SARATOGA SPRINGS — Katherine D. (Watulak) Welch, loving and devoted mother, died Monday, May 4, 2015 at Saratoga Hospital surrounded by her family.
Born on February 5, 1926 in Greenfield Center, NY, she was the daughter of the late John and Elizabeth (Fecenko) Watulak. She worked for Cluett & Peabody in Corinth for over 20 years and retired from St. Clement’s Rectory in Saratoga Springs. Over the years, Katie volunteered more than 6,000 hours at Saratoga Hospital. She was inducted into the NYS Bowling Association Hall of Fame in recognition of her 38+ years as director of the Youth Bowling League. A member of the Catholic Daughters, her children remember her as the most kind and giving person they have ever known.
Katie is predeceased by her husband of 58 years, Lloyd C. Welch, and her sisters, Anna Wells, Helen Hlavaty and Mary Convery, and a grandson, Steve Welch. She is survived by her two sons, Lloyd J. (Rosemarie) Welch of Pearland, TX and Robert S. (Debbie) Welch of Queensbury; one daughter Dolores “Dee” Cogan of Ft. Edward; sisters, Susan Morehouse of Saratoga Springs and Veronica “Ronnie” Flewelling of Corinth; brother William (Bev) Watulak also of Corinth; 13 grandchildren, Michael Welch of MI, Jennifer Hewitt and Kristina Gentile of NC, Risa Robinson of CT, Reid Peacock of Gansevoort, John Cogan of Ft. Edward, Christopher, Ashley and Charles Welch and Casey Wheeler all of IL, Scott and Justin Way of Queensbury and Lauren Carda of SD; 14 great-grandchildren as well as several nieces and nephews.
She was laid to rest in the family plot at St. Peter’s Cemetery, West Ave. Donations may be made in Katie’s memory to Community Hospice of Saratoga, 179 Lawrence St., Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. Online remembrances may be made at www.burkefuneralhome.com.
