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Irma Welgrin Birth: Jul. 29,
1911 Katowice, Poland Death: Aug. 27,
1999 Sandstone Pine County Minnesota, USA Duluth News-Tribune (MN) - August 29, 1999 Deceased Name: IRMA WELGRIN Irma Welgrin, 88, of St. Louis Park, Minn., former
longtime resident of Duluth, died suddenly Friday, Aug. 27, 1999, as a result
of a car accident. She was born July 29, 1911, in Katowicz, Poland. Irma
survived many hardships in life, including loss of family in World War II and
three years in a German forced labor camp. Irma and her husband for many
years owned and operated Joe's Fine Tailoring in the West End. She was preceded in death by Joe, her husband of 50 years. Irma is survived by her daughter, Beate (Howard) Kampf of
Minneapolis; and grandchildren Elissa, Jacob and Hannah. Graveside service: 4 p.m. today in Adas Israel Cemetery.
Arrangement by Johnson Mortuary. Family links: Spouse: Joe Welgin (1908
- 1996) Burial: Adas Israel Cemetery Arnold St. Louis County Minnesota, USA Joe Welgrin Birth: Aug. 27,
1908 Dabrowa Tarnowska, Poland Death: Oct. 6,
1996 Duluth St. Louis County Minnesota, USA Duluth News-Tribune (MN) - October 7, 1996 Deceased Name: Joe Welgrin Joe Welgrin, 88, Duluth, passed away Sunday, Oct. 6, 1996,
in St. Luke's Hospice. He was born in Dabrowa-Gornicza, Poland, on Aug. 27, 1908,
one of seven brothers and one sister. He was a tailor. Before World War II,
he owned a custom-made clothing store and factory. From his original family,
only he and two nieces, now living in Australia and Israel, survived the
Holocaust. Beginning in 1943, he was transported to five concentration camps.
He was liberated by U.S. Army troops when they entered Buchenwald on April
11, 1945. He immigrated to the United States and settled in Duluth in 1952. He worked as a tailor for Oreck's, Foreman and Clark,
Columbia Clothing and Pat the Tailor. He operated Welgrin's Tailor Shop in
the West End until his retirement in 1971. He lectured to students at UMD and
UWS during Holocaust Memorial Day ceremonies. He was a loving father and
grandfather, and was a dear friend to the many that knew him. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Irma; a daughter,
Beate (Mrs. Howard) Kampf of Golden Valley, Minn.; three grandchildren,
Ellissa of Las Vegas, Nev., Hannah of Lawrence, Kan., and Jacob of Golden
Valley. He was a lifelong member of Adas Israel Synagogue and the
Jewish Fellowship Club. Graveside services: 3:30 p.m. today at Adas Israel
Cemetery. Shiva services, Monday only, at Adas Israel Synagogue at 5:45 p.m.
Memorials to the American Heart Association would be appreciated.
Arrangements by Johnson Mortuary. Family links: Spouse: Irma Welgrin
(1911 - 1999)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Adas Israel Cemetery Arnold St. Louis County Minnesota, USA
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