She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Finch; sisters Lidwina (Bob) White and Mary (Bill) Wuebbels; brothers Urban (Viola), Charlie (Helen), and Paul Wempe; and longtime companion Jim Riley.
She is survived by her nieces and nephews: Mary Pat Owen, Bernard White, Susie White-MandalkeSandau, Chris Tracy, Rosemary Seaton, Bill Wuebbels, Paul Wuebbels, Gary Wuebbels, Terry Wuebbels, Larry Wuebbels, Mary Beth Chamberlain, and Chuck Wempe, as well as many great-nieces and great-nephews. She will be missed by her “adopted” family, Sandy (Mike) Gray, Linda (Jerry) Wagner, and James (Mary) Riley, Jr.
Mrs. Finch – “Aunt Olie” to her family and “Vi” to her friends – was a parishioner at St. Bernadette Catholic Church. She worked as a legal secretary for many years with Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C. before retiring, and was an avid golfer and member of Sherwood Country Club.
Viola enjoyed watching St. Louis Cardinals baseball, St. Louis Blues Hockey and playing poker at family gatherings. She loved golfing with her friends and gambling at the casinos with her companion, Jim Riley. Throughout her life she enjoyed the companionship of her pets, especially her dachshunds, Peggy & Liebchen, and her cat, Shadow.
Viola’s family is deeply indebted to Sandy Gray for her tireless attention to and loving caretaking of Aunt Olie over the last five years.
Arrangements: Funeral services for Mrs. Finch will be celebrated Saturday, October 22 at 10 A.M., at the Church of St. Bernadette, 68 Sherman Drive, Saint Louis, MO 63125. Burial will be held immediately after Mass at Resurrection Cemetery, 6901 MacKenzie Rd. St. Louis, MO.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.HoffmeisterSouthCounty.com for the FINCH family.
