James Lynch Obituary

James Quinn Lynch

James Quinn Lynch, 81, of Linden, Michigan, and formerly of Fostoria, died Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023, at Mission Point Rehab and Nursing Home in Holly, Michigan.

He was born Jan. 25, 1942, in Kenton, to Thurman and Helen (Quinn) Lynch. He married Judy Coppus on June 12, 1965, and she survives.

Jim graduated from St. Wendelin High School, Fostoria, in 1960. He attended two years at University of Detroit in Electrical Engineering, three years at The Ohio State University with a B.S. Degree in Education, and Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan, for a Masters Program in Guidance and Counseling. He entered U.S. Army through the ROTC program in 1965 and served to 1971, rising to the rank of Captain. He served in Vietnam in 1967-1968 as Military Advisor to the South Vietnamese Army. He was awarded a Purple Heart and Bronze Star. He was the Battery Commander at the Nike Missile Site at Fort Tilden, New York.

Jim was a teacher at Atherton Community Schools in Burton, Michigan, where he taught math and science and was a Student Council advisor. He was a member of St. John's Catholic Church in Fenton, Michigan.

After retirement, Jim loved working at the Disney store for nine years. He was an avid Ohio State alumni and football fan where he attended all of the home games and many away games and never left early. He and Judy loved concerts and live theater productions. He loved the lake and water skiing and collecting everything Disney as well as Hummel figures. He loved his beagle dogs, Freckles and Daisy.

Along with his wife, he is survived by his sister-in-law, Sally Coppus; cousins, Mary (Ray) Barrett, and Shannon and Rick Quinn; special cousins, Holly Burrus, Robin (Dave) Lucius, Elisabeth Null, Kristen (Dan) Anderson, Brandon (Melissa) Hemminger, and Ross Hemminger; and special friends, Ilene Strausbaugh Geary, Dr. Wayne Ross, Marilyn and Bob Miller, Jim Mason, Jim Hazen, and many friends and neighbors.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and mother-in-law, Geraldine Coppus.

Visitation will be 3-5 and 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, at Hoening Funeral Home, 242 W. Tiffin St., Fostoria, where a Vigil will be at 4:30 p.m. Mass of Christian burial will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, at St. Wendelin Catholic Church, 323 N. Wood St., Fostoria. Burial will follow at St. Wendelin Catholic Cemetery. A luncheon will then take place at Trinity Chapel, 252 W. Tiffin St., Fostoria.

Because of Jim's love for children, memorial contributions are suggested to St. Jude's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tennessee, 38105, or St. Wendelin Catholic Cemetery Fund in care of the funeral home.

Online expressions of sympathy and shared memories may be made by visiting www.hoeningfuneralhome.com.