She grew up on a farm near St. Anthony, North Dakota. Her ancestors came from the Catholic Beresan villages of South Russia, today near Odessa, Ukraine. She was married to Lawrence Welk for 61 years.
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The Bismarck Tribune, ND, 6 March 2002
Fern Welk, 98, died Feb. 13, 2002, in a Santa Monica, Calif., hospital. Services were held at St. Monica's Catholic Church, Santa Monica. She is survived by three children, Shirley, Larry and Donna; and 11 grandchildren.
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She is our angel of mercy and faith.
Family Members
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Mathias Renner
1858–1907
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Elizabeth Anton Renner
1865–1951
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Lawrence Welk
1903–1992 (m. 1931)
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Ambrose Renner
1886–1971
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Nicodemus Renner
1890–1981
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Karl Charles Renner
1892–1918
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Rose Renner Helbling
1894–1985
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Bridget Renner Weber
1896–1994
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John M Renner
1900–1921
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Donna Lee Welk Mack
1937–2018
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Records on Ancestry
Fern Veronica Renner Welk
1940 United States Federal Census
Fern Veronica Renner Welk
Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1945
Fern Veronica Renner Welk
Texas, U.S., Birth Index, 1903-1997
Fern Veronica Renner Welk
Montana, U.S., State Deaths, 1907-2018
Fern Veronica Renner Welk
U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
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