She was born on Christmas eve 1940 in Aschaffenburg, Germany, to Edmund and Maria Gertrude Kling. She came to the United States in 1951, living first in Madison, CT; then Franklin, IN; Manitou Springs and Fort Carson, CO; Izmir, Turkey; Bordentown, NJ; and finally in Boca Raton, FL.
A graduate of Izmir, Turkey, American High School, she earned a bachelor's degree from Rider University, Lawrenceville, NJ, and a master's degree from Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL. She was employed by Florida Atlantic University for 32 years and retired in 2008. She held various positions in the Departments of University Relations and University Advancement.
Survivors are her husband, William T. Lynch; sons William (Stacy), Daniel (Kimberly) and Edward Lynch (Meepani); her daughter Elfriede Lynch Willson; nine grandchildren, Maryanna, Helen, Samuel, Richard, Milena, Rayna and Liam Lynch and Ryan and Anna Willson.
She is also survived by two brothers, Fredrick Fisher (Cathy) and Walter Fisher (Pam).