Anna Finch

Anna B. Finch, age 85 years of Niles, Michigan died surrounded by her family at 2:22 p.m. on Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at Woodland Terrace of Longmeadow in Niles, unexpectedly, but of natural causes.

She was born on September 20, 1930 in Niles to Joseph A. and Mary M. (Farrell) Wetmore, attended Niles schools, and has lived here all of her life. As a young lady she was a hairdresser in one of Niles’ many downtown salons of that era.

Anna was a member of Saint Mary Catholic Church in Niles, and a long-time, faithful member of its Choir. She upheld a long tradition of making peanut brittle and toffee for Saint Mary’s annual Christmas bazaar. She enjoyed various handcrafts, especially ceramics; and always enjoyed singing, both familiar tunes and original, one-time creations.

On December 28, 1963 in Niles she married Clayton R. Finch with whom she celebrated the forty-sixth anniversary of their wedding prior to his death on August 3, 2010. She was also preceded in death by her parents, and by eight of her thirteen siblings, Sr. Margaret Wetmore, SSJ, Patricia Groth, Raymond Wetmore, William Wetmore, Francis Wetmore, Edward Wetmore, Adelbert Wetmore and David Wetmore.

Surviving family includes her children, Daniel (& Debbie) Finch, Ruth (& Michael) Murphy, and Joseph (& Mary) Malott, all of Niles; grandchildren John Murphy, Sara Erb, Tim Malott, Tracey Malott, and Tammy Boydston; thirteen great-grandchildren; and Anna’s siblings, Mary Chapman of South Bend, Indiana, Eulalia Joo of Niles, Catherine Hermann of Niles, and Michael Wetmore of South Bend; and many nieces and nephews.

The Mass of Christian Burial for Anna Finch will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, October 12, 2015 at Saint Mary Catholic Church by the Rev. Alphonse Savarimuthu, MSFS of the parish. Committal Rites will follow at Calvary Cemetery in Niles.

The family will receive relatives and friends on Sunday from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. at the Halbritter Funeral Home in Niles, with recitation of The Rosary at 7:30 p.m. Contributions in memory of Anna Finch may be made to Saint Mary Catholic Church, or to Hospice at Home.

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