Hazel Welch

Hazel (Quebe) Weiss Welch of McGregor died, Friday morning Feb. 12, 2016, at the age of 91. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday Feb. 16, 2016, at Zion Lutheran Church, 503 S. Tyler St. McGregor with Pastor Chris Farrow officiating. Interment will follow in Waco Memorial Park under the direction of Grace Gardens Funeral Home 8220 Woodway Dr. Waco. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 15, 2016, at Grace Gardens.

Mrs. Welch was born April 19, 1924, in McGregor, Texas, the daughter of the late Henry Adolph and Bertha Henrietta (Vahrenkamp) Quebe where she graduated from McGregor High School. On November 24, 1945, she married Chris (C.F.)Weiss in a double ring ceremony with Hazel’s identical twin sister, Helen to Alfred Wiethorn, at Zion Lutheran Church. He preceded her in death March 25, 1995. She later married Vernon James Welch on July 5, 1997, at Zion Lutheran Church. He preceded her in death January 15, 2009. Much of her life was spent as a bookkeeper at Citizens National Bank in Waco which later became Bank of America and First National Bank of McGregor during World War II and retired in the mid 1970’s. She was also a homemaker and assisted her husband on the family farm. As long as her health permitted, she was an active member of Zion Lutheran church.

Also preceding her in death was a step-son, Bill Welch.

Survivors include a son James Weiss and wife June, daughter Pat Praesel and husband Glenn; two sisters Helen Wiethorn, Mildred Engelbrecht and her husband Louis; a grandson, Phillip Praesel, two granddaughters, Chelsea Weiss, April Weiss; two step-sons, Jim Bob Welch and wife Sandy, Johnny Welch and wife, Sue, two step-daughters, Cathy Welch Casbeer and husband Ernie, Lori Walker and several step-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers include; Sean Brim, Stephen Brim, Bradley Engelbrecht, Darrell Engelbrecht, David Lillard, Kevin Lillard, David Smith, Marvin Vahrenkamp, Larry Weiss, Clark Wiethorn, Curtis Weithorn, Kenneth Wiethorn, Lance Wiethorn, Michael Wiethorn, Ronnie Wiethorn and Ryan Wiethorn.

For those desiring, the family has suggested Zion Lutheran Church, 503 S. Tyler St. McGregor, Texas 76657 for memorial contributions.

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