WELCH, Charles
1886 - 1945 (58 years)-
Name WELCH, Charles Birth Nov 1886 Tonawanda, Erie County, NY 
Gender Male Death 11 May 1945 Buffalo, Erie County, NY Person ID I89972 Laur from Germany Last Modified 1 Oct 2016
Father WELCH, Joseph, b. Apr 1860, New York d. Yes, date unknown Mother Gusta, b. Aug 1860, Germany d. Yes, date unknown Marriage Abt 1888 Family ID F30080 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family KELLY, Lona Amelia, b. Abt 1903, Star Lake, St. Lawrence County, NY d. 17 Apr 1965, Degraff Memorial Hospital, North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY (Age 62 years) Marriage Abt 1924 Children 1. WELCH, Florence 2. WELCH, Frank L, b. Abt 1922, New York 3. WELCH, Charles Patrick, b. 17 Mar 1925, New York d. 15 Oct 1994, Chiefland, Levy County, FL (Age 69 years)4. WELCH, Margaret Etta, b. 31 Jan 1927, New York d. 31 Mar 2009, Lady Lake, Lake County, FL (Age 82 years)Family ID F30079 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 15 Feb 2026
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Notes - Niagara Gazette - 5/11/1945
TONAWANDA. May 11-Stricken
with a heart attack while working
as a fireman aboard the tug Georgia
in Buffalo this morning. Charles
Welch. 58. of 392 Fletcher street,
died later despite the efforts of
coast guardsmen to revive him.
Mr. Welch was a lifelong resident
of this city and a member of the
Union Hook and Ladder company
and the Tugmen's. Firemen's and
Linemen's Protective association,
He had been employed by the Hand
and Johnson Tug Lines in Buffalo
the last four years as a tug fireman.
Prior to that he worked on the
steamer Niagara owned and operated
by the Gravels Products company,
of this city. Before that he
was employed as an engineer by
the International Paper company.
He is survived by his wife. Mrs.
Welch, at homeF(sic)
Lona Welch: two sons. Frank: L.
Welch, with the U. S. Navy in England,
and Patrick Welch, U.S.S.
Missouri, and two daughters. Mrs.
Florence Kopcho, and Margaret
Welch, at home. The funeral plans
have not been completed.
- Niagara Gazette - 5/11/1945