Lois Ann Clynch

CLYNCH, Lois Ann (Lester) Lois Ann (Lester) Clynch, 73, of Wethersfield, devoted wife of James W. Clynch, and loving mother of Jo-Ann Clynch of Jupiter, FL entered eternal peace Monday (June 22, 2009) at St. Francis Hospital. Born in Hartford, May 10, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Ann (Tully) Lester and resided in the Hartford area all her life. A graduate of Mount St. Joseph Academy and the Hartford College for Women, Lois worked for many years for the Hartford National Bank, Aetna Life and Casualty, and then retired from the Travelers Insurance Co. She was a member of the Connecticut Genealogical Society, and actively supported and participated along side her husband, with the Disabled American Veterans. Lois was the loving sister to her two sisters: Marilyn Seifel of Sandwich, MA, and Joanne Wilczynski of Vestal, NY; and brother Philip Lester of East Hartford. She was predeceased by a sister, Corrine Sitavich. She also leaves many nieces and nephews. Lois will also be fondly remembered by her two longtime devoted friends: Mary Ronayne and Mina Santomenno. Lois' family would like to extend a special thank you to the Nursing Staff of St. Francis Hospital Congestive Heart Failure Unit. Funeral Services will be held Thursday, June 25, at 9 a.m. from the Farley-Sullivan Funeral Home, 34 Beaver Rd., Wethersfield, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in the St. Patrick & St. Anthony Church, 285 Church Street, Hartford. Interment will be private and at the convenience of the family. Lois' family will receive friends and relatives TODAY, June 24, from 4-8 p.m. at the funeral home. For online expressions of sympathy or further information, please visit farleysullivan.com.