His obituary reads: After an illness of two weeks, following an operation for ruptured appendix, Herbert A. Welch of Wayne, passed away Wednesday morning at 1 o'clock in a Norfolk hospital, aged 37 years. Funeral services will be held on Friday at 11 AM at the Presbyterian Church with Rev P.A. Davies and Prof. I.H. Britell in charge. Masons officiate at Greenwood Cemetery. Mr. Welch became ill on Tuesday, February 11, and was taken to Norfolk that night for an operation for Appendicitis. Complications developed and, though all possible was done by specialists, he did not rally. When it was thought that a blood transfusion might save Mr. Welch's life, more than fifty from the vicinity went to Norfolk to be tested in an effort to find one whose blood corresponded to his. Tests were made day and night Sunday and Monday. A couple tested very close to his but not exactly, so the transfusion was not made as Mr. Welch was in critical condition. Through his illness Mr. Welch was always cheerful and hopeful. Mr. Welch was of the law firm of Davis & Welch in Wayne, the senior member having been killed a year ago in March in an accident. Mr. Welch had conducted the business alone since with the assistance of Miss Henrietta Hurstad. Herbert Anson Welch was born in Wayne July 12, 1892. He graduated from the Wayne High School and Wayne State Normal, finishing the latter in 1914. He attended Williams college at Williamstown, Massachusetts and received an A.B. Degree from that institution. He received his law degree at Fordham School in New York City, attending and studying evenings after his daily work in an office. He spent about five years in New York, then came to Wayne, Nebraska in October 1926, to associate with Mr. Davis in the practice of law. He had resided here since and had established himself as on of the leading attorneys in northeast Nebraska. Deceased married Miss Carrie Thompson of Norfolk July 19, 1920, in Sioux City. Besides his wife, Mr. Welch leaves two children, Herbert Jr, and Alice Carolyn. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. A.A. Welch of Wayne, one sister, Mrs. Florence Armstrong of Sioux City, and one brother, Leslie A. Welch of Kansas City. He also has other relatives and numerous friends who will long remember him with esteem. Mr. Welch was a member of the Presbyterian church, the Masonic lodge and the American Legion. He was district commander for the Legion this year and was a member of the state executive committee. he served as Wayne post commander last year. Mrs. A.A. Welch, who was spending the winter in California, arrived Wednesday of last week in response to work that her son was ill. Mrs. W.S. Goldie of Wilmington, California accompanied her here. Leslie A. Welch of Kansas City, came when Mr. Welch was taken ill and had been here since.
He is buried at the Greenwood Cemetery, Wayne, Nebraska.