Kleiboeker Family Tree - Person Sheet
Kleiboeker Family Tree - Person Sheet
NameLeon Welp 
Birth7 Sep 1926
Death15 Jun 2007, USA Healthcare, Newton Iowa
FatherEdward O. Welp (1892-1958)
MotherTeresa Kopel (1895-)
Notes for Leon Welp
Obituary of Leon Welp
Leon Henry Welp, age 80, of Newton died Friday, June 15, 2007 at USA Healthcare, Newton. Mr. Welp was born September 7, 1926 at Haverhill, IA the son of the late Edward O. and the late Teresa P. (Kopel) Welp. He married Gloria H.Schnathorst April 12, 1958 at Des Moines, Iowa. He served in the Army from 1944 to 1946 during World War II . He retired from Welp Lumber as a Owner/operator in 1987. Mr. Welp was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church; Knights of Columbus; Catholic Order of Foresters; Marshalltown American Legion
He is survived by his wife: Gloria H.(Schnathorst) Welp, one daughter: Jolene Welp of Ames, IA and one son: Randal & Sang Sun Welp of Springfield, VA. Brother of two sisters: Doris & Cletus Neuroth of Marshalltown, IA, Audry & Roman Dankbar of Ames, IA and one brother: Cyril & Aloah Welp of Marshalltown, IA
Mother-in-law, Mary Schnathorst of Des Moines, IA; Sister-in-law, Julie & J.O. Hoggard of Rogers, AK; Sister-in-law, Janet Heckart of Des Moines, IA
Predeceased by his Daughter, Cheryl Lynn Welp, Brother, Virgil Welp, Sister-in-law, Lorraine Welp
Calling hours will be Tuesday from Visitation with the family will be at 7pm at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 1115 S. 8th Avenue E., Newton, IA. The funeral will be Tuesday at 11:00 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 1115 S. 8th Avenue E., Newton where a Mass of Christian Burial will be Celebrated by Rev. Ernest Braida.
Burial will be in Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Haverhill on Wednesday at 11:00 am.
Memorials may be made to Willowbrook Adult Day Care
Leon H. Welp, 80, of Newton, died Friday, June 15, 2007, at the USA Healthcare of Newton.
Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m., Wednesday at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Newton. A public Prayer Service will be held Tuesday evening at Sacred Heart Catholic Church at 7 p.m. with visitation with the family following in McCann Center in Newton. Memorials to Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Willowbrook Adult Day Care Center or Iowa Hospice may be left at the Pence-Reese Funeral Home in Newton.
The son of Edward O. Welp and Teresa P. Kopel, he was born Sept. 7, 1926, in Haverhill. He attended St. Joseph Grade School in Haverhill and graduated from VanCleve High School in VanCleve in 1944.
On Dec. 8, 1944, he entered into the US Army military service at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. He served his country during World War II until Aug. 31, 1946. He entered the family business with his father operating Welp Lumber in Haverhill.
On April 12, 1958, he was united in marriage to Gloria H. Schnathorst at All Saints Catholic Church in Des Moines. He became the owner of Welp Lumber in 1957 and retired in 1987 after working with the company 47 years.
He was a family man and an avid Cubs Fan. He enjoyed Iowa State Men’s Basketball, model trains, traveling and carpentry. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, a 50 year member of the Knights of Columbus 4th Degree Marshall Council, Catholic Order of Foresters and the American Legion in Marshalltown.
Those left to honor his memory include his wife Gloria Welp of Newton; one son, Randall (Sang Sun) Welp of Springfield, Va.; one daughter, Jolene Welp of Ames; four grandchildren, Annalyn Welp, Kathryn Welp, Claire Welp and Jordan Brown Welp; one brother, Cyril (Aloah) Welp of Marshalltown; two sisters, Doris (Cletus) Neuroth of Marshalltown and Audry (Roman) Dankbar of Ames; his mother-in-law, Mary Schnathorst of Des Moines; two sisters-in-law, Julie (J.O.) Hoggard of Rogers, Ark. and Janet Heckart of Des Moines; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a stillborn daughter, Cheryl Lynn Welp; a brother. Virgil Welp; and a sister-in-law, Lorraine Welp.
The Newton (IA) Daily News, Monday, June 18, 2007
Leon Henry Welp, age 80, of Newton died Friday, June 15, 2007 at USA Healthcare, Newton. Mr. Welp was born September 7, 1926 at Haverhill, IA the son of the late Edward O. and the late Teresa P. (Kopel) Welp. He married Gloria H.Schnathorst April 12, 1958 at Des Moines, Iowa. He served in the Army from 1944 to 1946 during World War II . He retired from Welp Lumber as a Owner/operator in 1987. Mr. Welp was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church; Knights of Columbus; Catholic Order of Foresters; Marshalltown American Legion
He is survived by his wife: Gloria H.(Schnathorst) Welp, one daughter: Jolene Welp of Ames, IA and one son: Randal & Sang Sun Welp of Springfield, VA. Brother of two sisters: Doris & Cletus Neuroth of Marshalltown, IA, Audry & Roman Dankbar of Ames, IA and one brother: Cyril & Aloah Welp of Marshalltown, IA
Mother-in-law, Mary Schnathorst of Des Moines, IA; Sister-in-law, Julie & J.O. Hoggard of Rogers, AK; Sister-in-law, Janet Heckart of Des Moines, IA
Predeceased by his Daughter, Cheryl Lynn Welp, Brother, Virgil Welp, Sister-in-law, Lorraine Welp
Calling hours will be Tuesday from Visitation with the family will be at 7pm at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 1115 S. 8th Avenue E., Newton, IA. The funeral will be Tuesday at 11:00 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 1115 S. 8th Avenue E., Newton where a Mass of Christian Burial will be Celebrated by Rev. Ernest Braida.
Burial will be in Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Haverhill on Wednesday at 11:00 am.
Memorials may be made to Willowbrook Adult Day Care
Leon H. Welp, 80, of Newton, died Friday, June 15, 2007, at the USA Healthcare of Newton.
Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m., Wednesday at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Newton. A public Prayer Service will be held Tuesday evening at Sacred Heart Catholic Church at 7 p.m. with visitation with the family following in McCann Center in Newton. Memorials to Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Willowbrook Adult Day Care Center or Iowa Hospice may be left at the Pence-Reese Funeral Home in Newton.
The son of Edward O. Welp and Teresa P. Kopel, he was born Sept. 7, 1926, in Haverhill. He attended St. Joseph Grade School in Haverhill and graduated from VanCleve High School in VanCleve in 1944.
On Dec. 8, 1944, he entered into the US Army military service at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. He served his country during World War II until Aug. 31, 1946. He entered the family business with his father operating Welp Lumber in Haverhill.
On April 12, 1958, he was united in marriage to Gloria H. Schnathorst at All Saints Catholic Church in Des Moines. He became the owner of Welp Lumber in 1957 and retired in 1987 after working with the company 47 years.
He was a family man and an avid Cubs Fan. He enjoyed Iowa State Men’s Basketball, model trains, traveling and carpentry. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, a 50 year member of the Knights of Columbus 4th Degree Marshall Council, Catholic Order of Foresters and the American Legion in Marshalltown.
Those left to honor his memory include his wife Gloria Welp of Newton; one son, Randall (Sang Sun) Welp of Springfield, Va.; one daughter, Jolene Welp of Ames; four grandchildren, Annalyn Welp, Kathryn Welp, Claire Welp and Jordan Brown Welp; one brother, Cyril (Aloah) Welp of Marshalltown; two sisters, Doris (Cletus) Neuroth of Marshalltown and Audry (Roman) Dankbar of Ames; his mother-in-law, Mary Schnathorst of Des Moines; two sisters-in-law, Julie (J.O.) Hoggard of Rogers, Ark. and Janet Heckart of Des Moines; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a stillborn daughter, Cheryl Lynn Welp; a brother. Virgil Welp; and a sister-in-law, Lorraine Welp.
The Newton (IA) Daily News, Monday, June 18, 2007