Donna Welch, 78, Overland Park, KS, passed away January 30, 2014 at Kansas City Hospice House. Memorial services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Monday, February 3, at Mt. Moriah & Freeman Funeral Home, 10507 Holmes Rd. with a reception to follow. Memorial contributions may be made to Kansas City Hospice House, 9221 Ward Parkway, Ste. 100, Kansas City, MO 64114.
Donna was born July 17, 1935 in Oklahoma City, OK. She married James M. Welch on December 26, 1956. She attended St. Francis Grade School, Hogan High School and The College of St. Theresa. Donna lived in Crystal Lake, IL for 22 years where she worked at Pioneer Center Workshop as the director of client programs. After moving back to Kansas City in 1998 she went to work for her brother at Spivey’s Rare Book Store. She was passionate about many things- sewing, photography, cooking, entertaining, friends and family.
She was preceded in death by her parents Donald and Gertrude Spivey and her brother David Spivey. Donna is survived by her husband of 57 years, James M. Welch, Jr.; her children Lorrie Haller (Kevin), Letty Storm (Chris), Louise Steinbach (Michael) and Larry Welch (Angela); ten grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Arrangements under the direction of Mount Moriah & Freeman Funeral Home, Kansas City, MO.
