Thomas E. Welling Sr.

Thomas E. Welling, Sr., 85, longtime resident of West Chester, OH passed away on Wednesday, March 6, 2019. Tom was born in Cincinnati, OH to Richard and Elizabeth Welling in 1933. He grew up in Lockland were the Welling Family was well established in the community.

Tom was the beloved husband of Lorrain (nee Cruse) for over 63 years. He was a devoted father of Stanley (late Ramona) Welling, Tommy (Nancy) Welling, Jr., Jerry (Nola) Welling, Mary (Brad) Carter and Joe (Robyn) Welling, loving grandfather of Joshua Welling, Shaun (Heather) Welling, Kenny (Kelly) Welling, Tommy (Jennifer) Welling, III, David (Rachel) Welling, Anna Welling, Joshua Welling, Matt Welling, Lauren Carter, Rachel Carter, Stephanie Welling, Jennifer Welling and Alyssa Welling, great-grandfather of Luke, Grace, James, Charlotte, Carson, Dylan, Lillyan, Elizabeth and Anthony Welling, dear brother of the late Henry, Richard and William Welling, also survived by many nieces and nephews.

Tom was a great husband and a devoted family man. He enjoyed golfing, working on projects out in the barn, keeping up the property, and tending to his many trees. His father opened a jewelry store in Lockland in 1920 and Tom began working there at a young age. He and his brother Bill ran the business successfully for many years, yet he humbly referred to himself as a watchmaker.  His family will miss his smile, his humor, his wisdom and his caring ways.

Visitation at St. John the Evangelist Church, 9080 Cincinnati-Dayton Road, West Chester, OH 45069 on Thursday, March 14, 2019 from 10 AM until time of Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 AM. Interment at West Chester Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to St. Rita School for the Deaf, 1720 Glendale Milford Road, Cincinnati, OH 45215 or please plant a tree in Tom's Memory.

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