Robert Charles Welsh, age 74, a resident of Tulsa, Oklahoma, died on March 27, 2026, at OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City, OK.

Robert was born on October 10, 1951, in St Peter, Minnesota, to parents Robert John Welsh and Mary Geraldine "Geri" Welsh. He graduated from Southeast High School in the class of 1969, then furthered his education by obtaining a Nursing degree from St. Joseph School of Nursing, completing the Nurse Clinician/Practitioner Program at Wichita State University, and earning his Master of Arts in Business Administration from Webster University. He continued his journey in Wichita, Kansas, where he accepted a position as an ER Nurse Practitioner at St. Joseph Hospital, serving for nearly 20 years. He later moved to Cleora and then Vinita, Oklahoma, where he worked as a Nurse Practitioner and managed the ER at Craig General Hospital.

On October 8, 1977, he married Marjorie Anne Intfen, and they made their home in Wichita, Kansas, before moving to Oklahoma in 1996, where they remained.

Robert was deeply involved in caring for patients in the hospital for the majority of his life. Outside of his work, he enjoyed an active lifestyle, woodworking, traveling, tending to his yard with great pride, and learning about history. He was also a devoted Beatles enthusiast. He found particular joy in time spent on the golf course, playing pickleball, and taking on restoration projects for his family and others. His family and friends will always remember him as a teacher, mentor, talented craftsman, and a devoted husband, dad, and "Popper."

He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Marjorie 'Margie' Welsh; his three daughters, Korey Rogers and husband Jared Rogers, Adair Welsh, and Riley Horton and husband Parker Horton; and his four grandsons, Ames Rogers, Maxton Welsh, Wells Horton, and Perry Horton, all of Tulsa. He is also survived by his siblings, Margie Edwards of Wichita, Kansas; Cammie Funston and husband Ned of Wichita, Kansas; Jack Funston and wife Darlene of Wichita, Kansas; Jill Carlson of Aurora, Colorado; and Jenny McGregor and husband Don of Molalla, Oregon, along with numerous nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews, and great-grandnieces and great-grandnephews.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Robert J. Welsh and Mary Geraldine "Geri" Welsh; and his sisters, Susan Conley and Patty Baldwin, and 2 nephews.

A funeral is scheduled for Saturday, April 11, at 10:30 a.m. at Christ the King Catholic Church. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be sent to the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation and/or Christ the King Catholic Church.