William Laverne Welsh

William Laverne Welsh, age 78, of Trenton, Mo., formerly of Guttenberg Iowa, died Wednesday, August 15, 2012, at Heartland Regional Medical Center in Saint Joseph Mo. He was born the son of John and Maude (Monroe) Welsh on September 12, 1933, in Waucoma Iowa. After receiving his high school education, William enlisted in the United States Army until he was honorably discharged on September 4, 1954. On June 16, 1956, William married Rose Marie Hunemuller at the Little Brown Church in Nashua Iowa. This union blessed the couple with four children. For 33 years, William worked in the transmission assembly line at John Deere Dubuque Works until his retirement. For the last few years, William and Rose made their home in Trenton Mo. William was a member of the AMVETS and the Eagles Club. William is survived by his wife of 56 years, Rose; three children, Bill (Diane) Welsh of Cedar Rapids, IA, Donald Welsh of Clinton, IA and Vickie (Duke) Eppler of Dickeyville, Wis.; grandchildren, Alissa, Will, & Chris Welsh ( Cedar Rapids children of Bill & Diane Welsh) Jennifer, Nicole, & Jason (all of Dubuque and children of Don Welsh); Nick & Valarie Reardon, Carrie Eppler & Kristi (Eppler) Henry (Dubuque IA - all children of Vickie & Duke Eppler); Great grandchildren: Megan Reardon, Joe Johnson, Alex , & Andrue Henry; siblings, Beverly Helm, Arletta Hankes, Peg Bangs and many other relatives and friends. William is preceded in death by his parents, one daughter, Wendy Welsh; three siblings, Bob Welsh, Vanita Hines and Leland Welsh.Memorial Service: Monday 10:00 A.M. August 20, 2012 at the Tuecke-Allyn Funeral Home Guttenberg, IowaVisitation: Sunday 4:00 - 8:00 P.M. August 19, 2012 at the Tuecke-Allyn Funeral Home Guttenberg, Iowa and one hour before service.Interment: Guttenberg City Cemetery Service Information A service summary is not available