Mary Teresa Lynch (nee McGinnis), beloved wife of the late James Michael Lynch, died on March 15, 2021. Mary was born in Chicago on July 13, 1927 to John and Frances (McLaughlin) McGinnis. She was a first generation, West side, Irish, Catholic woman, a background which guided her life dedicated to family, education, service and generosity.
Mary attended St. Angelus Grade School, Trinity High School, and Clarke College, and she later went on to receive a Master’s Degree in Education from Northern Illinois University. She married her husband of 60 years in 1950. Mary and Jim raised eight children in the River Forest community and were active members of St. Luke’s Parish for over 60 years. Mary was a Eucharistic Minister, served on the School Board, and was in the Women’s Guild and Choir.
Mary was proud of her Irish heritage and cherished her extended family. She opened her heart and her home to family and friends throughout her life. She never missed an opportunity to visit a new place or experience a new culture.
Mary had a deep belief in education, exemplified by her twenty year teaching career in CPS, primarily at Eli Whitney. In addition to her teaching career, she served on the Alumnae Board of her alma mater, Clarke College, where she received the Distinguished Humanitarian Service Alumnae Award.
Her most proud accomplishment though was always her family -- eight children, twenty-six grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren (and counting). Mary loved spending time on Pistakee Lake, where her parents built a home eighty-five years ago. She created a welcoming place for her ever-growing family to gather. She wintered in Marco Island, FL and appreciated the reprieve from Chicago winters.
Mary was the loving mother of James JD (Sara), Ann (Frank) Burke, Mary (Mark) O’Malley, Joan MD (Bo Tran), John DDS (Michele), Daniel MD (Kim), Fran DDS (Greg Kohut) and Sheila DDS (Dave Moser). She was the proud grandmother of Emily (Chris) Gass, Meghan (Jason) Dexter, Claire (Hugo) Garcia and James Lynch; Michael (Kate), Dan (Jen), John (Molly), Tom (Victoria) and Maggie Burke; Brian (Tara), Dan and Kevin O’Malley; Jimmy (Jenny), Kevin, Matthew and Maura Lynch; William and Siobhan Tran; Katie, Rosie and Daniel Lynch; Paige Kohut; Mary Grace, Michael, Clare and Tim Moser. And, she was a delighted great-grandmother to Charlotte, Hayden and Graham Gass; Caroline Dexter; Leo Garcia; Charlie and Lulu Burke; Liza and Bode Burke; Ford Burke; and Nora O’Malley. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Michael Lynch, and her siblings, Jack, Patrick, and Arthur McGinnis and Frances Molloy. She was a loving aunt and friend to many more.
She will be greatly missed, but how lucky were we for 93 blessed years.
Due to the pandemic, the Funeral Mass at St. Luke’s Parish will be by invitation on Thursday, March 25, 2021. Live stream details are included below. Visitation will be on Wednesday, March 24, 2021 from 4-8 PM at Woodlawn Funeral Home 7750 Cermak Rd,: Forest Park, IL. The family understands everyone is in varying situations regarding the on-going pandemic and appreciates all of your love, support and prayers from afar. If you are able to join us for a visitation, Woodlawn will be following appropriate CDC guidelines of 50 people, with limited members of the Lynch Family in attendance (only immediate children).
To access the live stream of Mary Lynch’s Funeral Mass, please visit St. Luke’s Parish Facebook and live stream ( https://www.facebook.com/stluke.riverforest/ ). The live stream will begin at 1:00 pm on Thursday March 25, 2021.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations in memory of Mary T. Lynch to: Misericordia Home (6300 N Ridge Ave. Chicago, Il 60660 or Misericordia.com/giving/donate-online); Clarke University (1550 Clarke Drive, Dubuque, IA 52001 or online at clarke.edu/giving/donate-to-clarke); or Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters (585 County Road Z, Sinsinawa, WI 53824 or online at sinsinawa.org/forms/p/donation).
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