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Lawrence Welk, grave and tombstone, Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California, photo

Lawrence Welk, grave and tombstone, Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California, photo

The tombstone and grave site of Lawrence Welk. Welk was born on March 11, 1903 at Strasburg, North Dakota. His parents were both ethnic German immigrants from the region of Odessa, Russia. Welk, who played the accordion, became a nationally and internationally known band leader and was well known for his "Champagne Music" and bubble machine special effects. In 1951, the Lawrence Welk show began on a local television station in Los Angeles. In 1955, the show was picked up by ABC and became a nationally broadcast program until 1971. After this time, the show continued until 1982 as a first run syndicated show on numerous local stations nationwide. The show has since continued as reruns on PBS.

Lawrence Welk died of pneumonia on May 17, 1992 at Santa Monica, California. He was 89 years old. He had been married to his wife Fern (Renner) Welk for 61 years. His remains are buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California. His tombstone is inscribed with "Keep a song in your heart" along with an image of Welk conducting the orchestra.

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