WELTER, Robert Peter "Bud" 1933-2013

WELTER, WOOD, HARTMAN

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 5/27/2013 at 22:17:53

Obituary for Robert Peter Welter

Robert P. Welter age 79 of Nashua, Iowa died Sunday, April 21, 2013, in the comfort of his home surrounded by his family.

Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m. Thursday, April 25, 2013, at St. John Lutheran Church, Nashua with Rev. Alan Schulz and Chaplin Bill Carpenter presiding. Interment will be held in Sunnyside Memory Gardens, rural Charles City with Bryan Welter, Matthew Welter, Joshua Appel, Colton Appel, Amy Edgeworth, Austin Crabtree, Justin Crabtree, and Elizabeth Appel serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers are Amanda Appel, Dustin Crabtree, Faith Crabtree, Tiffany Brown, Ramsey Bark, Samantha Hyde, Ian Johnson, Angel Hicks, Heather McFarland, Joselyn Kinter, and Christie Welter.

Friends may greet the family 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 24, 2013, at the Hugeback - Johnson Funeral Home in Nashua. Visitation continues an hour prior to the service at the church on Thursday.

Robert “Bud” P. Welter was born September 21, 1933, in Ottosen, Iowa, the son of Celestin and Opal (Wood) Welter. He received his education in Nashua, Iowa. Bud married his wife, Dorothy Hartman, on June 8, 1951 at the Little Brown Church. To this union three children were born.

Bud worked at Hydrotile for many years. He also helped farm the family farm with his father. He also served on the Nashua city council, and served as the Mayor of Nashua for two terms. He later worked at Featherlite until his health made it no longer possible.

Bud enjoyed fishing, woodworking, and spending time with his family, especially his grandkids. One of his favorite things to do was watch football on Sundays with his whole family.

Survivors include his wife, Dorothy; three children, Duane (Glenda) Welter of Cape Girardeau MO; Dawn (Dennis) Johnston of Nashua; DeAnn Crabtree (Jeff McFarland) of Charles City; eleven grandchildren, Bryan Welter, Amy Edgeworth, Matthew Welter, Amanda Appel, Joshua Appel, Colton Appel, Elizabeth Appel, Austin Crabtree, Dustin Crabtree, Justin Crabtree, Faith Crabtree; five step-grandchildren, seven great grandchildren, and one brother Roger Welter of Oak Park MN.

He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters Marion Ziehe and Helen Anderson.

Source: Hugeback Funeral Home website