Oma Ulin

Obituary Fairfield Oma May Ulin, age 94 of Fairfield died Sunday morning January 16, 2011 at the Parkview Care Center in Fairfield, following a long illness. Oma was born on May 13, 1916 in Fairfield, the daughter of Hugh and Ethel Hoskins Sands. She spent her early childhood years in Afton. Her family moved back to Fairfield, and she subsequently graduated from Fairfield High School in 1933. She married Forest (Frosty) Ulin on May 31, 1934, and was married to him for 73 years until his death January 22, 2008. For many years Mrs. Ulin assisted her husband in the family photography business, until she became a school teacher. She began her teaching career in Richland, where she taught elementary school for three years. In 1960 she joined the Fairfield school system and taught second grade until she retired in 1979. She was a graduate of Parsons College. Prior to her illness she was active in the Retired Teachers Association and was a lifelong member of the First United Methodist Church. She is survived by one daughter Jane Connolly of Waverly, Iowa; and one son Bill ( Kitty ) Ulin of Manassas, Virginia; three grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 10:30 A.M. Friday, January 21st at the Raymond Funeral Home in Fairfield with Pastor Nat Nims officiating. Cremation will be accorded following the funeral service with interment of ashes at a later time in Pennington Cemetery, south of Sigourney. The family will receive friends on Thursday from 4:30 until 6:30 P.M. at the Raymond Funeral Home in Fairfield. Funeral arrangements are in the care of the Raymond Funeral Home in Fairfield.