Obituary of Mary Finck

MARY FINCK Mary Finck, age 91, passed away January 26, 2010 in Washougal. She was born August 14, 1918 in Kenasha, WI. She was raised in Wisconsin and in 1938 she married Ewald Blaziewske. He passed away in 1941. Mary then married Leo Finck on December 12, 1942. When he returned from WWII the farmed in South Dakota and would later move to Camas in 1959. Mary worked for a time at the Jantzen Knitting Mills as a sewer and at the Camas Dairy Queen. She later worked as a custodian for the Camas School District. Mary was a member of St. John's Presbyterian Church in Camas and enjoyed sewing, crocheting and all sorts of crafts. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Ewald; son, Larry Finck; daughter, Pat Lougheed; brother, Pete Parcenka; sisters, Ann Wright, Harriet Duvall and on January 4 of this year, her husband Leo Finck. Survivors include her children, Robert & Dennis Finck of Vancouver, Roger Finck of South Dakota, Margie Shoemaker of Washougal, Randy Finck of Battle Ground; sister, Olga White of Port Washington, WI; brothers, John Parcenka of Florence, WI, William Parcenka of Tempe, AZ; 13 grandchildren and numerous great and great-great grandchildren. Mary's life will be celebrated on Monday, February 1, 2010 at 11am at St. John's Presbyterian Church in Camas. Her ashes will be inurned along with Leo's at the Fern Prairie Cemetery. Straub's Funeral Home & Columbia River Cremation in Camas is in charge of the arrangements. In lieu of flowers memorial donations can be made out to the American Cancer Association and mailed to Margie Shoemaker @ 12422 Washougal River Rd., Washougal, WA 98671. To send condolences or to sign the online guestbook visit www.straubsfuneralhome.com.