 2016, at Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha. Memorial services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 16, at Stewart Baxter Funeral & Memorial Services, Cedar Rapids. Gary generously donated his body to the University of Iowa Department of Anatomy.
Survivors include his soulmate, Denise Ulfers of Cedar Rapids; children, Zachary (Jessica Heising) Ulfers of Davenport and Alicia Ulfers of Cedar Rapids; brothers, Alan (Mary Rathburn) Ulfers of Birmingham, Ala., and Dallas (Pam) Ulfers of Norwalk, Iowa; grandchildren, Brecken and Ambrose; nephews, Brandon Burgett and Brenton Ulfers; and nieces, Ryan Ulfers and Casey Werth.
Gary was born May 26, 1951, in Lincoln, Neb., the son of Bobby and Gaynell (Zimmerman) Ulfers. Gary was a union sheetmetal worker with Local 263 AFL-CIO. He was a proud hippie and loved animals.
He was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Pamela Ulfers.
Memorials are suggested to American Cancer Society.
Please share your support and memories with Gary's family on his tribute wall at www.stewartbaxter.com under obituaries.
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