Linda Joan Welsh

YOUNGSTOWN - Linda Joan Welsh (Modarelli), 72, of Youngstown, Ohio, passed away on Monday, November 18, 2024. Linda was born on July 12, 1952, the eldest of the eight children born to Joseph and Patricia Modarelli (Shon). Linda grew up on Youngstown's west side and graduated from Ursuline High School in 1970. 

An accomplished dancer, Linda competed on the Youngstown State University gymnastics team, after which she performed with the Western Reserve Ballet Company, and then taught countless children to dance at the Pat Modarelli Dance Studio, as well as her own dance studio in Crown Point, IN.

Linda's occupational calling was as a nurse, a career very suited to her sense of compassion. Her work began at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Youngstown, then at St. Anthony Medical Center in Crown Point, IN, and finally as a home care and hospice nurse for MVI in Youngstown.

Family was everything to Linda and she spent her days joyously caring for her loved ones. She exuded warmth as she opened her home for countless family gatherings full of laughter. She did all of this with a spirit and smile that inspired and lifted everyone in her presence.

As the years passed, the hurdles presented by her countless medical and physical ailments became more frequent, throughout which her positivity and determination never wavered. In these later years, Linda remained unrelentingly optimistic and focused on caring for her own family, foremost her grandchildren, whom she loved and cherished enough for ten lifetimes.

Linda was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Patricia, and her brother, Bobby Modarelli. She is survived by her husband of fifty years, Thomas James Welsh of Liberty, their three sons, Patrick (Sara) of Carroll, Timothy (Melissa) of Hilliard, and Daniel (Jocelyn) of Fort Wayne, IN; eight grandchildren, Samuel, Lucy, Thomas, Seamus, Erin, Archie, Joseph, and Liam; and six siblings, Joe Modarelli (April), Trisha Swanson (Ken), Jean Stelter (Gary), Shon Modarelli (Ann Marie), Michael Modarelli (Patty), and Dan Modarelli (Stacey), and many nieces and nephews.

Family and friends are invited to calling hours at St. Edward Catholic Church, 238 Tod Lane, Youngstown, OH, 44504, on Sunday, November 24th, from 3:00pm to 6:00pm. A funeral mass will be held in her honor at St. Edward Catholic Church on Monday, November 25th, at 10:00am. 

In lieu of flowers, the family welcomes donations to the Ursuline High School Theatre Department.

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