Lynn, 69, passed away April 12, 2018. Lynn was born on August 28, 1948 in Louisville, KY to Glenn Vanoy and Martha “Marty” Dean (Dorsey) Manis. As he was growing up, Lynn lived in Speed, Indiana; Bicknell, Indiana; Pontiac, Illinois; Carrollton, Illinois; Danville, Illinois; Quincy, Illinois and Mt. Sterling, Illinois. In 1966, he graduated from Brown County High School in Mt. Sterling. In 1970 he graduated, a John Hopkins scholar, from the University of Illinois and then attended University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Lynn lived in New York working as an Actuary before moving to Kansas City where he worked at Metro North Mall. In his free time, Lynn enjoyed visiting the library as he loved to expand his knowledge on all subjects as well as research his family genealogy.
Lynn was preceded in death by his parents, Glenn and Marty. Those left behind to cherish his memory are: his twin brother, Glenn Manis; brother, Jim (Jody) Manis; sister, Beth Shryock; nieces and nephews, Stephanie (Brad) Austin, Rebekah (Bob) Meredith, Amy (Rob) Gaff, Matt (Carrie) Manis, Josh (Nique Maciulla) Manis, Rachel Manis, Joe (Adrienne) Manis, Ryan Finne, Rebekah Marshall, Ricci (Mbaye) Shryock Ndaw and Roxi (Pape) Shryock Diallo as well as many great nieces and nephews.
A visitation will be held Saturday, April 21st from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. followed by a funeral service at 4:00 p.m. at Church-Archer-Pasley Funeral Home, 119 East Franklin Street, Liberty, Missouri 64068. Interment will be on Monday, April 23, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. in Cave Hill Cemetery, 701 Baxter Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky 40204. In lieu of flowers, please consider memorial donations to the Kansas City Public Library, North Oak Branch.
