Clara M. Riedel Finan, 86, of Salina, passed away February 11, 2019. She was born April 3, 1932, in St. Peter, Kan., the daughter of John and Anna Katherine (Rome) Riedel. She married her husband, Jerry, Sept. 12, 1953 in Salina. She was a bank teller for UMB and co-owner of Designs and Accents Flower Shop and an office manager for Dr. Bruce Johnson. She was a member of the St. Mary’s Parish, Ladies of Columbus, SRHC Ladies Aux, Beta Sigma Phi Sorority, Lady Elks, and enjoyed the card game, pitch.

She is survived by: her daughters, Malynn Gasswint (Randall) Broken Arrow, Okla., and Pamela Welsh (Todd) of Salina; grandchildren, Brett Gasswint (Amber) of Navarre, Fla., Tyler Gasswint of Tulsa, Okla., and McKenzie and Rase Welsh of Salina; brothers, Vern Riedel of Morland, and Robert Riedel of Topeka; and sisters, Jeannie Gross of Hays, Doris Perry of Salina, Vera Hartman of Grainfield, and Mary Lynn Ryan of Salina.

She was preceded in death by: her husband, Gerald “Jerry” in 1998; brothers, Edward, Joe, and John; and sisters, Isabel Fiffe, Aurelia Artzer, Viola Gross, and Leona Kinderknecht.

Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14, at Ryan Mortuary, Salina, where the family will receive friends f rom 5-7, and vigil services will be at 7 p.m.

Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 15, at St. Mary Queen of the Universe Catholic Church, Salina, with burial in Mt. Calvary Cemetery.

Memorials to: St. Mary’s Church, St. Mary’s Grade School, or Sacred Heart Jr.-Sr. High School, all of Salina.