Mary Ann Lynch

Mary Ann Lynch (4/21/1931 - 9/25/2025) 94 years. A 60 year resident of Northeast Minneapolis. Mary Ann passed away peacefully into the Lord's care and mercy on the evening of September 25, 2025 after suffering from many illnesses during her last year of life with us. Her family thanks the St. Anthony Health and Rehabilitation Center and the St. Paul Regions Hospital staffs for all their care and comfort for Mary during those final months of multiplying health challenges. Mary Ann was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. The first of two children born to Garrett and Winifred Deinema (nee Hogan), she grew up in the Highland Park neighborhood and graduated from Durham Hall High School (now known as Cretin-Durham Hall High School). Married in 1959 to Thomas F. "Tom" Lynch Jr., from Duluth, Minnesota, Mary Ann gave birth to 4 children in 4 years and settled in Northeast Minneapolis to raise her family. She later worked as a health assistant in the Minneapolis Public Schools as her children grew. In her retirement years, she worked at Catholic Aid in St. Paul. Mary Ann had a life-long love of music and shared that love while a young woman as a choir member at the Cathedral of St. Paul and later for 4 decades while singing at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in St. Anthony Village and at St. Leo Catholic Church in Bonita Springs, Florida. Upon retirement, Mary Ann and husband Tom, became "Snowbirds" in Bonita Springs, Florida. There, they enjoyed winters annually from the late 1980s until Tom's passing in late 2020, spending time with numerous friends from many states. Mary Ann was devoted to her family and her faith. She was married for 61 years, raised her 4 children over the first 25 years of that marriage, and took pride in her 4 grandchildren during the last 30 years of her life. Mary Ann was a 60 year parishioner at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in St. Anthony Village. She organized countless extended family gatherings for the many branches of her family tree and she served as the genealogical historian for the Hogan, Deinema, and Lynch family clans. Her family and all those who met Mary Ann cherished her as a "lovely lady." Preceded in death by husband Thomas (Tom) Jr.; parents, Garrett and Winifred Deinema; brother, John "Jack" Deinema; and infant grandson, Patrick Francis. Survived by children Thomas III (Jana), Lori, Molly, and Mike; grandchildren, Shauna, Thomas IV, Andrew, and Adam; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. Services will be held on Friday, October 10th, 2025 at Washburn-McReavy Hillside Chapel (2610 19th Avenue NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418). Visitation will begin at 9:30am and service at 10:30am. Burial will be at 1:00pm at Fort Snelling Cemetery, assembly area #2. Memorial flowers and cards of remembrance can be sent to Washburn-McReavy Hillside Chapel.

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Mary Ann Lynch

April 21, 1931 - September 25, 2025

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Mary Ann Lynch

April 21, 1931 - September 25, 2025

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