Patricia Ann Lynch

Patricia Ann Lynch July 11, 1939 - May 24, 2025 Patricia Ann Lynch, of Ogilvie, Minnesota, passed away on May 24th, 2025 at Welia Hospital in Mora, Minnesota. She was Born in Chicago, Illinois on July 11th, 1939 to Joseph Edward Lynch and Pearl Clara (Vik) Lynch. She was known for her independence, sense of adventure, her quick wit, contagious laughter, and so many other wonderful things. She loved her family, her siblings, and all of the holidays and reunions that brought them all together. While the adults would visit, she could often be found in deep conversation with one of the children, she always wanted the kids to know that they were seen and heard and that they were important. She looked forward to every event that involved the young people in the family. From her children and grandchildren and great grand children to her nieces and nephews and all of their kids, she found joy in everything that brought them joy. Her interests were many, from watching TV (Reuters, David Muir, Colbert, Big Bang Theory, Seinfeld, Mash, The Office, anything from BritBox, everything Alfred Hitchcock) to reading (anything she could get her hands on, mysteries, textbooks, biographies, fiction, non-fiction, she read War and Peace when she was 14 and then four times more as an adult), she loved riding her bike (she wasn't able to pop wheelies but she gave it her best shot). She enjoyed wildlife so much, sitting by the river or lake, watching the birds, rabbits, deer, chipmunks, squirrels, turkeys, and the occasional bear that wandered through the yard. She loved flowers, dandelions, lilacs, lilies, roses, she appreciated them all (except hollyhocks, she didn't love hollyhocks). She loved to travel (every state in the US, Canada, England, Norway, and she always wanted to see Russia). She kept herself busy and when she couldn't think of anything to do, she'd get in her pickup and drive north to Duluth for a few days. In 1943, when she was 4 years old, her family moved from Chicago to Minneapolis, then later to Crystal, and Brooklyn Center. Growing up, she dreamed of becoming a vet, owning her own dog kennel and small farm with goats, chickens, and horses. She attended Sacred Heart Catholic School until the 8th grade, then to Anoka High school where she graduated. After graduation, she moved into a little apartment on Chicago Avenue In Minneapolis and worked for a lawyer as a transcriber and also at the front desk. She met her husband, David Kallenbach, and they married in 1960. They moved to Coon Rapids and had four children, where she acquiesced in her new roles regarding family and home life. She became a Sunday school teacher at Zion Lutheran in Anoka, a den mother for her boys in cub scouts, a den leader for her girls in Girl Scouts, and provided daycare for the neighborhood children. In 1973, she attended Anoka Ramsey Community College where she earned her AA. Later in life, she attended the U of M where she took Physics and numerous math courses. She loved to learn and challenge herself. In 1975, she began driving school bus for the Anoka-Hennepin school district. Somewhere in all of that she got her pilot certificate as well as a CDL. She began driving 18-wheelers, over-the-road in 1976. A pioneer for women in the trucking industry, she worked hard and received multiple safety awards for her driving. She had never personally been involved in an accident the entire 45-ish years she had driven truck. She drove, first, for Nationwide and then for Dart Transit where she bought her own truck and started her own company (PaLyn Inc.). She traveled with her dog and various children in the family during their summer breaks from school (children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews). Showing them the sights, sharing the music of Hank Williams Sr., George Jones, Merle Haggard, and whoever was on the only radio station that would come in clearly on a particular stretch of highway as she made her way to and from one loading dock to another across the country. After retiring and returning to trucking a few times, she finally hung up her keys at age 75. She lived out the rest of her life in Ogilvie, Minnesota, where she enjoyed spending time with family, and her dogs and cats, and all of the nature that surrounded her. Pat was preceded in death by her parents, Joe and Pearl Lynch, and her youngest siblings, Susie and Larry. She is survived by her children, Randy (Rogina) Kallenbach of Mary Esther, Florida. Art (Mona) Kallenbach, of Ramsey, Minnesota. Cheryl (Kenn) Brown, of Athens, Alabama. Patti Kallenbach of Ogilvie, Minnesota; her siblings, Joe (Shirley) Lynch, Maria Lynch, Jim (Mary) Lynch, and Judie (Mike) Slattery; her 9 grandchildren, Lynae, Laurel, Eki, Travis, Luke, Isak, Eric, Adam, Katie and their spouses; her 13 great grandchildren, and so many nieces and nephews and grand nieces and nephews. An After Party for Pat will take place on Saturday, August 16th, 2025 from noon - 4:00 at the home of her son, Art Kallenbach at 15940 Sodium Street NW; Ramsey, Minnesota. Her final wishes will be carried out here, a gathering of friends and family with all of her favorite foods (which, she wrote, was also our favorite foods, so bring your favorite food to share... We'll take a short jaunt to Art's new house to release her ashes in the Rum River. Thank you to the staff at Welia Hospital in Mora, who so lovingly took care of mom. They were so kind and attentive to us, also, as we stayed by her side during her final days and hours. Thank you to the Kanabec County Emergency Response Team and the officers who came out to the house for the care and respect you gave to mom. And thank you to Tom Haugen and Washburn - McReavy Funeral Home for the care and attention you gave to mom and to us as we navigated through this process.

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Patricia Ann Lynch

July 11, 1939 - May 24, 2025

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