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Nancy Welch Obituary
Born on June 20, 1937, in Minneapolis, Nancy graduated from Edina High School in 1955, where she met some of her most cherished, lifelong friends. After high school, Nancy attended Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where she studied elementary education, joined the Alpha Gamma Delta sorority, and met her husband of 65 years, Bill Welch.
After graduating college, Nancy and Bill married and taught in Bloomfield, Iowa for one year before moving to Davenport, Iowa, where their daughter Wendy was born. In 1961, Nancy and Bill moved to Bloomington, Minnesota, where Bill taught in the Edina Public School system for 33 years. Son David was born in March 1963 and the family moved to Edina, Minnesota in 1968.
Nancy worked as an English para-professional in the Edina school system, helping to review student essays. Her summers were spent at Cobble Crest, the family lake home, located just outside Brainerd, Minnesota, where she hosted endless streams of visiting friends, family, and friends of family with grace, warmth, and kindness. Nancy also enjoyed reading, spending time on Hilton Head Island, creating gorgeous cross stitch art, traveling the world, and beating anyone who dared to play her in Hand and Foot.
A beloved wife, sister, mother, grandmother, and friend, Nancy is survived by her husband Bill and their children, Wendy Grim (Roger) and David (Allie); her four grandchildren, Matthew Grim (Jenna), Jack, Joseph, and Brendan; her brother Daniel Bros (Ann); her two nephews, Andrew Bros (Heidi) and Rob Bros (Shannon); and numerous cousins and relatives. She is preceded in death by her parents, Marvin and Frances Bros.
Memorial services will be held at 3 p.m., Friday, October 25, at Normandale Hylands United Methodist Church, 9920 Normandale Boulevard, Bloomington, Minnesota. A public visitation is scheduled for 2 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred to Normandale Hylands United Methodist Church, VEAP Food Bank, or donor's choice.
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