Alice Mae Welch

ALICE WELCH
Alice Mae Welch, 91, Niagara, WI, former Phillips resident, died in the Maryhill Manor Nursing Home in Niagara, Wisconsin, on Friday, October 26. She was born in Niagara, Wisconsin, on October 20, 1927, the daughter of Edward and Bertha (Schwabe) Edict. She was married to Francis Welch on October 25, 1947, in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Her working career was long and varied including work as a Nurses Aid, working for industrial companies, and then for over 30 years she and Francis owned and operated the Wildlife Museum Bar in Phillips. She was a member of the Full Gospel Lighthouse Church of Phillips, of the Women Auxiliaries of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and of the American Legion, and was a member of the Red Hat Society. In her free time she enjoyed gardening and helping her friends.
She is survived by one son, Gregory (Bonnie), Phillips; by four grandchildren, Eric, Sabrina, Kelly (Cindy), and Wayne (Janie); by numerous great grandchildren; and by three sisters, Evelyn Patterson, Niagara, WI, Lillian Leonard, Wausaukee, WI, and Beth (Kenneth) Goeden, Hot Springs, Arkansas; and by numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Francis, on November 11, 1995; and is also preceded in death by three brothers, George, Kenneth, and Lee, who was killed in action in WWII.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, November 10, 2018, at the Word of Life Family Church with Pastor Terry Sellers officiating. Interment will be in the Lakeside Cemetery in Phillips. Friends may call at the church on Saturday, November 10, from 1:00 P.M. until the time of services.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.heindlfuneralhome.com
The Heindl Funeral Home in Phillips is assisting the family with funeral arrangements.