Julianna Marie Welch, born September 3, 1943 passed away Tuesday April 10, 2018 in her home. She leaves behind her brother John Parker, her son Michael Welch, and his girlfriend Sharilyn Kryger, her son James Welch, and his wife Elizabeth, her grandson Brian Welch and his wife Andree, and her grandson Daniel J. Welch.
Julianna spent most of her childhood moving throughout the southern United States while her father was in the United States Navy. She graduated Wilson High School in Long Beach, Ca and then attended Long Beach City College in Long Beach, Ca where she met her husband Daniel F. Welch in an archery class. They were married from 1962 until 2014 when he died.
Julianna spent her adult life seeing to the needs of her family by caring for her two sons at home while they were growing up and by participating in cub scouts, little league, and as a lunch mother at their school. She enjoyed cooking, baking, and painting. She was always on the look-out for new recipes to try and was very accomplished at making delicious meals. Once her sons were in their teens, she went back to school and got her certification to be a Respiratory Therapist. She worked for a short time at Good Samaritan Hospital in Anaheim, Ca. and then spent the rest of her career working for Anaheim Memorial Hospital in Anaheim, Ca. She retired in 2008 and focused on traveling and taking care of her husband and her grandsons. After spending some time in a rehabilitation facility due to a fractured spine and leg from a fall, she came home and soon passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends.
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