Nora Patricia "Pat" Finch (ne: Dorling) 92, of Marblehead, passed from this life peacefully surrounded by her family on Friday, December 13, 2019 after a lengthy illness.  Born in London, England on March 19, 1927, she was one of seven children of the late Thomas and Amy (ne: Holloway) Dorling.

In 1949, she married her childhood sweetheart, William Albert Finch with whom she shared the next 65 years.  She and Bill were long-time members of Clifton Lutheran Church in Marblehead and she was involved with the Church's Ladies Guild, Vacation Bible School as a teacher and volunteered at the Marblehead Thrift Shop and My Brother's Table in Salem.  Growing up during the depression, Pat knew what it was like to live "without".   Throughout her life, Pat and Bill supported causes that helped those less fortunate than themselves, believing that sharing their blessings with others was what was important in life.

Raised and educated in Dagenham, England, Pat was a WWII veteran, serving in his Majesty's Armed Forces in the Woman's Air Corps (WACS) working the anti-aircraft guns on the English coast and driving a prisoner transport.  After the war, Pat and Bill immigrated to Toronto, Canada and then to Marblehead, where they both became US Citizens.  Pat raised her six children with Bill in Marblehead as a stay-at-home mom.  Once her last child was in school, Pat became a clerk at Eaton's Apothecary in Clifton for over a decade.

A long-time resident of Marblehead, she loved joining Bill and their children at the beach, walking around the Marblehead Lighthouse and entertaining family and friends.  Her custard pie was legendary.

Pat was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, William Albert "Bill" Finch, her parents Tom and Amy Dorling, three sisters Doris, Lily and Elsie, brother Albert and a niece, Claire, all of London, England, as well as her beloved grandson Brandon Finch of Marblehead.

She is survived by her brother, Thomas Dorling of Hitchin, England, her sister Babs and husband John Sheff of Shenfield, England, her daughter Ann and her husband Jim Magarian of Peabody, her son Bruce and his husband Keith Reimann of Swampscott, her son David and his wife Nancy of Houston, Texas, her son Mark and his wife Nancy of Moorestown, NJ, her son Scott and his wife Ann Marie of Marblehead, her daughter Laura and her husband Chris Small of Marblehead.

She is also survived by her loving grandchildren, Dennis Magarian and his wife Erika of Weymouth, MA, her granddaughter Laura Ann Magarian of Revere, MA, her grandsons Robert and Brian Finch, granddaughter Lauren Finch of Moorestown, NJ, grandsons Corey, Kyle and Connor Finch of Marblehead, granddaughter Eleanore Small of Marblehead and granddaughter Lori Patton of Peabody.  She is also survived by her twin great-grandsons Aaron and Braydon Magarian of Weymouth and great-granddaughter Ashley Patton of Peabody as well as several nieces and nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews in the US, England and Canada.

A funeral service will be conducted at 10:30AM on Wednesday, December 18 ^th at Clifton Lutheran Church, 150 Humphrey Street in Marblehead.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks donations be made to Care Dimensions of the North Shore (formerly Hospice of the North Shore) 75 Sylvan Street, Suite B-102, Danvers, MA 01923 or the Clifton Lutheran Church Foundation at 150 Humphrey Street, Marblehead, MA 01945. For more information or online guestbook please call 978-744-0497 or visit www.murphyfuneralhome.com.