Welma M. Welper
October 31, 1915 — January 28, 2015
Welma M. Welper, 99, of Marion, passed away Wednesday, January 28, 2015, at Heritage Care & Rehab, Mason City, Iowa. Celebration of Life: 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 31, 2015, Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion. Family will greet friends one hour prior to the service. Private inurnment: Oak Shade Cemetery, Marion, Iowa.
Welma M. Welper was born October 31, 1915, to her parents, Amos and Elma (Glick) Wood. She married Alfred Welper and he passed away July 18, 1981. She was a homemaker and owned Town Square Bookstore in Marion for many years. Welma was a life-long member of the First Presbyterian Church in Marion.
She is survived by her daughter, Judy (Edward) Lala of Mason City; two granddaughters, Brenda (David) Lala Black and Marsha Lala, both of Broomfield, Colorado; and four great-grandchildren, Haley Black, Ben Black, Jordan Lala and Beatrice Lala. Welma was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; two grandsons, David and Michael Lala; and two great-granddaughters, Zoe Lala and Elizabeth Black.
Memorials in Welma’s memory may be directed to Hospice of North Iowa, 232 2nd Street SE, Mason City, Iowa 50401.
Welma M. Welper was born October 31, 1915, to her parents, Amos and Elma (Glick) Wood. She married Alfred Welper and he passed away July 18, 1981. She was a homemaker and owned Town Square Bookstore in Marion for many years. Welma was a life-long member of the First Presbyterian Church in Marion.
She is survived by her daughter, Judy (Edward) Lala of Mason City; two granddaughters, Brenda (David) Lala Black and Marsha Lala, both of Broomfield, Colorado; and four great-grandchildren, Haley Black, Ben Black, Jordan Lala and Beatrice Lala. Welma was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; two grandsons, David and Michael Lala; and two great-granddaughters, Zoe Lala and Elizabeth Black.
Memorials in Welma’s memory may be directed to Hospice of North Iowa, 232 2nd Street SE, Mason City, Iowa 50401.
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