Welcher, Steven Lee 1987-2014

WELCHER, PICKETT, MONTGOMERY, PERRIN, PRENDERGAST, LEYTHAM, LEYTHAM

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Date: 12/26/2014 at 08:35:21

Steven Lee Welcher
Newton, IA
May 20, 1987 - Dec 22, 2014

Burial Service Palo Alto Cemetery

Visitation Service At the funeral home
Friday, December 26th, 2014 5:00pm to 7:00pm

Funeral Service At the First Christian Church in Newton Saturday, December 27th, 2014 10:30am

Steven Lee Welcher, 27, of Newton died on Monday, December 22, 2014. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, December 27, at the First Christian Church in Newton. The family will greet friends from 5-7 p.m., Friday, December 26, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory. Memorials in Steven’s name may be left at the funeral home or the church the morning of the service. Steven, the son of Shawn and Tammy (Pickett) Welcher, was born on May 20, 1987 in Des Moines. He grew up in Newton and graduated from Newton High School in 2006. Steve was a decorated state of Iowa wrestler, placing 2nd in the state his senior year. Steven then went on to graduate from Central College with a B.A. in Anthropology. While in college, he had the opportunity to study in Mexico twice. Steven was currently working as a die cutter operator at Walter G Anderson in Newton. He was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed turkey hunting, mushroom hunting, and gardening. He also liked to cook. Steven is survived by his parents, Shawn and Tammy Welcher of Newton; sister, Lisa (Mitch) Montgomery of Newton; grandparents, Virginia Perrin of Newton, Don Pickett of Newton, and Rollie Welcher of Newton; his great-grandma: Dorothy Pickett of Newton; two nephews, Kent and Klayton Montgomery; aunts and uncles, Terry (Kim) Pickett, Al Pickett, Jennifer (Jim) Prendergast, Lori (Fred) Welcher-Leytham, and Frank (Jessie) Welcher; and his many cousins. He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Betty Pickett. ~ The Wallace Family Funeral Home, Newton, Iowa 22 Dec 2014.