Opal Jane Welch

1922 - 2002  (80 years)

• Name	Opal Jane Welch  [1]
  Birth	23 Jul 1922	Burlington, Otsego, New York   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Death	25 Nov 2002	Guadalupe, Santa Barbara, California   [1, 2, 3]
  Person ID	I44407	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	19 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	Renwick Hayes Welch,   b. 3 Apr 1899, New York d. Mar 1967 (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Jennie Jones,   b. 25 Dec 1903, Millers Mills, ..., New York d. 15 Jan 1966, Edmeston, Otsego, New York (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	4 May 1921	Burlington Flats, Otsego, New York   [1, 4, 5]
  Family ID	F21952	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ralph Ellery Robinson,   b. 17 Apr 1925, New York d. 25 Sep 1993, ..., Santa Barbara, California (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	17 Jan 1947	Edmeston, Otsego, New York   [1, 3]
  Children	1. Anne Robinson
  Family ID	F21980	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2017

  
  

• Notes

  The Daily Star December 5, 2002 GUADELOUPE, Calif. — Opal J. Robinson, 80, a resident of Guadeloupe, Calif., since 1988, passed away peacefully Monday, Nov. 25, 2002, after a lengthy illness and is now with the Lord.She was born July 23, 1922, in the town of Burlington, N.Y., the daughter of Renwic Hayes and Jennie (Jones) Welch. Relocating from Upstate New York and originally settling in the San Diego, Calif., area, Mrs. Robinson has been a resident of Santa Maria, Calif., and Guadeloupe since 1981. As a young woman, she worked in the Scintilla factory in Sidney, N.Y., during World War II. She married Ralph E. Robinson on Jan. 17, 1947, in Edmeston, N.Y. Opal was a devoted and loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin and friend. She will be missed for her strength, courage, love, kindness and her special smile no matter what. She inspired us all with her strong faith. Opal is survived by her daughter and caregiver, Anne Molinari of Guadeloupe; granddaughter, Holly Molinari of Guadeloupe; two brothers, Gordon Welch of Lexington Park, Md., and Richard Welch of Utica, N.Y.; one sister, Nancy Figger of South New Berlin, N.Y.; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by her husband of 44 years, Ralph E. Robinson (1993); and two brothers, Mahlon H. "Bob" Welch (1979), and Stanley P. "Paul" Welch (2002).

  
  

• Sources

  [S22717] Descendants of Mary Hascall and Samuel Whitmore, (compiled by Richard K. Hascall for the Haskell Family Association). [S53585] SSDI: Social Security Death Index. [S39398] Obituary, The Daily Star, Opal J. Robinson, (December 5, 2002). [S43078] Susan Tweedy, RootsWeb.com, SMTweedy Family Tree. [S40487] Obituary, The Otsego Farmer, Mrs. Jennie Jones Welch, (January 20, 1966).