Joan K. Lynch

NORTH FALMOUTH, Mass. -- Joan Kathryn (Enos) Lynch, 78, died Dec. 1, 2008, after a brief illness.

She was born in Brighton, to Charles J. Sr. and Kathryn (Cunningham) Enos.

She was raised in Brighton, and later lived more than 40 years in Manchester, N.H. She was a 1952 graduate of Regis College with a bachelor's degree in sociology.

After raising her family, she earned a master's degree in education in 1980 at Notre Dame College in Manchester, and taught almost 20 years in Manchester public and parochial schools.

She was a longtime member of St. Elizabeth Seton parish, active in the North Falmouth Village Association, and volunteered at the Falmouth Historical Society.

As a wife, mother, and grandmother, her family was the most cherished part of her life and she treasured every family gathering.

Family members include her husband of 52 years, Dr. John A. Lynch of North Falmouth.

IN HER LIFE: Besides her husband, she is survived by five sons, Michael and wife, Susanne, of Amherst, N.H., John and wife, Heather, of Falmouth, Thomas of Cambridge, Peter and wife, Mayre, of Falmouth, and Stephen of Cambridge; and six grandchildren. She is predeceased by her brother, Charles J. Enos Jr.

SERVICES: Visiting hours will be Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m. in Chapman, Cole & Gleason Funeral Home, 74 Algonquin Ave., Mashpee.

A Mass of Christian burial will be held Friday at noon at St. Elizabeth Seton Church, 481 Quaker Road, North Falmouth, followed by burial at Massachusetts National Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to Regis College Annual Fund, 235 Wellesley St, Weston, MA 02493.

For more information, go to www.ccgfuneralhome.com.