Leo Welsh,

June 17, 2004

Leo V. Welsh, 90, of 137 Wilson Place, died at 1:15 A.M. Wednesday (June 16, 2004) in WCA Hospital. He was born Jan. 16, 1914 in Watervliet, N.Y., a son of James and Catherine Kenny Welsh. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. At the time of his retirement in 1975, he was a field representative with the Social Security Administration, where he had been employed since 1954. He was a communicant of Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, a 72 year member of the Knights of Columbus, and had formerly been active with the Boy Scouts in Chautauqua County, and was the recepient of the St. George award from the bishop of the Diocese of Buffalo for his many yeaars of service to Catholic scouting. He had served for many years as a member of the Jamestown Housing Authority. He was an avid golfer. Surviving are a son, Leo V. Welsh, Jr. of Austin, Tex.; a granddaughter, Katherine Welsh of Austin, Tex.; and a brother, John Welsh of Troy, N.Y. He was preceded in death by his wife, the former Ann E. Rooney, whom he married in 1946 in Binghamton, and who died April 22, 1988; four brothers: Joseph, James, Edward, and Frank Welsh; and by a sister, Catherine McDonald. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 A.M. Friday in Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church. The Rev. Dennis W. Mende, pastor, will be celebrant. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 P.M. today in Powers, Present & Sixbey Funeral Home. Email condolences may be sent by visiting the website www.presentsixbeyfuneral.com. Memorials may be made to the Allegheny Highlands Chapter of the Boy Scouts of America, 50 Hough Hill, Falconer, N.Y. 14733