Individual Details
James Michael Welle
(August 20, 1935 - September 12, 2003)
James "Jim" M. Welle
Spring Hill, Sept. 12, 2003
Mass of Christian Burial will be 2 p.m. Monday, September 15 at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Spring Hill for Jim Welle, who died Friday, September 12 at the Melrose Area Hospital. Rev. Leo Leisen will officiate. Internment will follow in the parish cemetery. Friends may call from 3:30 - 9 p.m. Sunday at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose and Monday one hour prior to the service at the church. The St. Michael's Catholic Aid Society, St. Michael's Men's Society, Catholic Order of Foresters, and the Melrose Knights of Columbus will pray at 7 p.m. Sunday evening at the funeral home in Melrose followed by parish prayers at 8 p.m.
James "Jim" Welle was born August 20, 1935, to Henry and Ermalinda "Erma" (Meyer) Welle in Sauk Centre. He was united in marriage to Bernice (Stalberger) Welle on September 2, 1957, at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Spring Hill. Jim farmed in Spring Hill until retiring in 1991. Jim was a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church in Spring Hill, St. Michael's Catholic Aid Society, St. Michael's Men's Society, Catholic Order of Foresters of New Munich, Greenwald Lions and the Melrose Knights of Columbus. He enjoyed fishing, playing cards, driving tractor, watching the Spring Hill Chargers, spoiling his grandchildren and great-grandchildren and being around his friends and family.
Survivors include his wife, Bernice Welle; children, Sharon (Jim "Gibby" ) Shoenberg, Tom (fiancée Cindy Olson) Welle, Jim "Chico" (Kathy) Welle, Jr., Pat (Barb) Welle, Tina (Pete) Luke, Lisa (Scott) Rutten and Peter Welle and special friend Katie Miller; brothers and sisters, Alvin "Al" (Lillian) Welle, Vernon (Genny) Welle, Marlene (Gerald) Lieser, Carol ( Jerome) Pelkey, Alice (Herb) Peters, JoAnn (Art) Middendorf, Hank (Ann) Welle and David (Marilyn) Welle; 16 grandchildren; and 2 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Henry and Ermalinda (Meyer) Welle; and brother, Chuckie Welle.
Spring Hill, Sept. 12, 2003
Mass of Christian Burial will be 2 p.m. Monday, September 15 at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Spring Hill for Jim Welle, who died Friday, September 12 at the Melrose Area Hospital. Rev. Leo Leisen will officiate. Internment will follow in the parish cemetery. Friends may call from 3:30 - 9 p.m. Sunday at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose and Monday one hour prior to the service at the church. The St. Michael's Catholic Aid Society, St. Michael's Men's Society, Catholic Order of Foresters, and the Melrose Knights of Columbus will pray at 7 p.m. Sunday evening at the funeral home in Melrose followed by parish prayers at 8 p.m.
James "Jim" Welle was born August 20, 1935, to Henry and Ermalinda "Erma" (Meyer) Welle in Sauk Centre. He was united in marriage to Bernice (Stalberger) Welle on September 2, 1957, at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Spring Hill. Jim farmed in Spring Hill until retiring in 1991. Jim was a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church in Spring Hill, St. Michael's Catholic Aid Society, St. Michael's Men's Society, Catholic Order of Foresters of New Munich, Greenwald Lions and the Melrose Knights of Columbus. He enjoyed fishing, playing cards, driving tractor, watching the Spring Hill Chargers, spoiling his grandchildren and great-grandchildren and being around his friends and family.
Survivors include his wife, Bernice Welle; children, Sharon (Jim "Gibby" ) Shoenberg, Tom (fiancée Cindy Olson) Welle, Jim "Chico" (Kathy) Welle, Jr., Pat (Barb) Welle, Tina (Pete) Luke, Lisa (Scott) Rutten and Peter Welle and special friend Katie Miller; brothers and sisters, Alvin "Al" (Lillian) Welle, Vernon (Genny) Welle, Marlene (Gerald) Lieser, Carol ( Jerome) Pelkey, Alice (Herb) Peters, JoAnn (Art) Middendorf, Hank (Ann) Welle and David (Marilyn) Welle; 16 grandchildren; and 2 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Henry and Ermalinda (Meyer) Welle; and brother, Chuckie Welle.
Events
| Birth | August 20, 1935 | Sauk Centre, MN | |||
| Birth | August 20, 1935 | Sauk Centre, Stearns Co., MN | |||
| Marriage | September 2, 1957 | Spring Hill, MN - Bernice Marie Stalberger | |||
| Death | September 12, 2003 | Spring Hill, MN |
Families
| Spouse | Bernice Marie Stalberger |
| Child | Sharon Welle |
| Child | Tom Welle |
| Child | James Vernon "Chico" Welle |
| Child | Pat Welle |
| Child | Tina Marie Welle |
| Child | Lisa Ann Welle |
| Child | Peter Welle |
| Father | Henry Nicholaus Welle (1903 - 1989) |
| Mother | Ermalinda "Erma" M. Meyer (1909 - 2002) |
| Sibling | Alvin Hubert Welle (1930 - 2012) |
| Sibling | Vernon J. Welle |
| Sibling | Marlene Adella Welle |
| Sibling | Carol Hildegard Welle (1939 - 2010) |
| Sibling | Alice Ann Welle |
| Sibling | JoAnn Pauline Welle |
| Sibling | Henry Francis Welle Jr. |
| Sibling | David Hubert Welle |
| Sibling | Charles Victor Welle (1951 - 1967) |