Benjamin "Benny" Ulmer

An active community member, loyal and committed dad and husband, Benjamin "Benny" Ulmer, age 70, of Bellbrook, passed away Saturday, May 27th, 2017 at Kettering Medical Center. He was born February 13th, 1947 in Bucyrus, Ohio to Clara (Fisher) Ulmer and Ervin Ulmer. Benny was very patriotic. He served his country with honor in the U.S. Marine Corps., serving two tours, during the Vietnam War. Benny was a graduate of Buckeye Central High School. He earned his bachelors degree in Finance from Franklin University, Columbus, and his masters degree in Business Administration from the University of Dayton. Benny retired from General Electric in 2007 after 22 years of employment. Benny loved the outdoors. He enjoyed tent camping, OSU games, Kings Island, and repairing and selling cars. Benny was active in the community. He could be seen delivering U.S. flags to the graves at the cemetery during national holidays, and delivering wreaths and other greenery during the Christmas holiday. Benny was very active in the Boy Scouts Troop #75 Bellbrook and the Tecumseh Council. He held many leadership positions in the Bellbrook Lions Club, member of Masonic Lodge #147 Dayton, member of Scottish Rite Valley of Dayton and the Antioch Shrine Marching Patrol. He was preceded in death by his father Ervin Ulmer; mother Clara Ulmer Dick; step-father WIlbur Dick; sister Bonnie Studer, and nephew Michael Studer. Benny is survived by his wife of 47 years, Roberta (Benedict) Ulmer; daughter Ann "Betsy" Fassel (Craig) of Westerville, Ohio and son Andrew Ulmer (Bobbie McTurner) of Wyoming, Ohio; four grandchildren Abby & Max Fassel, Harper and Danica Ulmer; brother Eugene Ulmer (Norma) of South Dakota, and many nieces and nephews.. To help celebrate his life, you are invited to a gathering of family and friends on Thursday June 1st from 5-8 pm at Conner & Koch Life Celebration Home, 92 W. Franklin St., Bellbrook. Masonic Lodge services at 8:00 pm. A graveside service will be held Friday, June 2nd at 11:00 am at Bellbrook Cemetery, 4646 Upper Bellbrook Rd., Bellbrook. A reception will follow at the Bellbrook Presbyterian Church, 72 W. Franklin St, Bellbrook, OH. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Shriners Hospital, 107 E. First St, Dayton, Ohio 45402 or Bellbrook Lions Club, PO Box 111, Bellbrook, Ohio 45305. Envelopes will be available at Conner & Koch. You are welcome to send a condolence or flowers, light a candle and share a story or picture about Benny at www.ConnerAndKoch.com. To watch a tribute video honoring Benny please follow the link below: https://www.tributeslides.com/tributes/show/FZPHX8SQKKNH9G7F Copyright Notice © 2017 (Conner & Koch Life Celebration Home) ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. This obituary is a work protected under international and federal Copyright Laws and Treaties. Any unauthorized reproduction, distribution or use of this material is prohibited. No part of this compiled work may be reproduced, altered or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system without express written permission from the author. The author hereby grants the newspaper the right to publish the complied work on the dates and location provided in the submission details and further grants to the newspaper the right to reproduce the work electronically in any website or digital medium owned or controlled by the newspaper provided the copy is not altered or modified in any way. The funeral home's website domain must accompany any reproduction of the work. The work must not be used for or by any person for direct commercialized gain in competition with the author, the funeral home, or their respective businesses. Privacy Disclaimer The information contained in this Book of Memories is intended solely for the private use of the families and friends of the deceased to support each other and honor, respect and pay tribute to the memory of the deceased. Any and all other use is strictly prohibited. Without limiting the foregoing, any reproduction, distribution of the information contained herein, nor any contact or solicitation of any person identified in this work, nor any attempt to use the information in the work is prohibited.

Benjamin "Benny" Ulmer

February 13, 1947 - May 27, 2017