Jerome "Jerry" Welsh

Jerome "Jerry" E. Welsh, 74, of Lansing, IA, passed away peacefully with his wife and loved ones by his side on Tuesday, November 3, 2015, at Thornton Manor in Lansing. Memorial services will be held Saturday, November 7th, at 11:00 AM at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Lansing, with Fr. John Moser and Rev. Msgr. Ed Lechtenberg officiating. Burial with military honors will be at St. Mary's Lycurgus Cemetery, rural Waukon, IA. Friends may call from 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM Friday at the church where there will be a 3:00 PM scripture service. Martin Funeral Home in Waukon is handling the arrangements.

Jerome "Jerry" Edward Welsh was born October 13, 1941, in La Crosse, WI, the son of Patrick and Mary (Zoll) Welsh. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary's Lycurgus Catholic Church in rural Waukon. Jerry attended a one room school house in the French Creek area and graduated from St. Patrick Catholic High School in Waukon in 1959. He served in the United States Army from 1964 to 1966. On October 21, 1967 he married Jeanne Collins at St. Ann's/St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Harpers Ferry, IA. They had five children: David, Katie, Marty, John, and Darren. Jeanne died in 1994. Jerry worked for Brennan Construction in Lansing, IA, building bridges for 40 years. On November 26, 1999, he married Maralyn Wiltgen at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon.

He was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, a lifelong member of St. Mary's Lycurgus Catholic Church, the American Legion in Lansing, and Catholic Order of Foresters. Jerry enjoyed playing cards, working puzzles, collecting car banks, and golfing with close friends. He loved his large family and was always there to lend a helping hand whenever it was needed.

Survivors include his wife Maralyn Welsh of Lansing; his children: David (Laurie) Welsh, Katie (Steve) Meyer, Marty (Joy) Welsh, John Welsh, and Darren (Tasha) Welsh; his step-children: Lisa (Kerry) Jacobsen, Linda Peterson, Michelle (Chip) Robbins, James (Brenda) O'Donnell, and Kimberly (Eric) Stotts; 27 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; two sisters: Mary Lou Cota and Ida Mae (Bob) Gonsalves; two brothers: Lloyd (Betty) Welsh and Bernard (Caroline) Welsh; and several brothers and sisters-in-law. He is preceded in death by his parents; his first wife Jeanne; a grandson Derrick Kester; three brothers: Robert, Daniel, and William Welsh; three sisters: Kay Moore, Alice Armstrong, and Bernadine Heffern; four infant siblings; and four brothers-in-law: Earl Moore, Cliff Armstrong, Bob Cota, and Bob Kernan.

Honorary urnbearers are Jerry's grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Urnbearers are Pat Cota, Paul McGettigan, Blake Robbins, Tanner Jacobson, Jared Crouse, and Tyler Welsh.