Our loving mother, grandmother and friend, Mary Esther Blake Finster, passed away at home on May 29, 2017. Mary was born on Nov. 17, 1929 in Wilmington, North Carolina to Alonzo and Esther Blake. She was much loved by her parents and older siblings. At a young age, after the death of her mother, she went to live with close family friends. After graduating from B Y High in Provo she went to stay with a sister in California. While she was there she met Joseph Lym. They married and had 4 children. She later divorced, then met and married Roy Finster. Mary loved her family and friends and in later years enjoyed having friends stop by to sit on her front porch and visit. She was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. She served in many callings through the years and loved going to the temple.
Mary was preceded in death by her parents, her brothers, Billy, Bernard and Earl Blake, her husband Roy and son David Lym. She is survived by her son, Kenny Lym, daughter Terri (Randy) Sorenson of Sandy, daughter Nancy Lym and Danny of Sandy, daughter-in-law Terry Lym of Bluffdale and her sister, Rose Zincone in Virginia. She is also survived by stepchildren George (Mary) Finster, Judy Paddock, Tom (Annette) Finster and Lori Frandsen and by almost 50 grandchildren and great grandchildren. Mary will be missed by all who knew her. Her family is comforted by the knowledge that they will be with her again.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, June 7, 2017 at the Old Mission Ward, 1433 Old Mission Road (7930 South), Sandy, UT. A visitation will be held Tuesday evening from 6-8 pm and Wednesday morning from 10 ‚ 10:45 am prior to the services.
