DODGE CITY - Luella Frances Hogan Welsh aka "Frankie/Fran", age 91, passed away on November 21, 2024 at Manor of the Plains, Dodge City, KS. Born March 13, 1933 in Spearville, KS, she was the daughter of James H. and Mary F. "Mamie" Gleason Hogan of the St. Mary's Community in rural Hodgeman County, KS.

Frankie graduated from Mt. Carmel Academy, Wichita, KS, as well as St. Joseph Hospital School of Nursing as a Registered Nurse, and the Drs. Owen, Knapp, and Clark program for Certified Nurse Anesthetists as a CRNA. Her medical career included positions at St. Joseph Hospital, Wichita, KS in the OR; Drs. Owen, Knapp, and Clark, Wichita, KS as a CRNA; Hale Hospital, Haverhill, MA as a CRNA; and Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, MA for 23 years as a CRNA.

In addition to her nursing career, Frankie enjoyed volunteering, traveling, and snow skiing. She served for one year at St. Anthony Hospital, Las Vegas, NM as a Catholic Extension Lay Volunteer staff nurse.

On June 6, 1992, she and James Carl Welsh were married at St. Rose Catholic Church, Great Bend, KS.

She was a former member of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton parish, Wichita, KS and a current member of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Dodge City, KS.

She is survived by her stepchildren, Madeline Welsh Snyder (George), Gregory Welsh (Nancy), Susan Welsh Demko (Chris), Gretchen Welsh Bowers (Michael); siblings, Jim Hogan (Joan), Jane Hubbell (Carl), Richard Hogan (Cindy); 8 grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

Frankie was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, her granddaughter, Meredith Demko, and her sisters, Eleanor Hogan and Mary Alice Hogan.

Rosary will be at 9:30 am Monday, November 25, 2024 with the Funeral Mass to follow both at St. Andrew Church, Wright with Fr. Ted Stoecklein presiding. Burial will follow in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Hodgeman County. Visitation will be Sunday at Ziegler Funeral Chapel, Dodge City from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm.

The family suggests memorials to masses, St. Mary's Heritage Foundation or the Lord's Diner (Wichita, Kansas) in care of Ziegler Funeral Chapel, 1901 N. 14th Ave., Dodge City, Kansas 67801.