Virginia Welch Flanagan, passed early Tuesday morning. Born into the generation that was inspired by the words "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country", she lived that spirit her whole life. . Born Mary Virginia Welch in December of 1938, and raised on the Near Northside of Indianapolis in St. Joan of Arc Parish, she learned lessons and values that would lead her to a life of service, family and love.
Graduating St. Agnes in 1956, Ginny went on to receive a degree from Mount Saint Joseph's on the Ohio in 1960. She returned to Indianapolis to teach in IPS. Her involvement with the local Democratic Party resulted in her termination, but the fight had just begun. She sued for herself and other government employees to be involved in the election process. This left us with the "Virginia Welch" law, and left her with a taste for politics which led her to Washington D.C.
After short stints in Senator Byrd's and the Post Master General's offices, she joined the new Department of Housing and Urban Development, and spent almost a quarter century trying to help people improve their living standards across the nation.
She is preceded in death by her parents and nine older siblings. She is survived by her son Bryan Anderson, her sisters-in-law Carolyn Finn Welch and Barbara Seal Welch and hundreds of loving and beloved nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held on Sunday, October 9, 2011 from 2:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Feeney-Hornak Keystone Mortuary. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 am, Monday, October 10, 2011 in St. Joan of Arc, followed by interment in Calvary Cemetery. Memorial tributes may be offered at www.feeneyhornakkeystone.com. Memorial donations may be made to The American Cancer Society or Alzheimer's research.
daughter of Leo Francis Welch and Mary Kathyleen Breen
1st Spouse
Name David Bryan Anderson
Divorce Age 39
Birth Date 31 Mar 1933
Marriage Date 7 Sep 1970
Divorce Date 6 Nov 1972
Divorce Place Arlington, Virginia, USA
Spouse Virginia Welch
Certificate Number 1972012311
Number of Children 1
2nd Spouse
John Flanagan
Virginia Welch Flanagan, passed early Tuesday morning. Born into the generation that was inspired by the words "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country", she lived that spirit her whole life. . Born Mary Virginia Welch in December of 1938, and raised on the Near Northside of Indianapolis in St. Joan of Arc Parish, she learned lessons and values that would lead her to a life of service, family and love.
Graduating St. Agnes in 1956, Ginny went on to receive a degree from Mount Saint Joseph's on the Ohio in 1960. She returned to Indianapolis to teach in IPS. Her involvement with the local Democratic Party resulted in her termination, but the fight had just begun. She sued for herself and other government employees to be involved in the election process. This left us with the "Virginia Welch" law, and left her with a taste for politics which led her to Washington D.C.
After short stints in Senator Byrd's and the Post Master General's offices, she joined the new Department of Housing and Urban Development, and spent almost a quarter century trying to help people improve their living standards across the nation.
She is preceded in death by her parents and nine older siblings. She is survived by her son Bryan Anderson, her sisters-in-law Carolyn Finn Welch and Barbara Seal Welch and hundreds of loving and beloved nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held on Sunday, October 9, 2011 from 2:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Feeney-Hornak Keystone Mortuary. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 am, Monday, October 10, 2011 in St. Joan of Arc, followed by interment in Calvary Cemetery. Memorial tributes may be offered at www.feeneyhornakkeystone.com. Memorial donations may be made to The American Cancer Society or Alzheimer's research.
daughter of Leo Francis Welch and Mary Kathyleen Breen
1st Spouse
Name David Bryan Anderson
Divorce Age 39
Birth Date 31 Mar 1933
Marriage Date 7 Sep 1970
Divorce Date 6 Nov 1972
Divorce Place Arlington, Virginia, USA
Spouse Virginia Welch
Certificate Number 1972012311
Number of Children 1
2nd Spouse
John Flanagan
Family Members
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1Lt Leo Francis Welch Jr
1915–1944
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Alice Louise Welch Clifford
1918–2006
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Mary Cornelia Welch Chrapla
1920–1987
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Thomas Andrew Welch
1921–1964
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John Richard Welch Sr
1923–1989
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Mary Kathyleen Welch Kane
1925–2008
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Robert Vincent "Bobby" Welch
1927–1992
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James Cornelius Welch
1928–1982
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William Paul Welch
1933–1992
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