The Daily Journal, Kankakee, IL, Feb 29, 2020
Martha A. Welk, 81, of Kankakee, passed away Thursday February 27, 2020, at the Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee. She was born October 18, 1938, in Alliance, Ohio, the daughter of Harold and Rose (Steinmacher) Stanley.
Martha married James C. Welk, whom she met in Germany, on November 24, 1962, at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Kankakee. He preceded her in death June 16, 2006.
Martha worked as a teacher's aide for Kankakee School District 111 for 18 years. She also tutored for ALIVE for 12 years. Martha served as a Cub Scout Den Leader for eight years.
She loved quilting, painting, singing and doing needlework. Martha was a Chicago Cubs fan. She was an avid photographer.
Martha was a veteran of the U.S. Army where she served as a medic from 1959 to 1962.
Surviving are two sons, John Welk, of San Francisco, California, and William James Welk, of Bourbonnais; two daughters, Carolyn Suzanne (Kelly) and William Mattila, of Kankakee, and Mary Beth Welk, of Quincy; one sister, Marilyn Rose Hoskins, of Rockledge, Flordia.; five brothers, William Stanley, of Surprise, Arizona, Harold and Sandy Stanley, of Toledo, Ohio, Roger and Nancy Stanley, of Midland, Michigan, Douglas and Phyllis Stanley, of Dillsburg, Pennsylvania, and David Stanley, of Alliance, Ohio; and three grandchildren.
In addition to her husband, James C. Welk; she was preceded in death by her parents; one granddaughter, Melanie Rose; and one sister.
Visitation was held from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, March 2, at the Clancy-Gernon-Hertz Funeral Home in Kankakee.
A funeral Mass was at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 3, at St. John Paul II- West Campus, Kankakee.
Cremation rites will be accorded following the service.
Internment was held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 4, in the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood.
Memorials may be made to American Diabetes Association.
Martha A. Welk, 81, of Kankakee, passed away Thursday February 27, 2020, at the Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee. She was born October 18, 1938, in Alliance, Ohio, the daughter of Harold and Rose (Steinmacher) Stanley.
Martha married James C. Welk, whom she met in Germany, on November 24, 1962, at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Kankakee. He preceded her in death June 16, 2006.
Martha worked as a teacher's aide for Kankakee School District 111 for 18 years. She also tutored for ALIVE for 12 years. Martha served as a Cub Scout Den Leader for eight years.
She loved quilting, painting, singing and doing needlework. Martha was a Chicago Cubs fan. She was an avid photographer.
Martha was a veteran of the U.S. Army where she served as a medic from 1959 to 1962.
Surviving are two sons, John Welk, of San Francisco, California, and William James Welk, of Bourbonnais; two daughters, Carolyn Suzanne (Kelly) and William Mattila, of Kankakee, and Mary Beth Welk, of Quincy; one sister, Marilyn Rose Hoskins, of Rockledge, Flordia.; five brothers, William Stanley, of Surprise, Arizona, Harold and Sandy Stanley, of Toledo, Ohio, Roger and Nancy Stanley, of Midland, Michigan, Douglas and Phyllis Stanley, of Dillsburg, Pennsylvania, and David Stanley, of Alliance, Ohio; and three grandchildren.
In addition to her husband, James C. Welk; she was preceded in death by her parents; one granddaughter, Melanie Rose; and one sister.
Visitation was held from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, March 2, at the Clancy-Gernon-Hertz Funeral Home in Kankakee.
A funeral Mass was at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 3, at St. John Paul II- West Campus, Kankakee.
Cremation rites will be accorded following the service.
Internment was held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 4, in the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood.
Memorials may be made to American Diabetes Association.
The Daily Journal, Kankakee, IL, Feb 29, 2020
Martha A. Welk, 81, of Kankakee, passed away Thursday February 27, 2020, at the Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee. She was born October 18, 1938, in Alliance, Ohio, the daughter of Harold and Rose (Steinmacher) Stanley.
Martha married James C. Welk, whom she met in Germany, on November 24, 1962, at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Kankakee. He preceded her in death June 16, 2006.
Martha worked as a teacher's aide for Kankakee School District 111 for 18 years. She also tutored for ALIVE for 12 years. Martha served as a Cub Scout Den Leader for eight years.
She loved quilting, painting, singing and doing needlework. Martha was a Chicago Cubs fan. She was an avid photographer.
Martha was a veteran of the U.S. Army where she served as a medic from 1959 to 1962.
Surviving are two sons, John Welk, of San Francisco, California, and William James Welk, of Bourbonnais; two daughters, Carolyn Suzanne (Kelly) and William Mattila, of Kankakee, and Mary Beth Welk, of Quincy; one sister, Marilyn Rose Hoskins, of Rockledge, Flordia.; five brothers, William Stanley, of Surprise, Arizona, Harold and Sandy Stanley, of Toledo, Ohio, Roger and Nancy Stanley, of Midland, Michigan, Douglas and Phyllis Stanley, of Dillsburg, Pennsylvania, and David Stanley, of Alliance, Ohio; and three grandchildren.
In addition to her husband, James C. Welk; she was preceded in death by her parents; one granddaughter, Melanie Rose; and one sister.
Visitation was held from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, March 2, at the Clancy-Gernon-Hertz Funeral Home in Kankakee.
A funeral Mass was at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 3, at St. John Paul II- West Campus, Kankakee.
Cremation rites will be accorded following the service.
Internment was held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 4, in the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood.
Memorials may be made to American Diabetes Association.
Martha A. Welk, 81, of Kankakee, passed away Thursday February 27, 2020, at the Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee. She was born October 18, 1938, in Alliance, Ohio, the daughter of Harold and Rose (Steinmacher) Stanley.
Martha married James C. Welk, whom she met in Germany, on November 24, 1962, at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Kankakee. He preceded her in death June 16, 2006.
Martha worked as a teacher's aide for Kankakee School District 111 for 18 years. She also tutored for ALIVE for 12 years. Martha served as a Cub Scout Den Leader for eight years.
She loved quilting, painting, singing and doing needlework. Martha was a Chicago Cubs fan. She was an avid photographer.
Martha was a veteran of the U.S. Army where she served as a medic from 1959 to 1962.
Surviving are two sons, John Welk, of San Francisco, California, and William James Welk, of Bourbonnais; two daughters, Carolyn Suzanne (Kelly) and William Mattila, of Kankakee, and Mary Beth Welk, of Quincy; one sister, Marilyn Rose Hoskins, of Rockledge, Flordia.; five brothers, William Stanley, of Surprise, Arizona, Harold and Sandy Stanley, of Toledo, Ohio, Roger and Nancy Stanley, of Midland, Michigan, Douglas and Phyllis Stanley, of Dillsburg, Pennsylvania, and David Stanley, of Alliance, Ohio; and three grandchildren.
In addition to her husband, James C. Welk; she was preceded in death by her parents; one granddaughter, Melanie Rose; and one sister.
Visitation was held from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, March 2, at the Clancy-Gernon-Hertz Funeral Home in Kankakee.
A funeral Mass was at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 3, at St. John Paul II- West Campus, Kankakee.
Cremation rites will be accorded following the service.
Internment was held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 4, in the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood.
Memorials may be made to American Diabetes Association.
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