Grace E. Lynch-Leary went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017, in Concho. She was born in St. Joseph, Mich., on Dec. 24, 1941, to Leo T. Connell and Maxine Machemer Connell. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 18, at Calvary Chapel in Snowflake. Grace grew up in Northern California and graduated from San Jose State University in 1965 with a bachelor’s degree in Education. She married Robert Larson in 1962 in Chico, Calif. They were married for 27 years and had two children together. Grace taught elementary school for the Department of Defense Dependent School system in Japan, England and Germany. She earned a Master of Arts in Counseling from Boston University in 1982, eventually leaving teaching to work as an education counselor for the Army Community Education Services in Germany and Maryland. Grace married David F. Lynch in Havre de Grace, Md., in 1992; they were married for over nine years before he passed away in 2001. Grace retired from civil service in 1997, eventually moving to Windsor, N.C.; Colorado Springs, Colo.; and Concho. She married J. Bruce Leary in 2013. Grace was known for her love of travel, music and books, but especially the deep affection she held for her many dear friends. Grace is survived by her husband, J. Bruce Leary; her son and daughter-in-law, Brent and Beth Larson; her daughter and son-in-law, Rhonda and Tracey Murchison; and grandchildren, Daniel Wood, Joshua Wood, Kevin Wood, Lisa Quiller and Thomas Larson. She is preceded in death by her father, Leo T. Connell; mother, Maxine Machemer Connell; and brothers, Leo Connell, Joseph Connell and Warren Connell. Silver Creek Mortuary in Taylor was in charge of the arrangements.
