Shirley Deborah Welt

Shirley Deborah Welt, age 90 years, of Bridgewater, NJ, died on Friday, February 9, 2007 at Somerset Medical Center, Somerville, NJ.

Born in New York City, NY, daughter of the late Max and Yetta Held, she had resided at Chelsea of Bridgewater for the past seven months, having previously lived at Seabrook Village in Tinton Falls, NJ and Wynmoor Village in Coconut Creek, FL prior to that.

A former middle school Teacher of Ceramics in Brooklyn, NY, Mrs. Welt was a lifelong member of Hadassah as well as a faithful supporter of the United States Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C. and Brandeis Women. A family-orientated person and talented sculptor, she enjoyed keeping up with current events around the world.

Her husband, Frank Welt, died in 1978. She was also pre-deceased by two sisters, Esther Klein and Nettie Weber.

Surviving are a son, Martin J. Welt of Nobleboro, ME; two daughters, Roni Stolpen of Branchburg, NJ and Elisabeth Novotny of Chatsworth, CA; a brother, Lawrence S. Held of Lahabra, CA; seven grandchildren; and four great grandchildren.

Funeral Services will be held Monday at 9:00 a.m. in the Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home, 147 Main Street, Flemington, NJ. Interment will follow in Beth Moses Cemetery, Farmingdale, NY. Please visit www.holcombefisher.com for further information or to send condolences.

Memorial Contributions may be made to Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, 50 West 58 Street New York, NY 10019 or to The United States Holocaust Museum, 60 E. 42nd Street, Suite 2208, New York, NY 10165-2208 or to The National Yiddish Book Center, Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Building, 1021 West Street, Amherst, MA 01002.