Victoria N. Welch, 79, of Rock Island, Illinois, passed away Sunday, October 25, 2026, at home, surrounded by her loving family.

Graveside services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, November 4, at Rock Island National Cemetery. Those wishing to attend are invited to meet in the parking lot at Trimble Pointe, 701 12th Street, Moline, after 11:00 a.m. to line up for the procession. Cremation will take place prior to services at Trimble Crematory, Moline, under the direction of Trimble Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Quad City Animal Welfare Center or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Victoria Naomi Salmon was born April 28, 1947, in Rock Island, the daughter of Claude “Eugene” and Ruby June (Burkhiser) Salmon. She graduated from Moline High School and went on to work more than 30 years for the government. She began her career at the Rock Island Arsenal and later at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama.

She married James Michael “Mike” Welch on November 16, 1990, in Huntsville. Victoria enjoyed shopping and, most of all, spending time with the family she loved.

Victoria is survived by her husband, Mike Welch; her daughter, Jennifer St. Clair of East Moline; grandchildren, Cassidy (Eric) Huber of East Moline, McKenzie (fiancé Fabien Reichenberg) Tucker-Green of Davenport, Iowa, and Joseph Rocker of East Moline; great-grandchildren, Bailee and Hailee Merrill, Kennedy Huber, and Ariah Pardo; step-daughters, Jennifer Welch of Morton Grove, Illinois, and Kate Marchik of LeClaire, Iowa; and her sister, Linda (Steven) Musich of California. She was preceded in death by her parents; and siblings, Robert Salmon and Pamela Murray.

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