Margaret Rose Welk

Margaret Rose (Holzwarth) Welk 84 years, South Abington Township, died Monday, at home. She was the wife of Patrick Welk. The couple would have celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary this November. 

Born September 2, 1940 in Queens, New York she was the daughter of the late Gustav and Margaret (Hisgen) Holzwarth. Marge worked as a secretary for Sterling-Grace and Company in New York City on Wall Street and as a customer service rep for Akzo Salt when she and her husband moved to the area. She was a very active parishioner of Our Lady of the Snows Parish, serving as the 2nd Chairperson of the Country Bazaar and was active in the Rosary and Altar Society. 

Marge enjoyed reading, sewing, knitting quilts and golfing. She loved making a warm home and decorating it for every season. Her greatest enjoyment was her family, especially her grandchildren. 

Surviving in addition to her husband are two sons: Patrick (Dawn) Welk of Duryea, and Michael (Amber) Welk of Warsaw, IN; two daughters: Kathryn (Andrew Altemose) Walsh of Clarks Summit and Christine (Matthew) Kopanski of Reading; one brother: Jerry (Linda) Holzwarth of Spring, TX; grandchildren, Makenzie (Luke) Baker, Felicia (Robin) Sompel-Welk, Bryce and Dominick Welk, Paige Walsh, Sophia Welk, Margaret Kopanski, Jack Walsh, Ben Kopanski, and Trinity Pilosi; great grandchild, Hayden Wrobleski. 

She was preceded in death by brother, Raymond Holzwarth, and grandson, Cowen Kumler.

The funeral will take place on Friday, November 22, at 9:30am from Our Lady of the Snows Parish, 301 S. State Street, Clarks Summit, with a Mass of the Christian burial to be celebrated. 

Memorial Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, cancer.org. 

For directions, or to leave an online condolence, visit the funeral home website. 

Marge’s care has been entrusted to Jennings-Calvey Funeral and Cremation Service, Inc., 111 Colburn Avenue, Clarks Summit, PA 18411.