Obituary for Barbara Lee Welberg

A Memorial Service for Barbara Lee Welberg of Baudette, age 82, will likely be held on Friday, July 3, 2026, 1 PM at First Lutheran Church of Baudette, MN

Barbara Lee Stowell was born September 18th, 1943, in Baudette, MN, to Ammon and Pearl Stowell, in rural Baudette, MN, and grew up within the Baudette space. Barb joined John Welberg in holy matrimony on the finish of her junior yr on June 18th, 1960. They moved to El Monte, California, for a couple of months after which from there to Denver, Colorado. 

While dwelling in Denver, their firstborn, Carole Jean, arrived on May 23, 1961, in Baudette. Barb got here house to have her child within the hospital the place her mother was a nurse.

They moved again to Baudette to assist John’s dad, Art, on the farm. Grandma Helen Welberg babysat Carole whereas Barb went again to highschool to graduate with John’s stepsister, Margo, in 1964.

They moved to Minneapolis the place Barb labored as a drill punch operator at Continental Electronics for a few years drilling holes in circuit boards. She mentioned it was an interesting job. On November twenty eighth, 1965, their second daughter, Denise Ellen, was born (additionally in Baudette to be close to her mom). They lived in Minneapolis (Brooklyn Park) till 1970, after they returned to the Baudette space completely.

Their first summer time again, Barb and John labored on Oak Island for Angle Inn Lodge owned by Maxine and Garland Bernhardt. In the autumn, they began working for John’s brother, Henry, farming. It included the entire household!

Barb labored varied small jobs till she began at Rowell Laboratories in 1973. She labored there for 32 years (ultimately renamed Solvay Pharmaceuticals) till her well being pressured her to retire early.  After retirement, she cleaned fish home sleepers within the spring, a job she loved, and she or he cared dearly for her employer, Sheri and Dan Gibbons.

After retirement, Barb and John purchased a park mannequin trailer at Snow to Sun in Weslaco, TX, the place John’s brother Henry and spouse Arla lived within the winter.  They would take about 5 days to drive the journey and go to family and friends alongside the best way. One of the highlights of those journeys was visiting step-granddaughter Monique and her household in San Antonio. Barb was so tickled when Monique’s brother, Christopher, began calling her Grandma Barb.

After Johnny handed away in 2019, Barb was inspired to proceed to winter in Texas and was surrounded by buddies who cherished her and helped her out. That first winter, son-in-law Glenn and grandson Stuart went down along with her and stayed in their very own RV in the identical park for the primary two months till they have been positive Barb could be okay there with out them.

Barb was a member of the Bethlehem Lutheran Church and the women’ LWML. She served as president and taught Sunday School in her earlier years. The neighborhood will miss her well-known oatmeal bread on the annual Bethlehem Lutheran Soup Dinner.

Barb spent most of her spare time with household and buddies.  She loved her grandchildren and supported them in a lot of their college actions and faculty achievements. Her biggest pleasure was cooking and baking with them and their buddies after they would go to Grandpa and Grandma. She was thrilled to be known as Grandma Barb by Glenn’s nieces and nephews, and some different bonus grandchildren within the space.

She loved scrapbooking along with her buddies, Denise, and her granddaughters Kintessa and Krystal. She took nice satisfaction in organizing images and preserving them for her household, and she or he had enjoyable doing it.

Barb started spending a month or extra at Denise’s in WI throughout her migration from Weslaco to Baudette. During that keep, she loved going to storage gross sales and doing arts and crafts with great-granddaughter Haisley. Krystal and her household camp within the space each weekend in May, and Barb cherished being part of these occasions. Memorial Day weekend was additional particular after they would camp 5 minutes from Denise at Julie and Darrell Endres; visiting with buddies, surrounded by young children, stunning views, a lot of good meals, and s’mores across the campfire. Barb felt comfy there and couldn’t be happier.

In later years, she took up a interest she mentioned she would by no means do, quilting, simply so she may hopefully go away one to every grandchild earlier than she handed away.  Once she bought began, Barb actually loved it and spent hours quilting with buddies in Texas and Lake of the Woods on particular tasks, together with donations of quilts to veterans. Barb even handed the curiosity onto her solely grandson Stuart, and so they labored on a couple of quilts collectively. She expanded her quilting to different quilted tasks akin to stunning tree skirts and desk runners for household and buddies, and blankets and burp rags for great-granddaughter Haisley.

Before John’s well being declined, Barb and John cherished to go to Carole in Oak Creek, Colorado.  One of their favourite actions throughout their winter journeys was sledding down Carole and Tony’s curvy, mile-long driveway on the aspect of the mountain. Barb additionally loved many hours of baking and enjoying video games with Carole and granddaughter Amanda, and walks to soak within the wonderful view.

Barbara is survived by her daughters Carole (Tony) Quinones of Oak Creek, Co, their daughter Amanda (fiancé Dom Francl) and Tony’s daughter Monique, Denise (Glenn) Canfield of Black Earth, WI and Baudette, and their youngsters Kintessa (Allen) Schroeder of Lincoln, ND, Stuart Canfield of Baudette, and Krystal (Michael) Hewitt of Edgerton, WI, nice granddaughter Haisley Hewitt, sister Donna (Pete) Gawreluk of Minneapolis, MN, step sister in regulation Margo (Darrell) Magnussen of Bemidji, MN, brother in regulation Dave Oneschuck, and plenty of cousins, nieces, and nephews she cherished and loved dearly.

Barb was preceded in dying by her dad and mom, brothers Arnold Stowell, Chuck and his spouse Caroline Stowell of Nolalu, ON, sisters O’Detta Freier and husband Al of Baudette, Zella, Wilda, and Helen Stowell of Baudette, Doris (Dave) Oneschuck of Dugald, Manitoba, nephews Charles (Chuckie) Stowell, Ronnie Freier, and Mark Pickett.

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