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Henry Wulf

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Henry F. Wulf went to be with the Lord on the morning of March 30, 2023, with his wife beside him, at Bethany Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Brainerd, Minnesota.
Henry was born on June 30, 1936, in Rock Rapids, Iowa, raised on a farm near Luverne, Minnesota, and graduated  from Luverne High School in 1954. He enjoyed sports and was active inGolden Gloves boxing, winning many trophies. He also loved to hunt and fish. He served inthe U.S. Navy for four years and was an Aviation Electronics Technician aboard the aircraftcarrier U.S.S. Coral Sea.
On Dec. 22, 1959, he married Loretta Schimel at First Baptist Church in Luverne. After his tour in the Navy he attended South Dakota State University and graduated with a degree in Wildlife Management in 1965. In June of 1965 he was employed by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources as assistant wildlife manager with headquarters in Brainerd, Minnesota. Within a few years he was promoted to area wildlife manager and shortly thereafter to regionalgame manager at the Brainerd location. In 1998 he retired after serving 33 years with the DNR.
Henry and Loretta were the parents of two daughters, Valerie and Heather. They owned a farm near Brainerd where they raised and showed Arabian horses. All were active in the NorthernMinnesota Arabian Horse Association and the North Star Arabian Horse Breeders Futurity Program. Henry was a three-time president of NMAHA. He won the 50-mile Pillager Cup Ridein 1969 with a horse he had raised and went on to place second in the 100-mile Kettle MoraineEndurance Ride in Wisconsin the same year.
Following retirement he enjoyed gardening and volunteering at St. Joseph Hospital in Brainerdas a parking valet. He also liked to watch all kinds of sports events.
Henry was a faithful member of First Baptist Church where he enjoyed the fellowship andfriendship of many other believers over the years. He served the Lord there as a trustee for12 years and as a deacon for 15 years and also ushered for many years.
He was a kind and generous husband, father and grandfather and will be lovingly rememberedand missed by his wife, Loretta, and their two daughters, Valerie (Ed) Temp of St. Francis, Minnesota, and Heather (Troy) Larson of Pillager, Minnesota. Grandchildren are Nathan (Christine) Temp ofCoon Rapids, Minnesota, Rachel Temp of East Bethel, Minnesota, and Jonathan, Joshua and Gracia Larson ofPillager, Minnesota. Also surviving are two sisters, Audrey (Kenneth) Munro of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Ruth (Alan) Hendrickson of Ocala, Florida, and two brothers, Donald (Lola) Wulf of Sioux City, Iowa,and Gordon (Pat) Wulf of Welleston, Oklahoma.
Preceding Henry in death were his parents, Henry F. F. and Mildred Wulf; brothers Frank(Ruby) Wulf, and Arthur (Carol) Wulf; and sisters Elzora (George) Ott, Naidine (Edwin)Aanenson, and Leila Wulf.
A grave-side service will be held at 2 p.m. on April 22, 2023, at Maplewood Cemetery in Luveme, Minnesota followed by a social time at Living Rock Church in Luverne. The memorial service will beheld at 2 p.m. on April 30, 2013, at First Baptist Church in Brainerd, Minnesota.
Special thanks to Dr. Julie Olson of Essentia Health and to everyone at Bethany Good Samaritan Nursing Home for their excellent care.
Arrangements are provided by Halvorson-Taylor Funeral Home, www.halvorsonjohnson.com.
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