On April 16, 2011 John C. Welsh, Sr.; beloved husband of Florence N. Welsh (nee Reames); devoted father of Margaret Schuerholz, John Welsh, Jr., Donald Welsh, Carolyn Klimek and Kathleen Schultz; dear grandfather of Jean, Michael, John III, Cherie, Shaun, Donald Jr., Christina, Zachary and Gabriel; great grandfather of Christine, Samuel, Wilson, Sierra, Seth, Luke and Dylan; brother of Melvina Henry.

Funeral Services will be held at the family owned Duda-Ruck Funeral Home of Dundalk, Inc. 7922 Wise Ave. Dundalk, Maryland 21222 on Tuesday at 12 noon. Interment Oak Lawn Cemetery. Friends may call on Monday 3-5 and 7-9 PM. Contributions may be made to St. John's Lutheran Church 7801 North Point Road, Edgemere, MD 21219