Edward L Welch, Jr

When he wasn’t supervising the control room at Phila. Electric, Ed could be found reciting or writing poetry, hunting, or roofing. He put in a lot of time at PECO so he could savor time off . Then he’d fit in fishing with road trips to Canada and Alaska with buddies. Somehow he found time to tee it up with his grandsons.. By marrying an Italian (or because he cooked so well), Ed became an honorary member of Sons of Italy in Paulsboro.rnA Sadie Hawkins dance got him into the arms of his future bride, Dolores Rotella. Her friends double dared her to ask him to the dance. It was years later when he was a Merchant Marine that they got reunited and the sparks flew, Their 49 year marriage brought about four children : Karen ( John) Casella, Kelli-Ann ( Roy) Parkell, Kristen ( Dexter) Grant, and Keith (Juanita) , and then those special grandchildren to spoil: Angelina and Austin Welch, Nicholas and Sophia Casella, James and Robert Parkell, Jonathan and Lauren Grant. He is also survived by a brother, Richard and a sister, Deborah DeBerardinis.rnCome celebrate 71 generous years Thursday 6 to 8PM and Friday from 9AM at Daley Life Celebration Studio, Swedesboro. Story Time 11AM. Burial Birmingham-Lafayette Cemetery, West Chester, PA.rnDonations to Brain Injury Assoc. of NJ, 825 Georges Rd. 2nd flr., North Brunswick, NJ 08902 in memory of Ed will be appreciated.rn –