Phyllis M. (Gobernatz)Welters

Phyllis M. (Gobernatz)Welters, 90, passed away Saturday, April 19, 2025.

Phyllis was born April 20, 1934, in Holdingford, Minnesota, the daughter of the late

Joseph and Hildegard (Meier) Gobernatz. She was also preceded in death by brothers

Raymond Gobernatz and Howard Gobernatz.

She Graduated from Holdingford High School. After graduation she moved to St. Paul,

MN where she was employed at St. Joseph’s Hospital as a nurse’s aide. On October

20, 1954 she was married to Ervin Welters, son of Peter and Marie (Bieniek) Welters.

Together they raised and parented 9 children, 3 girls: Jeanette Anderson, Jane

Marsiglia, and Ann Corwin; and 6 boys: Mark Welters, Stephen Welters, Kenneth

Welters, Gregory Welters, Charles Welters, and Christopher Welters. Additionally, they

have 15 Grandchildren, and 12 Great Grandchildren.

In January of 1967, Phyllis and Ervin moved the family to the beautiful Willamette Valley

of Oregon, in Oregon City. There they faithfully raised their nine children. Once the

children were raised, She and Ervin relocated to Washington where Dad found work.

Phyllis enjoyed being a homemaker with unending love for her family. She enjoyed

cooking and sewing. In later years she fell in love with quilting and made some of the

most beautiful quilts you can imagine. Many of her quilts were donated to the Pregnant

Teen Center. Her love extended to all those she came in contact with. She had a deep

devotion to Holy Mary and deep faith commitment to God and the Catholic Church.

In lieu of flowers donations can be made to:

Crosier Fathers & Brothers, PO Box 500, Onamia, MN 56359-0500. www.crosier.org

Food for the Poor, 6401 Lyons Rd., Coconut Creek, FL 33073. www.foodforthepoor.org

Cards may be sent to: Mark Welters, 12472 Powers Way, Oregon City, OR 97045

Funeral services will be held at St. John the Apostle Catholic Church, 417 Washington

St., Oregon City, OR 97045, on Friday, April 25th. The Rosary will be at 10:30am with

the Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00am.

The funeral home is Holman Hankins Bowker & Waud, 715 7th St, Oregon City, OR

97045, phone: (503) 656-2661, website: www.waudsfuneralservice.com

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