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NanSea Welsh
April 29, 1949 - April 30, 2023
Tacoma, Washington - NanSea Ann Welsh died at St
Joseph's Hospital Tacoma, a day after her 74th birthday. After 4 days in a
coma, she opened her eyes and died peacefully on 30 April 2023. Her cause of
death was a severe reaction to immunotherapy she was taking for metastatic
melanoma.
NanSea was born on 29 April 1949 to Larry
Schleining and Kathryn Holodnick
in Helena, MT. After NanSea graduated from
Puyallup High School in 1967, she worked in the banking industry followed by
working as an executive secretary for Weyerhaeuser Paper Division, a financial
broker, an industrial CEO, and finally as the Business License Administrator
for the City of Kent, WA.
NanSea was introduced to Charlie Welsh by
Charlie's ex-wife who recognized their mutual interest in tennis and skiing.
They were married on 24 November 1995. Charlie retired as 747 captain in 1999
and NanSea retired from the city of Kent the following year. Their 28 years of
marriage was an incredible adventure for the two. They skied in most of the
resorts in the US and many in Europe. They didn't just visit all 50 states, but
slept in all of them. They traveled to 63 countries throughout the world and
cruised on river and ocean ships for more than 400 days.
NanSea was renowned for her craft talents with
computer graphics, calligraphy and Cricut design. She did the graphics and name
tags for numerous high school and Charlie's military reunions. In 1988 she
decided to learn how to use computers. She enrolled in a class at the community
college called "Basic" thinking it was a class to teach her how to
turn the computer on. Basic turned out to be an advanced computer language. She
got an A in that class and continued on to get her Associates degree in
Aviation. She graduated from Green River College as valedictorian with her
Commercial and Instrument licenses.
She is survived by her mother, Kathryn Schleining,
her husband, Charlie Welsh, her daughter Jenifer Ryser, Jenifer's husband,
Jeremy Ryser, Charlie's two daughters, Jennifer Anderson and Katie Welsh,
Katie's husband, Arnoud Zeelen, and grandchildren, Sydnie Nix, Charles Zeelen,
Daniel Cook and his wife, Anna.
There will be a memorial service at Tahoma
National Cemetery, 18600 SE 240th St, Kent WA 98042, May 17, 2023. The service
begins at 11:15.
~ IN MEMORY ~
NWA F/A NanSea Ann Welsh, wife of NWA Capt.
Charlie Welsh
1949 ~ 2023
Sharing this news with the passing of NanSea
Welsh, wife of retired Northwest Airlines pilot Captain Charles R. Welsh. From the retired Northwest Pilots group/RNPA,
we learn of a Celebration of Life event for NanSea :
To the friends of Charlie and NanSea Welsh,
NanSea Welsh will be buried at Tahoma
National cemetery, 18600 SE 240th St., Kent, WA 98042 on 17 May 2023 at 11:15
AM.
A celebration of Life reception will follow
at Lake Wilderness Golf Club (not Lake Wilderness Lodge), 25400 Witte Rd, Maple
Valley, WA 98038 at 1:00 PM.
Charlie
and NanSea have been bedrock foundational to our Retired NWA Pilot group.
With deep respect,
Bill Day
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/253169348/nansea-ann-welsh
BURIAL: Tahoma National Cemetery, Kent, King
County, Washington
MEMORIAL ID: 253169348
5/17 CURNOW FUNERAL HOME
https://curnowfuneralhome.com/
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