Marie Therese "Terry" Fink

Marie Therese "Terry" Fink (nee Kennedy) age 89 of Crystal, MN passed away peacefully at St Therese at Oxbow Lake in Brooklyn Park surrounded by her loving family.

Marie Therese Kennedy was born January 4, 1930 in Minneapolis, MN to Joseph and Ada (LaPierre) Kennedy.  She graduated from St. Anthony High School of northeast Minneapolis in 1948.  From there she went on to receive her bachelors of nursing in 1952 from the College of St. Catherine (now St. Catherine University).  After college Terry worked at St. Mary’s Hospital in Minneapolis.  Marie Therese Kennedy was united in marriage to Eugene (Gene) Andrew Fink, May 22, 1954 at Our Lady of Lourdes in northeast Minneapolis.  The couple recently celebrated 65 years of marriage.  Terry’s vocation was caring for her husband, their eight children and raising them in the Catholic faith.  She enjoyed her friends and family through her bridge and study clubs.  Terry advocated for pro-life, served as an election judge for many years, and was an active volunteer at Sacred Heart Church.

Survivors include her husband, Eugene Andrew Fink of Crystal; children, Rev. Joseph Fink of St. Paul, Peter Matthew (Debbie) Fink of Staples, Mary Elizabeth (Dick) Reinke of Forest Lake, Mary Ann (John) Wilwerding of Freeport, Andrew Eugene (Kim) Fink of Pillager, Paul Arthur (Kathleen) of Edina, Margaret Mary (Tom) Cotter of Crystal, Mary Catherine (Joey) Cronin of Maple Grove; 34 grandchildren, 33 great grandchildren and 35 saints; sisters, Mary Elizabeth (Liz) Sobraske of Mound, Margaret (Peg) Dwinell of New Hope; brother-in-law, James (Jim) Fink of Brooklyn Center; many nieces, nephews and cousins.

Terry was preceded in death by her infant sons, Aloysius Sebastian and Daniel James; parents, Joseph and Ada Kennedy; in-laws, Andrew and Helen (Wachtler) Fink; sisters-in-law, Joan Fink, Mary Lou Fink, Virginia Schmidt, Marge Subialka; brothers-in-law, Dick Dwinell, Norman Fink, George Schmidt, Jack Sobraske and Ray Subialka.

Concelebrated Mass of Christian Burial 10 AM Saturday, June 22, 2019 at the Church of the Sacred Heart, 4087 W. Broadway, Robbinsdale.  Interment will follow immediately at Gethsemane Cemetery, New Hope.  Visitation Friday at Sacred Heart from 4-8 PM with 7:30  PM rosary.  Visitation also Saturday after 9 AM at Sacred Heart.

In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Prolife Across America, 40 Days for Life, And Then There Were None.