Henry F Wulf

Henry F. Wulf went to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 30, 2023, at Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Brainerd, Minnesota.

Henry was born June 30th, 1936, in Rock Rapids, Iowa, and was raised on a farm in Rock County, Minnesota. Henry grew up attending First Baptist Church in Luverne, Minnesota and graduated from Luverne High School in 1954. He always enjoyed sports and was especially active in Golden Gloves boxing, winning many trophies. He also loved to hunt and fish. After his father passed away in 1956, Henry took over the family farm and farmed for his mother for three years before joining the U.S. Navy in 1958. He served in the Navy for four years as an Aviation Electronics Technician aboard the Aircraft Carrier U.S.S. Coral Sea and was honorably discharged in 1962. After his tour in the Navy he entered South Dakota State University where he graduated with a degree in Wildlife Management in 1965.

He married Loretta Amelia Schimel on December 22nd, 1959, at First Baptist Church in Luverne, Minnesota. Loretta taught at Dell Rapids High School in Dell Rapids, South Dakota while Henry attended South Dakota State University. After graduation in 1965, he was employed as Assistant Wildlife Manager with Minnesota Department of Natural Resources in Brainerd, Minnesota. Within just a few years he was promoted to Area Wildlife Manager and shortly thereafter to Regional Wildlife Manager at the Brainerd DNR headquarters. He retired in 1998 after serving nearly thirty-three years with the DNR.

Henry and Loretta had two daughters, Valerie and Heather. They owned and lived on a farm near Brainerd where they raised Arabian horses an all were active in the Northern Minnesota Arabian Horse Association and the North Star Arabian Horse Breeders Futurity Program. Henry was a three-time president of NMAHA and spent many years promoting and assisting with the Pillager Cup Ride sponsored by NMAHA beginning in the late 1960’s. He won the 50- mile Pillager Cup Ride in 1969 and went on to place second at the 100-Mile Kettle Moraine Ridge in Wisconsin the same year with a horse he had raised. He was also a past-president of the North Star Arabian Horse Breeders.

Following retirement, he enjoyed gardening and volunteering at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Brainerd as a parking valet and watching all kinds of sports programs.

Henry was a faithful member of First Baptist Church, where he enjoyed the fellowship and friendship of many other believers over the years. He served the Lord there as a Trustee for twelve years and as a Deacon for fifteen years, he also served as an usher for many years.

He was a kind and generous husband and father and will be lovingly remembered and missed by his wife, Loretta; and their two daughters, Valerie (Ed) Temp of St. Francis, MN, and Heather (Troy) Larson of Pillager, MN; grandchildren are Nathan Temp (Christine) of Coon Rapids, MN, Rachel Temp of East Bethel, MN and Jonathan, Joshua, and Gracia Larson of Pillager, MN; also surviving are two sisters, Audrey (Kenneth) Munro of Sioux Falls, SD, and Ruth (Alan) Hendrickson of Ocala, FL; two brothers, Donald (Lola) Wulf of Sioux City, IA, and Gordon (Pat) Wulf of Welleston, OK.

Preceding Henry in death were his parents, Henry F.F. and Mildred Wulf; brothers, Frank (Ruby) Wulf, and Arthur (Carol) Wulf; sisters, Elzora (George) Ott, Naidine (Edwin) Aanenson and Leila Wulf.

A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM on April 22, 2023, at Maplewood Cemetery In Luverne, MN followed by a social time at Living Rock Church in Luverne. The memorial service will be held at 2 PM on April 30, 2023 at First Baptist Church in Baxter, MN.

Many thanks to Dr Julie Olson of Essentia Health and Bethany Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Brainerd for their excellent care.

Caring for Henry and his family

Halvorson Taylor Funeral Home in Brainerd, Minnesota.