Cynthia Elaine Welch

Cynthia Elaine Welch (Cindy) beloved wife and mother was called home to our Lord and Savior Saturday February 6th. She died at home after a nine year battle with ovarian cancer. Cindy was born in Glendale, Arizona to Herbert and Donna Williams and moved to Oak Harbor, Washington when she was young, where she enjoyed ballet, gymnastics, floating on logs, and climbing trees. After she married, Cindy and her family moved to Wenatchee, Washington where she passed on her joy of gymnastics to young people by teaching at the YWCA. In 1980 she and her family moved to Alaska, eventually purchasing a home in Palmer. Cindy loved being a wife and mother, gardening, sewing, and baking. She became part of the local quilting community when she started working at Just Sew, and part of the gardening community through her work at Danamac Acres. She enjoyed teaching quilting classes, machine quilting, designing flower baskets, and raising animals. Cindy also looked forward to her time hiking, skiing, and exploring Hatcher Pass and the Talkeetna Mountains. Cindy is survived by her husband Bert, son William, daughter Chantel, grandsons Ryan, Riley and Tyler Welch, sister Sandi McGuire, and brothers Ken and James Williams. A Celebration of Life will be held at Lazy Mountain Bible Church in Palmer on Saturday February 27th at 2:00 PM, followed by a reception. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Marsha Rivkin Center for Ovarian Cancer, in memory of Cynthia E. Welch. https://community.swedish.org/marsharivkin