Delbert Bulman

Delbert James “Delfee” Bulman, 89, of Dorchester died Friday, December 4, 2015 at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services were held Tuesday, December 8 at Mt. Hope Presbyterian Church in rural New Albin, with Pastor Paul Burgess officiating. Burial with military honors was at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
Delbert James "Delfee" Bulman was born to Alton John and Helga Mae (Sadler) Bulman January 22, 1926 in Preston, MN. After graduating from Waukon High School, he served in the U.S. Army in the Pacific Theatre from 1945 to 1946. Following his honorable discharge he returned to northeast Iowa where he began farming with his uncle, Fred.
June 11, 1950, he married Eloise Virginia Quandahl at the Waterloo Ridge Lutheran Church in rural Dorchester. Delbert and Eloise purchased the Bulman family farm from Fred in 1957. For 65 years, Delbert and Eloise developed and cared for the land while teaching their children and grandchildren the value of hard work, the importance of family and faith, love of country, and conservative values.
Delbert served as a trustee and elder as well as on the cemetery board for many years at Mt. Hope Presbyterian Church, where he was a lifetime member. He was a loyal John Deere owner and loved to run his bulldozer on land improvement projects. He was handy around the farm, able to fix or repair almost anything that needed attention.
Survivors include his wife, Eloise; seven children: Richard Bulman of Spring Grove, MN, Karen (John Jr.) Kerndt of Decorah, Jerry (Machelle) Bulman of Dorchester, Lori (Randy) Hover of Dorchester, Jeffrey (Tami) Bulman of Ames, Thomas (Laurie) Bulman of Decorah and Chris “Pud” (fiancée M’Liss Burrier) Bulman of Dorchester; 18 grandchildren: Tade (Natalie) Kerndt, Buck (Lindsay) Kerndt, Auny (Ethan) Pole, Angie Kerndt, Jesse (Angie), Justin and Mike Bulman, Amanda (Dave) Reinhardt, Jennifer (Stephan) Swart, Addison, Mason, Ellie and Emma Bulman, Spencer, Austin and Sawyer Bulman, Tate Ryan and Ada Bulman; 15 great-grandchildren: Kylie, Kelby and Heaton Kerndt, Dekla, Delbert and Rory Kerndt, Stella, Gus, Eloise and Oletta Pole, Charlie Jean Reinhardt, Charlotte, Thatcher and Greta Bulman, and Owen Bulman; two brothers, Loren (Margaret) Bulman of Spring Grove, MN and Robert (Marilyn) Bulman of Waukon; a sister, Lois Wiedenmann of Waukon; his sisters-in-law, Grace Bulman of Eitzen, MN, Sandra (Gordon) Tangen of Dorchester, Naomi Ferguson of Hawaii, Beverly Gavle of Waukon and Marsha Stroh of Waterloo; and his brothers-in-law, Ozzie (Phyllis) Quandahl and Roger (Mary) Quandahl, both of Waukon.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Dean Bulman; his sisters-in-law, Shirley Bulman, Carol Quandahl and Ruth Quandahl; and his brothers-in-law, Neal Wiedenmann, Paul Quandahl, Richard Quandahl, Ronald Gavle, Bernie Stroh and Roger Ferguson.
Delbert’s children and grandchildren served as casketbearers and honorary bearers. Online condolences may be left at www.martinfunerals.com.