William "Bill" Welk

William B. "Bill" Welk, 83 years of age, of West Penn Township passed away on Friday, May 1, 2026, at St. Luke's Miners Memorial in Coaldale, Pennsylvania.

Born December 14, 1942 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania the son of the late John S. Sr. and Evelyn M. (Schaffer) Welk. Bill was also predeceased by; brother, John S. Welk Jr.

Surviving are; his wife Patricia (Barnes) Roseberry; daughter, Margot Welk; step daughters, Jessica Roseberry and Sarah Brown; grandchildren, Sophia Humnicky, Alexia Roseberry, Colton, Travis, and Marshall Brown.

A Nazareth High School graduate, Bill served in the United States Army. Bill has owned and operated his family's service station, Welk's Shell of Nazareth, for over 40 years. Bill enjoyed traveling and life's simple pleasures like cutting grass on his farm.

Private arrangements entrusted to the Robert S. Nester Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc, 2066 West Penn Pike New Ringgold, Pennsylvania 17960. (570) 386-5884

Online condolences or a fond memory of Bill can be expressed by visiting www.griffithsfuneralhomes.com