Margaret W. Welch

Margaret Walton (Bain) Welch, a longtime resident of Norwood, died Saturday, March 28, 2015 at her home in Norwood.   She was 95.  Margaret, known as “Ma Welch” to her friends and family, was born May 16, 1919 in Lynn, Massachusetts, the last surviving of the 11 children of George and Jane (Ferris) Bain, immigrants from Scotland.  In her younger years she worked as an assembler at Boston Envelope Company in Dedham.  Ma was the foster mother to 17 children for the Home for Little Wanderers; taught Sunday School at the First Baptist Church of Westwood, was a member of the Westwood Grange; served as a chaperone for the Norwood Drum Corps; and was a member of the Ladies Auxilliary,  Chapter 9 of the DAV in Norwood.  Margaret was the wife of the late Joseph Michael “Bub” Welch, and the mother of Martha Welch of Norwood, Ellen M. Welch of Norwood, and the late William J. Welch.  She was the sister of the late Allan, Andrew, George, William, and Thomas Bain, Martha Gotham, Annie Henderson, Grace Wagner, Jane Delano, and Lillian Bain.  She is also survived by her stepbrother, Edward Gotham, of Florida.  Visiting hours will be held Tuesday, March 31st from 4 to 8 PM at the May Funeral Home, 85 Nichols Street, Norwood.  Relatives and friends are invited to attend her funeral Wednesday at 11 AM at the Funeral Home followed by burial in Highland Cemetery, Norwood