WELCH, Arlene M. (Wagner) 1945-2019

WAGNER, MILLER, WELCH, BUCHHOLTZ, COOPER, DAVIS, LAGRANGE, RASK, COOPER, THORNTON

Posted By: Connie Ellis (email)
Date: 11/13/2020 at 13:26:56

SOURCE: Martin Funeral Home Brochure, Waukon,Iowa
CONTRIBUTOR: Connie Ellis (Not related)

Arlene M. Welch, age 74, of Waukon, Iowa died Sunday, September 1, 2019 at her home after a long battle with cancer. Funeral services were held on September 6th at the St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon with Father Mark Osterhaus officiating. Burial was in the Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Waukon.

Arlene Mae Welch was born March 25, 1945 in Waukon, Iowa, daughter of Harvey E. and Lucille (Miller) Wagner. She attended Waterville School and graduated from the Waukon High School in 1963. On November 21, 1970 she married Harold Welch at St. Mary's Catholic Church in McGregor, Iowa. Arlene worked as a home health aide for Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon and took great pride in helping others.

She was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church and volunteered for the St. Patrick School Hot Lunch Program for several years. Arlene loved spending time with her family, especially at family gatherings and playing cards with her grandchildren. She and Harold loved camping in Little Paint Creek Campground at Yellow River State Forest. Arlene also enjoyed fishing, gambling, and traveling.

Arlene was preceded in death by her parents; granddaughter Brooke Cooper; brother Harlan Wagner; sister and brother-in-law Shirley and Elton "Punk" Thornton, and sister-in-law Nancy Wagner.

She is survived by her husband Harold of Waukon; her children: Tina (Todd) Buchholtz of Mondovi, Wisconsin, Tammy (Wayne) Cooper of Lansing, Iowa and their children Jalen (Jackie), Blair, and Ellie Cooper; Mark (Sheila) Davis of Boscobel, Wisconsin and their children Rae (Drew) LaGrange, Kaylea, Allyssa, and Mitch Davis; Diana (Ken) Rask of Caledonia, Minnesota, and Dawn (Dave)Clark of Waukon and their children Carter, Emily, Elliott, and Caden; and her brother Jim Wagner of Wauzeka, Wisconsin in addition to numerous nieces, nephews, and many friends.