March 29, 2024

Steven Lee Welcher

Dec. 22, 2014

Steven Lee Welcher, 27, of Newton, died Monday, Dec. 22, 2014. A funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 27 at the First Christian Church in Newton. The family will greet friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 26 at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory. Memorials in Steven’s name may be left at the funeral home or the church the morning of the service.

Steven, the son of Shawn and Tammy (Pickett) Welcher, was born on May 20, 1987, in Des Moines. He grew up in Newton and graduated from Newton High School in 2006. Steve was a decorated state of Iowa wrestler, placing second in the state his senior year. Steven then went on to graduate from Central College with a B.A. in anthropology. While in college, he had the opportunity to study in Mexico twice. Steven was currently working as a die cutter operator at Walter G. Anderson in Newton. He was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed turkey hunting, mushroom hunting and gardening. He also liked to cook.

Steven is survived by his parents, Shawn and Tammy Welcher of Newton; sister, Lisa (Mitch) Montgomery of Newton; grandparents, Virginia Perrin of Newton, Don Pickett of Newton, and Rollie Welcher of Newton; his great-grandma Dorothy Pickett of Newton; two nephews, Kent and Klayton Montgomery; aunts and uncles, Terry (Kim) Pickett, Al Pickett, Jennifer (Jim) Prendergast, Lori (Fred) Welcher-Leytham and Frank (Jessie) Welcher; and his many cousins. He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Betty Pickett.