Robert F. "Bud" Welsh

WELSH Robert F. (Bob) "Bud" Robert F. (Bob) "Bud" Welsh, 69 years, of Oregon, Ohio passed away on Tuesday, December 11, 2007, at St. Vincent-Mercy Medical Center. Bob was born April 18, 1938, to Robert F. and Edith (Weidner) Welsh. He married Peggy (Mary Margaret) Mayers on July 11, 1964, in Toledo, Ohio. A graduate of St. Louis Grade School, Central Catholic High School, he attended the University of Toledo, and graduated from The Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science in 1960. Bob worked as a Funeral Director for his father at the Welsh Hood Funeral Home and later purchased the funeral home which became Robert F. Welsh Funeral Home. He worked for various other funeral homes in the area for 40 years, retiring from Witzler Shank Funeral Home in 2001. Bob was involved in the Housing East Re-development Corp and the River East Re-development Corp. A club member and Past President of East Toledo Club, Bob also held the positions of officer and past president of the North West Ohio Funeral Directors Association, along with The Ohio Embalmers Association. He served on various OFDA committees and was a former member of NFDA. A member of Good Shepherd Church, he served as president and officer of the Parish Council. He was a Past President and officer of Good Shepherd Holy Name Society and the Good Shepherd festival chairman. He also served as secretary and membership chairman for Toledo Harbor Light Society, and Vice President of the Western Lake Erie Association, along with being a member of The Toledo Museum of Art. He enjoyed hunting, boating, woodworking and traveling with his wife going on cruises to Alaska, The Caribbean, New England, Canada, Panama Canal, and most recently to Hawaii. Surviving is his loving wife, Peggy; brothers, Harry (Cheryl) Welsh of Mansfield and Jack (Betsy) Welsh, of Sylvania, Ohio; nieces and nephews, Carrie (Todd) Swangstu, Toledo, Michael (Lori) Welsh, Dublin, Cassie (John) Koch, Batavia, Kevin Welsh, Cincinnati, Anne (Seth) Coelen, Huntington Beach, CA, Joella Welsh, Toledo. Bob was preceded in death by his parents, Robert F. (Edith Weidner) Welsh; sister, Patricia Welsh and nephew, Jay T. Welsh. Friends will be received in the Witzler-Shank Funeral Home, 701 N. Main St. Walbridge (419-666-3121) from 7-9 Thursday and 2-9 Friday. A Scripture service will be recited Friday at 7 p.m. in the funeral home. Prayers will be held at 10:15 a.m. Saturday, December 15, 2007, in the funeral home, followed by the Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. in Good Shepherd Catholic Church, 550 Clark St., Toledo. Burial will be in Lake Township Cemetery. Those planning an expression of sympathy are asked to consider The American Cancer Society, The American Heart Association, or The Toledo Harbor Light Society. The family would like to express it's special thanks to the St. Vincent-Mercy Medical Center Doctors, Nurses and staff of the Emergency Room, Neurological I.C.U., the Palliative Care Unit and most especially the Pastoral Care Department for their continuous spiritual support and prayers during this difficult time. Online condolences may be sent to www.witzlershank.com