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Sonja Welch Obituary
Born in Newton, Sonja was a lifelong Sussex County resident. She was a former auto detail technician for Joyce Honda.
She is survived by her husband, Michael J. Welch; one son, Cory Powers of Landing; her mother, Donna Marie Bocchino and her husband, Kim Anthony, of Kemah Lake, Hampton; her father, Wesley Allen Powers Jr. and his wife, Nancy, of Sandyston; and her grandmother, Dorothy Padgett of Georgia.
The funeral will be held Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. at Smith-McCracken Funeral Home, 63 High St., Newton. Visitation will be on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 8:30 p.m., at the funeral home.
Memorial donations may be made to Newton Memorial Post 5360 VFW, 85 Mill St., Newton, NJ 07860.
Memories and Condolences
for Sonja Welch
13 Entries
Mr and Mrs John Bonker
March 24, 2009
Donna we were so very heart broken to hear of your loss. If there is anything we can do please let us know.
kevin smih
August 20, 2008
mike sorry for your loss,never got a chance to met her but im sure she was great.
Circle of Prayer OLM Parish
August 20, 2008
Heavenly Father, we acknowledge You as the giver of life and that you are the one who calls each one of us to eternal life. We present the soul of Your servant, Sonja Lee. We pray for all who have been affected by the death of a loved one and we especially lift up her family that they all will know the comfort, peace and strength of Your love in their lives.
We pray, too, for those who walk in support that they will always bring Your love in a gentle and understanding way. We ask through Jesus Christ. Amen.
Circle of Prayer
Church of Our Lady of Mercy
Whippany, New Jersey
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John L. McCarthy
Aunt Terri
August 20, 2008
Sonja will forever be in my heart.
Dawn (Miller) Apostola
August 19, 2008
So sorry to here of Sonja's passing. We were great friends in school and I will always remember the great times we had at Stoney Lake. My thoughts are with you Donna and Wes and the rest of your family as well.
Rhonda & Kayla Wright
August 19, 2008
Sorry for your loss. Sonya was a good person. Donna I can't imagine the pain in your heart right now. Corey love ya always and we always be here for you. With my deepest sympathy for everyone that knew Soyna.
Thomas Stephenson
August 19, 2008
Very sorry to hear about your loss. Sonja and I were good friends , spent a lot of summers up at stoney lake,,,, she will be missed greatly
Thomas Stephenson
tricia farley
August 19, 2008
So sorry for your loss~~~Sonja was a sweet girl~~she will be missed.
Tricia
Lake Shawnee, NJ
erica kidd
August 18, 2008
to my aunt sonja i am gonna miss you very much. mike i know you dont know me but my thought are with you so very sorry
MICHAEL MCMANUS
August 18, 2008
DONNA I CANT GUESS WHAT KIND OF PAIN YOU AND YOUR FAMILY FEEL .THERE IS NEVER THE WRIGHT WORDS BUT THERE IS ALWAYS THE SUPPORT OF A FRAIND TO TALK TO WE HAVE SPOKE TO EACH OTHER FOR MANY YEARS I WILL HAVE YOU ALL IN MY PRAYERS.PICATINNY MIKE
Jon&Jean Card
August 18, 2008
Mike,
Very sorry for your loss, especially at a time like this. Hang in there bro.
Thomas Titman
August 18, 2008
Dear Mike and Family:
I have heard so much about Mike and Sonja from my brother law and my husband. Mike, my prayers and thoughts are with you. God has called Sonja to a better place and she will be keeping watch over you and protecting you and making sure you are safe. You will be in our prayers and our hearts.
The Titman Family
East Stroudsburg, PA
Jill Pehle-Killeen
August 18, 2008
Wow, I knew Sonja a long time ago. We grew up near each other. How sad to go so young. Thoughts to her family.
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