Mary I. Bloom

78, of Phoenix, AZ passed away peacefully on September 19, 2013.  Born February 23, 1935 in Washington, DC to Louis Richard and Elizabeth Kelley Inwood.  She attended Williams Woods College; graduated from the University of Maryland.  Mary arrived in Arizona in the fall of 1966.  She owned Collins-Clare Travel Agency for 20 years and was very active in the travel industry.

She is survived by her husband Gerald of 56 years, her daughters Susan Nigh Burke (Michael), Elizabeth Kay Soucie (Robert), 4 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.  Services will be private.  Donations are requested to Hospice of the Valley, 1510 E. Flower Street, Phoenix, AZ  85014.