Sandra Lee (Kretchmer) WELSH

WELSH, KRETCHMER, JENCKS, MAIRE, BARKEMA, ZIEGELDORF, ZELL

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 7/11/2010 at 14:02:07

The Garner Leader & Signal - Iowa
October 7, 2009

KLEMME, IA - Sandra L. Welsh, 60, of Klemme, Iowa, died on Wednesday September 30, 2009, at her home in Klemme. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m., on Monday, at the St. Boniface Catholic Church in Garner, with Rev. Henry Huber officiating. Burial was in the St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery near Garner.

Sandra Lee Welsh, the daughter of John and Dorothy (Jencks) Kretchmer, was born on August 9, 1949 at Huron, South Dakota. She graduated from the Bancroft High School in 1967 and continued her education at Huron College in South Dakota. On April 20, 1968, she was married to David Welsh at Iroquois, South Dakota. They lived on the family farm near Bancroft for several years. Career transfers moved them to different locations before settling in Garner in 1977. Sandy was very active raising their children, as well as operating a day care out of her home. She enjoyed spending time with her family, gardening, baking, sewing and reading. She found greatest joy spending time with her grandchildren. This past August, Sandy celebrated her 60th birthday surrounded by her family. She will be sadly missed by her family and friends. She was a member of the St. Boniface Catholic Church, Rosary Society and was a member of the Catholic Daughters of America.

Sandy is survived by her husband, David of Klemme; four children, Tammy (David) Maire of Cambridge, Ryan (Annie) Welsh of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Marcy (Mike) Barkema of Garner and Rich (Clarissa) Welsh of Klemme; eight grandchildren, Tyler, Lucas and Madison Maire, Brook and Blake Barkema and Alayna, Valarie and Evan Welsh; her father, John (Esther) Kretchmer of Rapid City, South Dakota; a sister, Connie (Rich) Ziegeldorf of Aurora, South Dakota; brothers, Jim (Susan) Kretchmer of Bancroft, South Dakota, Rod (Joann) Kretchmer of Cavour, South Dakota, Mike (Karla) Kretchmer of Bancroft, South Dakota and Steve (Kathy) Kretchmer of Avoca, Wisconsin; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her mother, Dorothy; and sister, Donna Zell.