- Date Of Birth: January 23, 1915
- Date Of Death: April 17, 2009
- State: Idaho
Ida (Aida) A. Welker, chose Friday night, April 17, 2009, just before midnight to be with her heavenly father. She joins her husband Roger L. Welker, former owner of Meridian Ford and former Meridian Fire Department Chief. She passed away at the Applewood Assisted Living Home between Meridian and Boise at the age of 94. She had spent the last three days surrounded by her family as they arrived from around the country. She was also preceded in death by her parents Romarico and Carmela Louise Alvarez and her two sisters, Carmen Alvarez and Hortense Ceijas and two great grandsons, Dane Reynolds and James Christensen.
Ida was born on January 23, 1915 in Tampa, Florida and met Roger when she went to work for him as a bookkeeper in Washington D. C. as he continued his Air Force career during World War II and they married in 1943. She spent her time being a dedicated mother traveling with Roger until they moved to Meridian where they raised their children. They spent a great deal of time with their family and friends at their cabin in Grandjean, Idaho. She is survived by her five children, Vicki Welker of Kuna, Idaho, Richard Welker and his wife Melina of Lahaina, Hawaii, Douglas Welker and his wife Jacqui of Orlando, Florida, Phillip Welker and his wife Jillianne of Portland, Oregon, and Robert Welker and his wife Teresa of Meridian, Idaho.
Ida is also survived by her grandchildren, Bill Killian, Valeri Christensen, Justin Killian, John Welker, Michael Welker, Darrel Norried, Wendy Hererra, David Welker, Gina Welker, Evan Welker, Christie Welker, McCord Pierce, Zachery Pierce, Leslie Hyde II, Summer Welker and Savannah Welker.
She is also survived by her great grandchildren, Stuey, Hayden, Calli, Jasmyn, Makayla, Elizabeth, Sarah, Patrick, Hailey, Chance, Brayden, Lance, Tricia, Stephen, Alexandra, Abigail, Arianna, Jaden, Gabriella, and Nevaeh as well as numerous other in-laws, cousins, nieces and nephews, etc.
