Edith Welch
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A rosary will be prayed starting at 10:30 a.m., prior to the mass. Burial will immediately follow the mass at Resthaven Memorial Gardens, north of Trenton
Mrs. Welch, a 95-year-old Trenton resident, died at 7:50 p.m. on Wednesday, June 8, 2016 at the Benedictine Living Community in St. Joseph.
Mrs. Welch was born on July 6, 1920 in Edina, the daughter of James Patrick and Mary Mable Kriegshauser Clark. She was the fourth of five siblings.
She was married to Olen A. “Bill” Welch on November 18, 1945. They made their home in Trenton, where Bill co-owned and operated Automatic Music Company. She helped Bill with the business while raising their five children.
Mrs. Welch was a lady of grace and kindness. She lived her faith and lovingly passed it along to her husband and children. She shared her musical gifts with her family and her church throughout her life. From playing and singing in a little group during the war years, to singing in St. Joseph’s church choir and leading its children’s choir, to playing piano for fellow residents at Living Community, she encouraged others to love music, especially her children. Mrs. Welch was also a talented seamstress and made countless dresses and costumes for her four girls.
She is survived by four daughters and one son, Elaine Campbell and her husband, John of St. Joseph, Shirlene Zipp and her husband, Steve of St. Joseph, Mary Welch Rogers of Atlanta, GA, Mark Welch and his wife, Pam of St. Joseph and Marlena Day of St. Joseph; 12 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Bill, on March 10, 2006. They lived their entire married life in Trenton and made life-long friends through Task Club and St. Joseph’s Church. They lived their faith by helping the community through Meals on Wheels and caring for the elderly and many unnoticed acts of kindness.
Mrs. Welch was the last remaining sibling of her Clark family, preceded in death by her parents and four siblings as well as one step-grandson.
Memorials and contributions are suggested to St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Trenton or Mosaic Hospice in St. Joseph.
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