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Obituary: Marian F. Lynch

Marian F. Lynch died on Sunday, December 11, 2011 at the age of 92.

Marian F. Lynch, of Danbury, died Sunday, December 11, 2011 at her home after a brief illness.  She was born December 3, 1919 in Newark, NJ, a daughter of the late Harry T. and Geraldine Owen Shea.

Lynch moved to Danbury 67 years ago from New Jersey. A longtime member of St. Peter Church in Danbury, she was active there in the Ladies Guild and the St. Peter Book Club. She loved her neighbors and the community of the Glen Apartments in Danbury.

She was the loving mother of Robert, Michael, Francis, Richard and his wife, Janet, Sean and his wife, Lisa, Geraldine Conklin, Patricia Sherry, Mary Petrrucci and her husband, Anthony, Anna DoVale, Barbara Barabas and her husband, Bernard, and Sue Lynch. Her siblings: Geraldine Jackel and Owen Shea. 24 grandchildren, 33 great grandchildren and 11 great-great grandchildren also survive. Besides her husband, Robert D. Lynch, and parents, she was predeceased by a daughter, Jean Marie Veness and a son, Brian Lynch, a grandson, Skip Gilbert and her siblings: Eleanor, Jack, Thomas and Harry.

A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Wednesday at 10:30 am at St. Peter Church, Danbury with the Rev. Gregg Mecca, Pastor, officiating. Burial will follow in St. Peter Cemetery, Danbury. Friends will be received on Tuesday from 5 pm to 8 pm at the Green Funeral Home, 57 Main St., Danbury.

Contributions in Mrs. Lynch's memory may be made to Hearts Around the World, Inc., Post Office Box 5336, Brookfield, CT 06804.

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