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Edwin Henry Welle

(April 29, 1913 - January 9, 2003)

Edwin H. Welle
89
Richmond
Jan. 9, 2003

Services will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 14, 2003 at Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Richmond, MN for Edwin H. Welle, age 89, who died Thursday at the Koronis Manor in Paynesville. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Friends may call after 4:00 p.m. Monday and from 9-10:30 a.m. Tuesday morning at the Wenner Funeral Home in Richmond. The Golden Smiles, St. Joseph's Catholic Aid, and St. Jude's Mission Circle will pray a rosary at 4:30 p.m., the Richmond Knights of Columbus will pray at 7:00 p.m. and parish prayers will be at 8:00 p.m.

Edwin was born in Lastrup, MN to Anton and Appolonia (Schoenberg) Welle. Edwin married Gertrude Doll on June 10, 1941 in the St. Martin Catholic Church. He farmed 1 mile west of Richmond until 1967 and then was the custodian and groundskeeper for Sts. Peter & Paul Parish until his retirement. Edwin was a member of Sts. Peter & Paul Parish, St. Joseph's Catholic Aid, St. Jude's Mission Circle and the Richmond Knights of Columbus.

Survivors include his children, Doris (Tom) Heying of Fort Ripley, Elaine (Jerry) Schaefer of Dassel, Stanley (Elaine) of Watkins, Mary (Elmer) Geise of Sobieski, Diane (James) Volk of Rice, Linda (Richard) Hauschild of Waite Park, Alice Fink of Little Falls, and Marvin (Jan) of Grand Junction, CO; sister, Loretta Reiland; 36 grand children and 28 great grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Gertrude (Feb. 18, 2002); parents; sisters, Lonie Kreamer, Adella Loxtercamp, Merena Stroeing, Alma Jacobs; brothers, Tony Welle, Clarence Welle, Alvin Welle and Joseph Welle.

Events

BirthApril 29, 1913Lastrup, Morrison Co., MN
MarriageJune 10, 1941St. Martin, MN - Gertrude Susan Doll
DeathJanuary 9, 200356345 Little Falls, Morrison Co., MN

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