Richard "Dick" James Ullmer died peacefully surrounded by his family from complications of Alzheimer's disease at Good Samaritan Hospital on Friday, Dec. 2, 2016. Dick was born on Sept. 11, 1930 to Stanley and Hattie Ullmer in Milwaukee, Wis. They later moved to West Allis, Wis., where Dick met his bride of 64 years, Mary Knoblauch. Dick graduated from Marquette University in 1952 with a degree in mechanical engineering and was a member of Pi Tau Sigma.  He served his country during the Korean Conflict. He worked as a mechanical engineer for GM, Honeywell and Boeing, before enjoying a long career as an engineering manager for IBM. Dick enjoyed fishing, rosemaling, taking "short-cuts" (making trips extra long), playing and watching basketball, camping, canoeing and the years he spent at their cabin on Lake Superior in Cornucopia, Wis. Dick was particularly fond of traveling the world with his closest friends from Rochester, enjoying several ferry trips to Alaska, and competing in family shuffleboard tournaments. Dick retired in 1987, after 27 years with IBM, and moved part-time to Corvallis, Ore., to be closer to his sons and their families.  In 1999, Dick and Mary sold their beloved cabin to live full-time in Oregon. Dick is survived by his wife, Mary; his sister Beverly (Howard) Jorgensen of Denver, Pa.; sons Doug (Lisa) Ullmer and Bob (Lidia) Ullmer; grandsons Stephen (Shannon) Ullmer, Matthew (Katie) Ullmer and Kyle Brown; granddaughters Lisa (Ben) Curths and Ashley (Dustin Hurley) Brown;  two nephews, three nieces, and four great-grandchildren. The family would like to thank Regent Memory Care and Willamette Springs for their care of Dick during his final years. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Grace Center, 980 Spruce, Corvallis, OR  97330. For more information and to leave condolences for the family you may visit www.mchenryfuneralhome.com.