Eloise Bulman

Eloise V. Bulman, 86, of Dorchester, IA, died Sunday, October 8, 2017, at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon, IA. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, October 11th, at 11:00 AM at Mt. Hope Presbyterian Church in rural New Albin, IA, with Pastor Paul Burgess officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM Tuesday at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Mt. Hope Presbyterian Church.

Eloise Virginia Bulman was born to Sander and Carrie Quandahl on July 3, 1931, in Spring Grove, MN. After graduating from Waukon High School, she worked as a hostess at the Kahler Hotel in Rochester, MN, for one year. On June 11, 1950, she married Delbert James Bulman at the Waterloo Ridge Lutheran Church in rural Dorchester, IA. Delbert and Eloise purchased the family farm from Fred and Frances Bulman 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.

Eloise was a long-time member at Mt. Hope Presbyterian Church where she served as a Sunday school teacher, elder, president of ladies aide, and church treasurer for many years. She worked hard alongside Delbert and was an integral part of the farm. Along with her good eye for cattle and business sense, she spent her days feeding calves, nurturing horses, cooking, gardening, canning, and baking. She was always ready with a meal for anyone who walked into her kitchen, no matter what time of day.

Survivors include her seven children: Richard Bulman of Spring Grove, MN; Karen (John Jr.) Kerndt of Decorah, IA, and their children: Tade (Natalie) Kerndt, Buck (Lindsay) Kerndt, Auny (Ethan) Pole, and Angie (fiancé Paul Pellett) Kerndt; Jerry (Machelle) Bulman of Dorchester and their children: Jesse (Angie) Bulman, Justin (fiancée Lindsay Harken) Bulman, and Mike Bulman; Lori (Randy) Hover of Dorchester and their children: Amanda (Dave) Reinhardt and Jennifer (Stephan) Swart; Jeffrey (Tami) Bulman of Ames, IA, and their children: Addison, Mason, Ellie, and Emma; Thomas (Laurie) Bulman of Decorah and their children: Spencer, Austin, and Sawyer; and Chris "Pud" (M'Liss) Bulman of Dorchester and their children: Tate and Ada; 17 great-grandchildren: Kylie, Kelby, Heaton, Dekla, Delbert, Rory, and Ailin Kerndt, Stella, Gus, Eloise, and Oletta Pole, Charlie and Nolan Reinhardt, and Charlotte, Thatcher, Greta, and Owen Bulman; two brothers: Ozzie (Phyllis) Quandahl and Roger (Mary) Quandahl, both of Waukon; four sisters: Sandra (Gordon) Tangen of Dorchester, Naomi Ferguson of Hawaii, Beverly Gavle of Waukon, and Marsha Stroh of Waterloo, IA; sisters-in-law: Lois Wiedenmann of Waukon, Grace Bulman of Eitzen, MN, and Margaret Bulman of Spring Grove, MN, and a brother-in-law Robert (Marilyn) Bulman of Waukon.

She is preceded in death by her husband Delbert in December 2015; her parents; brothers Paul and Richard Quandahl; sisters-in-law: Shirley Bulman, Carol Quandahl, and Ruth Quandahl; brothers-in-law: Loren Bulman, Dean Bulman, Neal Wiedenmann, Ronald Gavle, Bernie Stroh, and Roger Ferguson.

Casketbearers are Eloise's children and grandchildren.