Raymond "Ray" Kent Lindblom

April 5, 1946 - January 7, 2021

A Requiem Mass for Raymond “Ray” Kent Lindblom, 74, of Tyler, will be held on Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Tyler with the Most Rev. Bishop Joseph Strickland and the Very Rev. Hank Lanik officiating. Burial will follow at Tyler Memorial Park in Tyler under the direction of Stewart Family Funeral Home. Mr. Lindblom passed away Thursday, January 7, 2021 in Tyler. He was born April 5, 1946 in Indianapolis, IN to Bernard C. Lindblom and Elizabeth Thuer Lindblom. Ray was a member of The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. He graduated from Sacred Heart Catholic High School. He held the position of Warehouseman with Brookshires Grocery Company for 25 years. Ray received his BAA in Marketing at University of Texas at Tyler. Ray was preceded in death by his father, Bernard C. Lindblom, mother, Elizabeth T. Lindblom and sister, Annette Lyngh. He is survived by his loving family including his wife, Martha Kennedy Lindblom; sisters, Janice Arkins, Donna (Richard) Smith, Rita (Tom) Taulman, Elaine (Larry) Denzio and Gretchen (Gary) Thompson all in Indiana; brothers, Bernard (Draga) Lindblom, Eugene (Charlene) Lindblom, Ronald (MaryAnn) Lindblom and Gery (Dianna) Lindblom; sister-in-law, Nancy (Jim) Gee; brother-in-law, Rick (Teressa) Kennedy; and many nieces and nephews. Visitation is scheduled from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 12, 2021 with a Rosary starting at 5:00 p.m. with Deacon Fred Arrambibez officiating at Stewart Family Funeral Home, 7525 Old Jacksonville Highway in Tyler. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Priest for Tomorrow Fund, c/o Diocese of Tyler, 1015 ESE Loop 323, Tyler, Tx 75701, or Kennedy Family Scholarship at Smith County ARC, 5520 Old Bullard Rd., Ste 111, Tyler, Tx 75703, or a charity of your choice.