Ellen Welsh

Ellen Pauline Welsh, 63, of Bettendorf, Iowa, died Thursday, July 21, 2016 at Iowa Masonic Health Facilities in Bettendorf.

A Memorial Service for Ellen will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, July 25, 2016. at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home in Bettendorf.  Visitation will be one hour prior to services on Monday at the funeral home.  Memorials may be made to the Kidney Foundation of Iowa.

Born November 11, 1952 in Ashland, Ohio, to Robert and Julia (O’Neill) Welsh, Ellen graduated from Bettendorf High School and Kirkwood Community College.  She earned the title of Master Gardener, had collected pottery and enjoyed exchanging recipes.

She had sold Avon products for several years and worked as a florist with Colman Florist and was also employed with K&K Hardware, Handy Tru-Value and Lowes.  Ellen also had the distinction of being the longest living kidney transplant recipient of Iowa.

Those left to honor Ellen’s memory include her brothers, Michael Welsh of Davenport, Dan Welsh of Bettendorf, and Tim (Bonnie) Welsh of Kingwood, Texas; her sisters, Loretta (Larry) Thompson of Bettendorf, Julianne (Bill) Kout of Lawler, Iowa, and Joanne (fiancé Geoff Huston) Gove of Bettendorf; 13 nieces and nephews; and many friends.

Ellen was preceded in death by her parents.

Her family would like to thank all of her doctors and nurses that have taken care of her over the years, including all three Dr. Mottos and the doctors of the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics.