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INFORMATION SHEET
Minister' s Bi og raphical Re cord
Name of Pastor
Lo La Verne Finch
Birth Da tedl9pt . 1 , 1901
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of District Committee on Churoh Buildintr and J,goation.
3, commu n ity Service l!ember of Kiwanis Club (Downtown);Hamber of tho
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Date of Ordination as Dea con 1929
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When did you recei ve your Lo c al Preacher's Lie ens e? 1929
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· DEATH NOTICES
Rever>end L. LAVERNE FINCH~ r>etir>ed Detr>oit Confezoe·nae
Pastor & Distriat Superintenden t~ died Saturday, November>
? • . Funer>aZ witt be Tuesday~ November> 10 at 2:00 P.M.
at the Chelsea · Retirement Hmne Chapel~ 805 W. MiddZe St.,
Chelsea, Miahigan.
Con.dOZenc;es to:
Mrs. Willa Finah (spouse )
807 W. Midd.Ze St~~ Che Zsea, MI 48118
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CHELSEA
URITED
METHODIST HTI·REHDT
Chelsea.
Michigaa
HOM~$.
TO
THE
GLORY
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LAVERNE
AND
THE
HKHORY
OF
T E S T A ME N T
THE REVEREND MR. L. LAVERNE FINCH
FINCH
THE TIME OF MEDITATION
PRELUDES
Mary McCall Stubbins
~Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring", J.S. Bach
"Goin' Home", Jon Sebelius
THE GREETING
The Reverend Mr. James Simmons
Leader: THE GRACE OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST
BE WITH YOU.
PEOPLE: AND ALSO WITH YOU.
Leader: THE RISEB CHRIST IS WITH US.
PEOPLE: PRAISE THE LORD!
HYMN NO. 297
"THE
ACT OF PRAISE NO. 563
"THE LORD IS MY
LIGHT"
CHURCH'S
ONE
FOUNDATION"
The Reverend Mr. Jerry Parker
Selections from Psalms 27
MINISTRY OF MUSIC
Doris Kraushaar
"I Know That My Redeemer Liveth", J.F. Handel
PASTORAL
EULOGY
PRAYER
The Reverend Mr. Jack Giguere
The Reverend Mr. Jack Giguere
Prepared by The Reverend Mr. Ralph Harper
READINGS FROM THE NEW TESTAMENT The Re verend Mr. Jerry Parker
John 14 (selections)
WITH
HYMN NO. 17
The Reverend Mr. Rus sell Smith
THE
PROMISES OF GOD"
"HOW
COMMITAL PRAYER
THE REVEREND MR. L. LAVERNE FINCH , 86, died on November 7,
1987 in Chelsea. He was born September 3 , 1901 in Shiawasee
County, Michigan, the son of Arthur and Emma Finch. He
graduated from DePauw University and Boston School of
Theology. DePauw awarded him a Doctor of Divinity degree.
On May 14, 1932, he was married to Willa Batt, of Richmond,
Indiana. She survives. A son was killed in an airplane
accident while serving in the Navy.
Laverne joined the Detroit Conference on Trial in 1929,
and Full Membership in the West Michigan Conference in 1933.
After four pastorates in West Michigan, he transferred to the
Detroit Conference in 1935, and became Associate Pastor at
Ann Arbor First United Methodist Church, under the late
Bishop Charles Brashares. Other Appointments were : Morenci,
Detroit Epworth, Flint Central, Wyandotte First, and Saginaw
Jefferson Avenue.
From 1954 to 1960 he was Superintendent
of the Ann Arbor District.
Laverne was a good pastor--faithful to the people in his
churches, a friend of parsonage families on his District.
He served the Conference on many important committees. Firm
in the belief that the People of God , were called to mission,
to preach the Kingdom of God, he worked to bring persons
into the new life and to change society. Discipleship and
stewardship was his way of life.
Philippians 4:10-14
MESSAGE
"LIVING
GREAT
THOU
ART"
The last years of retirement were spent in one of the
ministers' cottages at the Chelsea United Methodist Home.
CHELSEA
The Reverend Mr. James Simmons
HYMN NO. 536
BENEDICTION
POSTLUDE
"Goin'
(1901-1987)
"FOR ALL THE SAINTS"
The Reverend Mr. James Simmons
Mary McCall Stubbins
Home". Jon Sebelius
TUESDAY
UNITED METHODIST
Chelsea, Michigan
NOVEMBER
10,
CHAPEL
1987
PARTICIPANTS
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THE
SERVICE
Jack E. Giguere, Ann Arbor District Superintendent
Doris Kraushaar, Soloist, First United Methodist Church
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Jerry R. Parker, Pastor, First United Methodist Church
Chelsea, Michi.g an
James G. S~ns, Chaplain, United Methodist Retirement
Home
Chelsea, Michigan
Russell L. Saith, Associate Minister, First United Methodist
Church
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Mary McCall Stubbins, Organist, First United Methodist
Church
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Herbert Brubaker
Kenneth Gonser
Donald Kraushaar
P AL L B E AR E R S
Mercer Patriarch
Cardwell Prout
George Wilson
HONARY
Ronald Brunger
Howard Burden
Saa Evans
Wayne Fleanor
Ivan Gonser
P A L L B E A R KR S
Ralph Harper
Harvin Jewell
Clark Renwick
Edwin Weiss
Norman Whitehouse
FELLOWSHIP TIME WILL BE IN THE MAIN DINING ROOM FOLLOWING
THE INTERNMENT SERVICE AT THE OAK GROVE CEMETARY, CHELSEA.
COORDINATING WILL BE THE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH,
CHELSEA AND THE DIETARY DEPARTMENT OF THE CHELSEA
UNITED METHODIST HOME.
DR. AND MRS. L. LaVERNE F INCH
of Ann Arbor a re traveling in Switzerland, Northern Italy, 'Weste rn Ger many,
Au stria and briefly in Pa ris, F rance .
Their t our of Sa lzburg, Aus tria, included the setting of "The Sound of
Music." This trip, under the auspices ·
of the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), is by t he way
of celebrating the retirement of Dr. and
Mr s. ·F ·inch which took place at t he
Detroit Annual Confere nce las t June in
Adria n. They plan t o r eturn on ,J he
'(Tnited S tat es October 3. ~-II( - (:> I
DR. AND MRS. LaVERNE F INCH of
~nn Arbor ? ave been visiting extensively
~~ J apan this summer. They plan to arnve h~n:~ abo~t the middle of Augus t
after _vlslt!I]g fneJ:l t;ls ) l,l Seattle and Sa
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REV. AND MRS. LAVERNE FINCH , retire,
l\IRS. R USSELL L. F INCH, v icepres ident o£ the Mi chig a n Confere nce
'Voman's Society of Chri stian Servi ce
and member a t Lan sing Cen tr al, and
REV. AN D l\'1 RS. CARFON FOLTZ
of Hudson wer e among t he party of 20
pastor s and 13 wives and leaders of the
WSCS who met at t he United Nations
H eadquarters of Th e Methodist Church
and were brief ed by Dr. Carl Soule
prior to leaving on the Chur chm an's
Study T our of E urope and R ussia .
The tour is s ponsor ed by the Divi sion
of Peace and World Order of the Boa rd
of Chris t ian S ocia l Concem s. Y
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" My Peace I Give to You .. . "
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memb_er of the Detroit Conferen ce, afte r te1 THE REV. L. LAVERNE FINCH of
years Ill Ann Arbor, have moved to Chelsea
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The ir address is Apt 14, 72 5 West Midd l1 C helsea, 86, a re t1 red Detroit Conferenc~
Street, 48118. After October 15, their addres pasto r, died Nov. 7 a t C he lsea Comm um(winter) will be 225 Como Dr., Venice, Fla ty Hospita L He was bo rn Sept. 3, 1901 , in
33594 .
Shiawass ee Cou nty, the son of Arthu r
DR. AND MRS. L. LaVERNE F INCH
of An n Arbor a r e t raveling in Switzerla nd, Northern Italy, West ern Germany,
Au stria and briefl y in Paris, France.
Their t our of Salzburg, Aust r ia, incl uded the setting of "The S ound of
Music." This trip, under the auspices
of t he American Association of Ret ired Per sons (AARP), is by the way
of celebrating the r etirement of Dr. and
Mr s. ·F inch which took place at the
Det roit Annual Confere nce las t June in
A.dria n. They pla n t o return on the
United Sta t es October 3. Jl//f7~7
By ron a nd Emma M. (Klei n) Finc h . He
m arri ed W illa Batt o n May 14, 1932, in
Ric hm o nd , IN. S he s urvive s. Laverne
The Rev .
L. Laverne
Finch
REV. AND MRS. LAVERNE FINCtt. retired
memoer of the Detroit Conference, after ten
ye ars in Ann A_rbor, have moved to Che lsea.
The ir address 1s Apt. 14, 725 West Midd le
Street. 481_18. After October 15, their address
(winter) will be 225 Como Dr., Ve nice, Fla .
33594.
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Un ivers ity , a nd a n ho no ra ry D.O. deg ree
fro m De P a uw in 1975. He is liste d in
Who's Who in Methodism. Se rv in g c h urches inc lud in g those in Mus kegon , Ann
Arbor, Detroit, Flint, a nd S aginaw, he
became An n Arbor district s u perinte ndent
in 1954. He retired in 1967, ret urning to
Ann Arbor unti l mo ving to C he lsea in
1975. Othe r s urvivors includ e a brother
Howa rd o f FL, a sister Frances Be ll of Port
Sanilac, nieces a nd ne phews. He was
p reced e d in death by a son C ha rles
S tanle y in 1958. Fu nera l services were
he ld Nov. 10 a t t he Chelsea UM Home
c hap e l with the Revs. Jack Gig ue re,
J ames S im mons, J e rry P ar ker a nd
Russell S mith o ff ic iatin g . Memoria l contrib utio ns may be made to the Chelsea
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Finch, Rev. Dr. L. Laverne
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Age 86, died Saturday, November 7,
1987 at Chelsea Community Hospital.
He was born September 3; 1901 in
Shiawassee County, MI, the son of Ar·
thur and Emma (Klein) Finch. He
married Willa Batt on May 14, 1932 in
Richmond, IN; she survives. Dr. Finch
was a graduate and received his A.B.
degree at DePauw University, Green
Castle, IN, S.T.B. degree from Boston
University and Doctor of J;>ivinity from
DePauw in 1975. He's listed in Who's
Who in Methodistism. He serviced
churches in Bath, Montgomery, Mus·
kegon, Gauges, Ann Arbor (first), Mor·
enci, Detroit, Flint, Wyandotte, Ssgi·
naw and was Ann Arbor district
superintendent. He retired in 1967 and
returned to Ann Arbor until moving to
Chelsea in 1975. He was a member of
the Ann Arbor Masonic Lodge 262 and
a charter member of the Washtenaw
County Scottish Rite. Survivors include
one brother, Howard of FL; one sister,
Frances Bell of Port Sanilac; nieces
and nepbews.He was preceded in death
by one son, Charles Stanley in 1938 and
one brother, Gale in 1985. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, November
10, 2 p.m. at the United Methodist
Home Chapel, 805 W. Middle, Chelsea
with the Revs. James Simmons, Dr.
Jerry Parker, Russell Smith and Jack
Giguere officiating. Burial in Oak
Grove Cemetery, Chelsea. Contribu·
tions may be made to the United Metb·
odist Home, Nursing Dept. Friends
may call at the funeral borne Monday,
7-9p.m. and Tuesday, 10 to 11:30a.m.
and at the chapel from 12:30 to 2p.m.
- Cole-Burghardt, Chelsea
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IN LOVING MEMORY OF
REV. DR. L . LAVERNE FINCH
DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH
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DATE AND PLACE OF DEATH
November 7, 1987
Chelsea, Michigan
m1E AND PLACE OF SERVICES
November 10, 1987
2: 00 p.m.
Uni ted Methodist Home Chapel
Chelsea, Michigan
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James Simmons
Rus sell Smith
PLACE OF INTERMENT
Oak Grove Cemete r y
Chelsea, Michiga n
ARRANGEMENTS BY
Cole-Burghardt Fun e ral Chapel
Chelsea, Michigan
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Detroit" Annual Conference
The United Methodist Chu.rch
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Wayne Mkidleton ·
516 Burr Oak Drive
. Ano Arb'Or, Mich 48103
Mrs. Willa Batt Finch, surviving spouse of Rev. L. Laverne Finch, died
December 21, 2003. Condolences may be sent to:
Mr. William G. Batt, nephew
7039 Eastwick Lane
Indianapolis IN 46256
01-08-04/es
WILLA FINCH, widow of
the Rev. LaVerne Finch, died
Dec. 21 at the age of 99 at the
Chelsea Retirement Community. She was a member of
Ann Arbor: First UMC. A
graduate of DePauw University, Mrs. Finch served, prior to
her marriage, as a missionary
at Harwood Girls School in
New Mexico. She and her
husband served churches in
Bath, Montgomery,
,M uskegon, Ganges, Ann
Arbor, Morenci,· Detroit,
Flint, Wyandotte, Saginaw and
the Ann Arbor District. The
Finches retired in 1967. Mrs.
Finch is survived by her
brother, George H. Batt, Indi-
anapolis, Ind., and her
nephew, William Batt, Indianapolis. She was preceded in
death by her son, Charles
Stanley Finch, in 1958. Her
funeral was held Dec. 30 at
the Chelsea Retirement Community Chapel with the Rev.
Marsha Woolley officiating.
Condolences may be sent to
Mr. William G. Batt, 7039
Eastwich Lane, Indianapolis,
IN 46256 . Memorial contributions may be made to
Chelsea Retirement Community, Nursing Department.
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Willa B. Finch
Finch, Willa B. Chelsea, MI Age 99, died Sunday, December
21, 2003 at Chelsea Retirement Community. She was born on
November 25, 1904 in Bedford, IN, the daughter of W. Gilbert
and Blanche (Hiles) Batt. Mrs. Finch was a member of Ann
Arbor First United Methodist Church and of Greek Alpha
Gamma Delta Women's Club of Ann Arbor. Prior to her mar
riage she was a missionary at Harwood Girls School in New
Mexico and a graduate of DePauw University. She served with
her husband at many United Methodist churches, in eluding
Bath, Montgomery, Muskegon, Ganges, An~ Arbor (First),
Morenci, Detroit, Flint/ Wyandotte (Central), Saginaw and
assisted her husband as Superintendent of the Ann Arbor
District. They retired in 1967. On May 14, 1932 she married
Rev. LaVerne Finch in Richmond, IN and he preceded her in
death on November 7, 1987. Survivors include her brother,
George H . Batt of Indianapolis, IN; and her nephew William
Batt, also of Indianapolis. She was preceded in death by her
so n Charles Stanley Finch in 1958. Funeral services w ill be
held Tuesday, December 30, 2:30 pm at the Chelsea
Retirement Communi ty Chapel, w ith Rev . Marsha M. Woolley
officiating . Burial w ill follow at Oak Grove Cemetery, Chelsea.
The family will receive friends Tuesday, 1:30-2:30 pm.
Memorial contributions may be made to Chelsea Retirement
Community, Nursing Depart ment. Arrangements by COLE
FUNERAL CHAPEL.
Published in the Ann Arbor News on Mlive.com on
12/28/2003 .
Finch, Leslie L.