Virginia A. Welsted

Virginia passed away in good spirits on Halloween night, October 31, 2013, at Virtua Memorial Hospital in Mount Holly at the age of 93. Her sudden loss is deeply felt and she will be greatly missed. She was born in rural Rhinebeck, NY to parents Walter and Lottie. Her early education was achieved from a one room school house near their farm on Wurtemberg Rd., to Vassar Hospital School of Nursing in Poughkeepsie, NY, where she receiving a RN degree. In July, 1941 she volunteered for military service and entered the Army Nurse Corps as 2nd Lt., where she was assigned to Fort Wadsworth on Staten Island, NY. From Feb. 1943 through June 1945, she served as a general duty nurse from Karachi to Calcutta in northern India. She left the Army at Fort Dix, NJ at the rank of Capt. in Jan. 1946. Virginia continued to work in nursing and received a B.S. degree in public health from Syracuse University in 1949. She married on August 22, 1948, had children, and moved about the country from Syracuse, NY to Westampton, NJ in 1959, with many other stops in-between. Virginia raised her family, became an assistant librarian for the Westampton Board of Education, and supported the assorted endeavors of her husband, Irving. She was a 50 yr. member of the First United Methodist Church of Mount Holly. Her cats, song birds, and other wildlife entertained her, as did her gardening, reading, and crossword puzzles. Virginia’s loving husband of 65 years, Irving G. Welsted, preceded her in death by 70 days; her sister Lois and brother-in-law Charles Teed of CO also preceded her. She is survived by her sons Robert and Richard, and her daughter Barbara, all of NJ. Also, she is survived by niece Carolyn Ramsey, of CO., niece Catherine Lane, of MT., and nephew John Teed, of IA., and their respective extended families. Funeral service will be held 11 am, Friday at the Perinchief Chapels, 438 High St., Mt. Holly. Friends and relatives are invited to visit with the family from 10 am until time of service. Interment and military honors will follow at the New Jersey Veterans Memorial Cemetery. Due to cemetery restrictions, in lieu of flowers donations may be made to a charity of the donor’s choice.

Virginia A. Welsted

December 21, 1919 - October 31, 2013