Mary was born October 6, 1934, in Ames, Iowa to Orville and Margaret (Snider) Bassett. Mary married Bud Finch on August 7, 1953, in Napier, Iowa and this union was blessed with four children.
Mary worked on the family farm and enjoyed spending time with family, working in her garden, and feeding and watching her birds.
Mary is survived by her son, Bob, of Ames; daughters, Diane Finch (John Konecne) of Greenfield, Laurel Lerner of Huntingdon Valley, PA and Sharon (Gary) Presnall of Polk City; 8 grandchildren, Craig (Julie) Knutson of Ankeny, Heath (Rebecca) Finch of Ames, Erin (Mike) Peterson of Slater, Matthew (Ali) Finch of Apple Valley, MN, Mac Lerner of Huntingdon Valley, Katie (Jeremy) Hall of Norwalk, Rheise Presnall of Ankeny, Libby Presnall of Iowa City; 15 great-grandchildren, Braelyn, Alana and Claire Knutson of Ankeny, Ann, Emily, Charlotte, and Joshua of Ames, Brinley and Miles Peterson of Slater, Marek, Lowek, and Evyn Finch of Apple Valley, MN, Jericho, Lorelei, and Roan Hall of Norwalk; brothers, Fritz (Jenny) Bassett, and Doug Bassett. Mary was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Bud, daughter-in-law, Barbara Finch, great-granddaughter, Eleanor Finch, and brother Chuck Bassett.
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