Obituary: Joan Brumback

Joan “Ike” Welch was born on June 23, 1930, in Meeker, Colo., to Milton and Helen (Cotten) Welch. Joan spent her childhood in Meeker and graduated from Rio Blanco High School in 1948. She later received her associate’s degree in business from Mesa College and worked tirelessly as a manager in the retail industry.
Joan married Gene Brumback on Nov. 11, 1951, in Meeker at the Meeker Methodist Church. They were married 58 years until…