Marie Welz

Marie A. Welz, age 97 of Melrose, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at the Quiet Oaks Hospice House in St. Augusta, Minnesota.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, January 20 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Meire Grove with Rev. Marvin Enneking officiating and Rev. Ken Thielman concelebrating. Interment will be at St. Mary's Cemetery in Melrose.

Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday and from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Friday at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose. The Christian Mothers, Saints Bernard and Elizabeth Council, Catholic Order of Foresters, and the VFW Auxiliary will pray at 6 p.m. followed by parish prayers at 7 p.m. Thursday evening at the funeral home.

Marie Agnes Moening was born March 7, 1919 in Melrose, Minnesota to John and Agnes (Renneker) Moening. She was united in marriage to Ted Welz on July 9, 1942 at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Melrose. The couple owned and operated Welz Grocery from 1946 through 1974. Marie then began working for the Melrose Public School working in the kitchen from 1974 until her retirement in 1994.

She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Christian Mothers, Saints Bernard and Elizabeth Council, Women's Catholic Order of Foresters, and a charter member and life member of Schanhaar-Otte VFW Post 7050 Auxiliary, where she received the Outstanding Hospital Volunteer Award in 2012. In her early years, Marie loved dancing. Most recently, she volunteered at the CentraCare Health Nursing Home in Melrose and Meals on Wheels. She also enjoyed playing cards, going to high school musicals, and most of all, loved the visits from all of her family.

Survivors include her children, Joann (Mike) Werner of Waconia, Carol Ann (Bob) Brus of Surprise, Arizona, Sandy Chew of St. Joseph, Betty (Roger) Hennen of Rogers, Bob (Linda) Welz of Melrose, Bill (Laurie) Welz of Delano, Jim (Deb) Welz of Melrose, and Dan (Sandy) Welz of Sartell; 19 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren; and sister-in-law, Edna Hedine of Walla Walla, Washington.

Marie was preceded in death by her husband, Ted Welz in 1978; parents; brothers, George, Fred, Henry, Herman, Ben, Ted, and Tony Moening; and infant brother, Boniface; and sister, Elizabeth Williams.

Serving as casket bearers will be Dustin Welz, Adam Welz, Cory Welz, Wendy Welz, Jeff Brus, Jennifer Buckley, Shauna Frohrip, and Chris Hennen. Cross bearer will be Alex Haider and scripture bearer will be David Brus.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the Park View Foundation, St. Mary's Cemetery Fund, or Quiet Oaks Hospice House.