Individual Details
Rose Amelia Ullrich
(January 5, 1917 - May 29, 2001)
LIFELONG RESIDENT ROSE HERRMANN DIES
St. Petersburg Times; St. Petersburg, Fla.; May 30, 2001; CHASE SQUIRES
Correction (5/31/01): Among the survivors of Rose Amelia Ullrich Herrmann is her daughter, Margaret Beaumont. A story in Wednesday's Times incorrectly listed Beaumont as deceased.
From raising nine children to driving a butane truck, all while her little town was growing up, Rose Amelia Ullrich Herrmann did a little of everything and knew just about everyone.
Mrs. Herrmann, married for 65 years to a man most list as one of San Antonio's leaders, died early Tuesday after an extended illness. She was 84.
Friends and family on Tuesday recalled Mrs. Herrmann's lifetime of involvement, whether she was filling in during home front labor shortages of World War II or chiding local businesses into putting up money for the annual gopher tortoise races. While she sometimes seemed overshadowed by the accomplishments of her husband, Joe, everyone knew she was behind the scenes, friends said.
"It's been really difficult to get through the day without thinking of her," San Antonio City Commissioner Dennis Phillips said. "Some people overlooked Rose and didn't realize what an incredibly strong person she was. To a great extent it was because of Rose that Joe did so much."
Eddie Herrmann, Mrs. Herrmann's oldest son and a well-known local historian, said his mother was the first in her family to be born in the United States to her German immigrant parents, Max and Barbara Ullrich. She never left her hometown.
Eddie Herrmann said his mother stood by as his father's business career in fuel, land and development, banking and other interests took off. When World War II drew local men to fight, he said his mother drove their fuel truck. When local women needed to see their husbands stationed throughout the Southeast, his mother found the car and the gasoline to take them.
When the parochial school in town needed lunchroom equipment in the 1950s, his mother found the needed gear at an Army surplus site, he said.
And when the Pioneer Florida Museum was building its displays, Mrs. Herrmann surrendered her collection of dolls depicting all of the first ladies of Florida.
Tim Baldwin, president of the San Antonio Federal Credit Union that Joe Herrmann co-founded, said he remembered the Herrmann family as a constant in his childhood.
"I can't remember not knowing Rose. She's always been here," Baldwin said. "They were just like family to all of us, and when they would invite you to come to lunch or something and it was like you were one of them."
Mrs. Herrmann is survived by her husband, Joe, sons Eddie, Paul, Joseph, John and Gregory and daughters Rosemary Herrmann, Barbara Sessa and Mary Sue Keenan. One daughter, Margaret Beaumont died in 1974.
She is also survived by three sisters, Monica Oswald, Toni Sparkman and Betty Lee and one brother, Bill Ullrich.
Visitation is set for 5-7 p.m. Friday with a prayer vigil to follow. The funeral is set for 10 a.m. Saturday. All services will be held at the Saint Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in San Antonio.
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Caption: Rose Amelia Ullrich Herrmann, 84, who died Tuesday, was married for 65 years to Joe Herrmann, a longtime San Antonio businessman.; Photo: PHOTO, Special to the Times
St. Petersburg Times; St. Petersburg, Fla.; May 30, 2001; CHASE SQUIRES
Correction (5/31/01): Among the survivors of Rose Amelia Ullrich Herrmann is her daughter, Margaret Beaumont. A story in Wednesday's Times incorrectly listed Beaumont as deceased.
From raising nine children to driving a butane truck, all while her little town was growing up, Rose Amelia Ullrich Herrmann did a little of everything and knew just about everyone.
Mrs. Herrmann, married for 65 years to a man most list as one of San Antonio's leaders, died early Tuesday after an extended illness. She was 84.
Friends and family on Tuesday recalled Mrs. Herrmann's lifetime of involvement, whether she was filling in during home front labor shortages of World War II or chiding local businesses into putting up money for the annual gopher tortoise races. While she sometimes seemed overshadowed by the accomplishments of her husband, Joe, everyone knew she was behind the scenes, friends said.
"It's been really difficult to get through the day without thinking of her," San Antonio City Commissioner Dennis Phillips said. "Some people overlooked Rose and didn't realize what an incredibly strong person she was. To a great extent it was because of Rose that Joe did so much."
Eddie Herrmann, Mrs. Herrmann's oldest son and a well-known local historian, said his mother was the first in her family to be born in the United States to her German immigrant parents, Max and Barbara Ullrich. She never left her hometown.
Eddie Herrmann said his mother stood by as his father's business career in fuel, land and development, banking and other interests took off. When World War II drew local men to fight, he said his mother drove their fuel truck. When local women needed to see their husbands stationed throughout the Southeast, his mother found the car and the gasoline to take them.
When the parochial school in town needed lunchroom equipment in the 1950s, his mother found the needed gear at an Army surplus site, he said.
And when the Pioneer Florida Museum was building its displays, Mrs. Herrmann surrendered her collection of dolls depicting all of the first ladies of Florida.
Tim Baldwin, president of the San Antonio Federal Credit Union that Joe Herrmann co-founded, said he remembered the Herrmann family as a constant in his childhood.
"I can't remember not knowing Rose. She's always been here," Baldwin said. "They were just like family to all of us, and when they would invite you to come to lunch or something and it was like you were one of them."
Mrs. Herrmann is survived by her husband, Joe, sons Eddie, Paul, Joseph, John and Gregory and daughters Rosemary Herrmann, Barbara Sessa and Mary Sue Keenan. One daughter, Margaret Beaumont died in 1974.
She is also survived by three sisters, Monica Oswald, Toni Sparkman and Betty Lee and one brother, Bill Ullrich.
Visitation is set for 5-7 p.m. Friday with a prayer vigil to follow. The funeral is set for 10 a.m. Saturday. All services will be held at the Saint Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in San Antonio.
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Caption: Rose Amelia Ullrich Herrmann, 84, who died Tuesday, was married for 65 years to Joe Herrmann, a longtime San Antonio businessman.; Photo: PHOTO, Special to the Times
Events
| Birth | January 5, 1917 | San Antonio, FL | |||
| Marriage | August 6, 1935 | San Antonio, FL - Joseph John Herrmann | |||
| Death | May 29, 2001 | San Antonio, FL | |||
| Burial | St. Anthony Cemetery, San Antonio, FL |
Families
| Spouse | Joseph John Herrmann (1912 - 2002) |
| Child | Edward Herrmann |
| Child | Margaret A. Herrmann |
| Child | Paul Herrmann |
| Child | Barbara Herrmann |
| Child | Joseph William Herrmann |
| Child | Rosemary Herrmann |
| Child | John Herrmann |
| Child | Mary Sue Herrmann |
| Child | Gregory Lucius Herrmann |
| Father | Max Ullrich (1879 - 1952) |
| Mother | Barbara Hofmann (1881 - 1929) |
| Sibling | Magdalena Ullrich (1906 - 1906) |
| Sibling | William Wilhelm Benedict "Bill" Ullrich (1907 - 2003) |
| Sibling | Joseph Ullrich (1908 - 1909) |
| Sibling | Franz Anton Ullrich (1909 - 1994) |
| Sibling | Monica Freda Ullrich |
| Sibling | Joseph Ullrich (1913 - 1914) |
| Sibling | Felix Herman Ullrich (1914 - 1967) |
| Sibling | Peter Joseph Ullrich (1915 - 1987) |
| Sibling | Antonia Theresia "Toni" Ullrich |
| Sibling | Mary Elizabeth Ullrich |