GARNER – Bernard J. Urich, 50, of Garner died Monday (June 9, 2008) from injuries sustained in an accident at Garner.
Funeral services will be held 10 A.M., Saturday at the Garner-Hayfield High School Auditorium with Rev. David Wagner officiating. Burial will be in Concord Township Cemetery in Garner.

Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 P.M., Friday at the United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall in Garner and will continue one hour prior to services at the high school.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be directed to the Bernie Urich Memorial Fund to be used for musical scholarships.

Bernard Joseph Urich, the son of Clement Dale and Angeline (Meier) Urich, was born June 1, 1958 at Mason City. He attended school at Garner-Hayfield Community Schools, graduating in 1976. On August 11, 1978, he married his high school sweetheart Bambi Luppen at the United Methodist Church in Garner. Bernie worked at Coast-to-Coast and then operated Bernie’s Plumbing & Heating Business in Garner. He later worked at Iowa Mold & Tooling and then Farmland Industries. For the past 11 years he was employed by Zinpro Corporation in Garner, most recently as Production Superintendent. He enjoyed his family, attending his boys activities, singing, biking and traveling to Lake Superior, which was a special place for Bernie and Bambi.

He was a member of the United Methodist Church where he was the choir director for 12 years, taught Sunday school, Bible School, Youth Group and also led the children’s group, “Pennies from Heaven.” He was past president of Music Boosters, past member of River City Barbershop Chorus and sang with the gospel quartet, “Free Spirit” for 10 years.

He is survived by his wife, Bambi Urich of Garner; three sons, Tyler of Algona, Trevor of Storm Lake and Tanner of Garner; his mother, Angeline Urich of Delta, CO; his siblings, Gerald Urich (Rita) of Austin, CO, Veronica Corkill of Crystal Lake, Tony Urich (Sue) of Garner, Yvonne Vizcarra of Des Moines, Bonaven Urich (Joyce) of Delta, CO, Nancy Horstman (Jeff) of Britt, Karen Brunsen (Terry) of Colorado Springs, CO and Marjori Langhoff (Charles) of Dayton, OH; Bambi’s parents, Janet & Bill Luppen of Garner; 2 brothers-in-law, Kevin Luppen (Janice) of Wasilla, AK and Milo Luppen of Woodbury, MN; 2 sisters-in-law, Misty Bartleson (Tony) of Forest City and Kelli Krutsinger (Doug) of Marengo and many special nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his father, Clement Urich, December 16, 1998 and a nephew, Connor Brunsen. ... Read More