Robert Christian Welle
Welle, Robert Christian died at age 69 on Sunday, February 23, 2020. He is preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Jeanette Thielman Welle. He is survived by his children, Curran Murphy (Lisa), Emily (David Hewitt), Julia, and Thomas Welle, and his siblings, Karen Bellmont (Robert), Paul (Jackie), John (Kay), Margaret Sitzer (Tim), Patrick (Lori), and Peter Welle. He had a career in commercial real estate and later tried his hand working as an actor and model. He loved baseball, supporting the Twins and traveling around the country every summer for decades to visit different ballparks. He was a fine athlete. He jogged, played softball and handball, and was a life-long skier. His ski trips with friends were some of the happiest times of his life. He worked on the ski patrol, skied the Alps, and had a stint as a ski bum in Colorado, staying in the Aspen apartment recently vacated by Hunter S. Thompson. He travelled extensively throughout Europe, visited the temples of Ankor Wat in Cambodia and journeyed by camel across the Moroccan desert. His death is a terrible loss. He is loved and will be mourned by many. Visitation will be held Tuesday Mar. 3 at O'Halloran & Murphy, 575 Snelling Ave, St. Paul, MN from 5 - 7pm. His funeral mass will be at 11:00am, Wednesday, March 4 at Nativity of Our Lord Church, 1938 Stanford Ave, St Paul. In lieu of flowers please send donations to the Southern Poverty Law Center. O'Halloran & Murphy Funeral and Cremation Services
Published on March 1, 2020
Jerry Gohl
I am saddened to hear of Bob's passing. I will have many fond memories of Bob, not just our four years at CHS (Mixed Chorus and Musicals), but after graduation; especially the organizing and running of the Jim Kruzich Memorial Golf Tournament... for 25 years. I guess he, Jim, and Bill can now golf in heaven.. where there are no T-times, and the golfing is FREE.
Our 50th class reunion this past August was Bob's final farewell to his many 'Class of 69' classmates. RIP old friend. You will be missed!
Jerry Gohl
Kevin Haws
I met Bob when we were third graders at St. Mary's, before his family moved to Centennial. We maintained a friendship throughout our childhood, high school, were room mates in college for a while and kept in touch and saw each other every few years. Bob was always a gentlemen, never had an unkind word to say about anyone. My fondest memories of Bob surrounded his telling stories, of where he had been, the people he had met, the adventures he had been on. Most of those were filled with humor - many at his own expense. I saw Bob at the reunion and again in October. He was obvoiusly slowing down, a little unsteady on his feet but his wit and humor had not diminished in the slightest. When I heard that he had passed, my first thought was of Bob and St. Peter meeting at the Pearly Gates and I wondered which of Bob's famous stories he was telling St. Pete as they entered Heaven. RIP old friend. You will be missed by all who knew and loved you. I wish we could hear you tell one more of your stories!