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Richard Vernon “Dick” Lynch

Birth	:	6 Jun 1925 Beaman, Grundy County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	24 Oct 2015 Conrad, Grundy County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Conrad Cemetery, Conrad, Grundy County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.2235298, -92.8834534
Description	:	Richard V. "Dick" Lynch, 90, of Conrad, IA passed away Saturday, October 24, 2015, at Oakview Nursing Home, in Conrad. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, October 27, 2015, at the Beaman United Methodist Church, in Beaman, IA. Richard was born and raised on the family farm in rural Beaman, Iowa to Thomas M. and Maude E. (Lepley) Lynch. He graduated from Beaman High School with the class of 1942 and in 1944 at age 18 enlisted in the Army Air Corp. He was stationed in England with the 44th Bomb Group as a tail gunner on a B24... Read More	Richard V. "Dick" Lynch, 90, of Conrad, IA passed away Saturday, October 24, 2015, at Oakview Nursing Home, in Conrad. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, October 27, 2015, at the Beaman United Methodist Church, in Beaman, IA. Richard was born and raised on the family farm in rural Beaman, Iowa to Thomas M. and Maude E. (Lepley) Lynch. He graduated from Beaman High School with the class of 1942 and in 1944 at age 18 enlisted in the Army Air Corp. He was stationed in England with the 44th Bomb Group as a tail gunner on a B24 completing 33 missions during his World War II service. After the war in Europe he returned to farming until retirement. He grew corn for Lynks Hybred for many years and also did custom combining. In 1946 Richard was married to Betty Lou Hughes at the Alice Church of God in rural Conrad. They were blessed with 3 daughters, 3 granddaughters and 2 great-grandaughters. Richard served on many area boards including the Beaman, Beaman-Conrad, and Beaman-Conrad-Liscomb Schools, the Beaman Co-Op, and the First State Bank for many years. He was also a member of the Conrad Cemetary board and the Oakview Nursing Home board. He was a 70-year member of the Beaman American Legion. Richard enjoyed sports and played a lot of baseball and basketball in high school and beyond. Other interests were golf, fishing in Minnesota, cards with the guys, and community volunteering. Surviving are his wife of 69 years, Betty, son-in-law Gary Mugge, Beaman, and daughters Kathy Elliott of Branson MO, and Connie (Keith) Schleisman of Cuba City, WI; granddaughters Stacy Mugge of Loveland CO, Shelley (Randy) Schafer of Independence IA, and Megan (Randy) Stiles of Boone IA; great-granddaughters Anah and Kathryn Stiles of Boone IA. Also surviving are sisters Virginia Zink of Grundy Center IA, and Lois (Harold) Skramovsky of Beaman IA, and brothers Robert Lynch of Longmont CO, and Kent (Judy) Lynch of Fairfield Bay AR. He was preceeded in death by his parents, daughter Linda Mugge, sisters Mary K. (and husband Melvin) Stephenson, Donna (and husband George) Holl, brother-in-law John Zink, and sister-in-law Janice Lynch. Funeral services for Richard "Dick" Lynch, 90, of Conrad were held Tuesday, October 27, 2015, at Beaman United Methodist Church with Reverend Gene Kubli officiating. The organist was Jackie Stevens with vocalist Malcolm Miller. Casket bearers were: Gary Mugge, Keith Schleisman, Randy Schafer, Randy Stiles, Tom Anderson, Stan Neff, Gerald "Toby" Ralson and Jack Zern. Honorary casket bearers were Ken Hoff, Bill Hartwig and Don Zern. Groups in attendance were: Conrad and Beaman Legions, Oakview staff and MidWest One Bank staff. Military honors performed by Conrad and Beaman combined American Legions. Final resting place is Conrad Cemetery in Conrad.

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Richard Vernon “Dick” Lynch death on 24 Oct 2015 in Conrad, Grundy County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.2235298
Longitude: -92.8834534

Family Members:

Parent

Thomas Myron Lynch

(1898 - 1963)

Maude Lepley Lynch

(1899 - 1985)

Siblings

Virginia C Lynch Zink

(1921 - 2017)

Lois Jeanne Lynch Skramovsky

(1933 - 2016)

Children

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Conrad Cemetery
Conrad, Grundy County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2235298, -92.8834534

2. Oakland Cemetery
Beaman, Grundy County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2214012, -92.8153000

3. Vienna Cemetery
Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1949997, -92.8246994

4. Benson Cemetery
Grundy County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2522011, -92.9807968

5. Alice Union Cemetery
Conrad, Grundy County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3114014, -92.8827972

6. Prairieville Cemetery
Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1371994, -92.9233017

7. Liscomb Cemetery
Liscomb, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1875000, -93.0151000

8. Badger Hill Cemetery
Gladbrook, Tama County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1972008, -92.7469025

9. Whitney Cemetery
Union, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2347000, -93.0258000

10. Hauser Cemetery
Whitten, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2528000, -93.0302963

11. Melrose Cemetery
Grundy County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3255997, -92.9558029

12. Lincoln Township Cemetery
Dinsdale, Tama County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2952995, -92.7572021

13. Green Mountain Cemetery
Green Mountain, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1026250, -92.8242800

14. Maple Hill Cemetery
Gladbrook, Tama County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2266998, -92.7091980

15. Chapel Hill Cemetery
Green Mountain, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1260986, -92.7668991

16. Bentley Cemetery
Liscomb, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2089000, -93.0597500

17. Bethel Grove Cemetery
Albion, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1505000, -93.0317500

18. Union Cemetery
Union, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2303009, -93.0639038

19. Francisco Cemetery
Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2888985, -93.0456009

20. Gaer Ballard Cemetery
Albion, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1290000, -93.0187000

21. Brown Cemetery
Taylor, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0838000, -92.8889000

22. Quinn Cemetery
Green Mountain, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0833208, -92.8743664

23. Albion Cemetery
Albion, Marshall County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1042010, -92.9863820

24. Union Grove Cemetery
Gladbrook, Tama County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1307983, -92.7367020