Paula J. Welch

Elba - Paula J. Welch, 73, passed away on Monday (December 23, 2024) at her home in Elba under the care of her loving family.

Mrs. Welch was born May 22, 1951 in Buffalo, first born daughter of the late Paul V. Craine Jr. and Ruth M. (Hummel) Craine DeFields.

She was a long time employee of GCASA prior to her retirement and was a member of the Bergen Evangelical Presbyterian Church.

Surviving is her husband, Michael J.T. Welch; children, Eric Blachowicz, Scott Reding, and Andrea Reding; step-children, Matthew Welch, and Christopher Pike; grandchildren, Sophia Reding, Maverick, Max, and Arianna Blachowicz, Logan and Dominic Welch; siblings, Alan Craine, Margery Craig, Deborah Blizniak, Jeffrey Hummel, Randolph DeFields, Gregg O'Connor, and Beverly O'Connor.

Family and friends are invited to call on Saturday, (December 28, 2024) from 1 to 2:00 p.m. at Bergen Evangelical Presbyterian Church, 38 South Lake Avenue in Bergen where Paula's Funeral Service will immediately follow visitation at 2:00 p.m. Burial in Maple Lawn Cemetery in Elba will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Samaritan's Purse, PO Box 3000, Boone, North Carolina 28607.

Arrangements for Paula were entrusted to the care of H.E. Turner & Co. Funeral Home in Bergen. Please leave a condolence, share a story, or light a candle at www.bataviafuneralhomes.com.