Mary Elizabeth Baer

Mary Elizabeth Baer passed away June 24, 2020 at her home in Henderson, NV after a long-fought battle with cancer. Mary was born on March 15, 1960 in Provo, Utah, the second of five children, to Iva and Larry Baer. She spent much of her childhood in North Las Vegas, Nevada, as well as Elko, NV. After graduating from Elko High School in 1978, Mary received an associates degree from Dixie College in 1980. Following college graduation, Mary returned to Elko to work for the City of Elko for 10 years.

Mary formed strong bonds in Elko and established many dear, life-long friendships. Feeling the need to be closer to family, Mary moved to Henderson, NV in 1990, where she lived and worked for the remainder of her life. Mary was well-loved at her workplace, the City of Henderson, where she held many positions, most recently as a Real Property Agent in the Public Works Department. She was devoted to her work, having recently received her 30-year pin for her service to the city.

Mary was a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Mary's faith in Jesus Christ was of utmost importance in her life. She served faithfully in many callings. If asked, she would tell you that some of her favorite callings involved serving in the Primary (the children's program of the Church)--especially as Sister Friendly. She also had fond memories of "her Sunbeams" and pictures of those children--now young adults-can be found around her home.

Mary had many interests and hobbies--most notably crafting of all types and baking cookies or other fun treats with her nieces and nephews. If you ever needed a specific cookie cutter, Mary was the person to ask! Mary enjoyed attending BYU's Education Week annually. While in Provo, she hosted a dinner for all available siblings, nieces, nephews, and their children at Los Hermanos. This became a beloved annual tradition. Treating nieces and nephews to movies was another of Mary's favorite pastimes. Keeping physically fit was important to her. Jazzercise was one of her favorite ways to keep in shape and through the years she made many friends from her exercise classes. Mary also liked to travel and took many enjoyable trips both with family and with friends. Some of her favorites included visiting Israel, touring different European countries with her travel group almost every summer, several trips to explore the

eastern United States with her nephew Jeremy's family and many trips to Disneyland. Her most recent trip included visiting the new Rome, Italy temple, for which she was very grateful.

While Mary never married nor had children of her own, she adored her many nieces, nephews and great-nieces and -nephews. Her walls are lined photos of happy memories captured with her family. She was present in their lives and spent as much time with them as she could. Aunt Mary, or Favoritest Aunt Mary, as she liked to refer to herself, was very proud of her nieces and nephews and was sure to brag about them to her friends and coworkers. Mary was also devoted to family history and had a great love of her ancestors. She worked hard to make sure their lives and histories were recorded and shared.

Mary is preceded in death by her mother, Iva Baer. She is survived by her father, Larry Baer of Kanab, UT; sister Laura (Kevin) Coe of Henderson, NV; brother Lawrence (Becky) Baer of Calgary, Alberta, Canada; sister Kathryn (Scott) King of Kanab, UT; brother William (Lisa) Baer of Osceola, IN. She is also survived by 19 nieces and nephews (plus their spouses, whom she adopted as her own) and 26 great nieces and nephews.

While we are saddened by this earthly parting, we have a strong conviction that we will see dear Mary again.

A viewing will be held on Thursday, July 2 at Palm Mortuary Boulder Highway, 800 S Boulder Hwy, Henderson, NV 89015 from 4 pm to 7 pm. Masks and social distancing are requested where possible. Due to current restrictions on public gatherings, a private funeral service will be held on Friday, July 3 at 10 am. However, the services can be viewed via Facebook live at https://www.facebook.com/PalmBoulderHighway/.

In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to your favorite charity. If you prefer, Mary's charity of choice was the Perpetual Education Fund for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. https://www.churchofiesuschrist.org/self-reliance/pef-perpetual-education-fund?lang=eng

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.palmboulderhighway.com for the Baer family.