Julie Hulbert

Julie G. Hulbert, 62, died Friday, Nov. 8, at Monument Health with her family at her bedside after a brief illness.  She was born Sept. 23, 1962, to Martin and Eva June (Amos) Tucker.

Julie graduated from Mankato High School in 1980. She married Max Hulbert on June 27, 1981. To this union, Melissa and Bradley were born. They divorced in 2015. She moved to Rapid City, South Dakota, where she resided until her death. 

While in Mankato, Julie was a successful entrepreneur. She operated a daycare. After the daycare closed, Julie established a lawn service business which served both businesses and private individuals. Julie was also available for any additional services her customers needed.

After moving to Rapid City, Julie continued to focus on her customer skills through employment at several customer service businesses. She enjoyed meeting new customers and embracing the unexpected situations. 

Family Christmas was Julie’s highlight of the year. Julie made sure the special memories were captured through her videos and pictures. She was known to repay gifts in her own mischievous ways such as giving individually wrapped bullets in return for receiving individually wrapped lottery tickets. While making sure the fun was had by all, Julie’s primary focus was on seeing her children and giving them the special things she selected for them.    Julie is survived by her daughter, Melissa (Tanner) Imler, Hutchinson; son, Bradley (Jillian) Hulbert, Mankato; mother, Eva June Tucker; and sister, Stephanie (JR) Leuthold, both of Black Hawk, South Dakota; and granddaughter, Makenna Imler.

Julie was preceded in death by her father, Martin Tucker, in June 2011; sisters, Angelia Tucker in January 2024 and Marcella Tucker in September 2024.

A graveside service will be held at Mount Hope Cemetery at 3 p.m. on Dec. 6 with Samantha Stensaas serving as celebrant.