Kristin Lynch

September 25, 1942 - October 26, 2012

Kristin Sighvatsdottir Lynch, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend, passed away from this life October 26, 2012. She courageously fought a battle with cancer for twenty months. In her last days she was surrounded by her loving family. In 2006 she and Chuck moved to Prescott Valley, Arizona. She lived a very full life, enjoyed travel, time with family, skilled at a variety of crafts she was most noted for her exceptional quilting. Always giving and engaged, Kristin was an asset to her community, church, family, and friends. Kristin "Kitty" (Sighvatsdottir) Lynch, was born in Reykjavik, Iceland, September 25, 1942 to Sighvatur Bjarnason and Thordis Johannsdottir. Raised by her step parents, Ingolfur Snorri Agustsson and Asdis Einarsdottir Friman, she had eleven brothers and sisters. Kitty attended Verslunarskoli High School in Reykjavik. She married Airman First Class Charles "Chuck" Lynch of the United States Air Force and emigrated with him to the United States of America in 1961 and naturalized to this country in 1967. Their life together began in Santa Ana, California. In 1971 the family settled in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Kitty was primarily a stay at home mom while her children were young. In 1976 she began her professional life of thirty years working for the Beloit Corporation. In 1984 Kristin moved to Lanesboro and a few years later opened and operated The Whippletree B&B with husband Chuck. After the B&B, she and Chuck moved to Amherst, New Hampshire, where they lived for 10 years. She is survived by her beloved husband Charles, sons Michael, John and his wife Darleen and their children Cynthia and Scott, and Steve and his wife Sheryl and their daughter Sydney. Flowers or honoraria are accepted. Flowers can be sent to Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 7763 East Long Look Drive, Prescott Valley, Arizona 86314. Honoraria donations can be sent to either of the following: 1) Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 7763 East Long Look Drive, 86314. 2) Granite Mountain Home Care and Hospice, 3107 Clearwater Drive, Prescott, Arizona 86305. A Memorial Service will be in Prescott Valley, Arizona on Saturday, November 10th at 11:00am at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 7763 East Long Look Drive, 86314. A reception follows the service at 12:30pm at Tuscany Way, Prescott Valley, Arizona 86314. Sunrise Funeral Home was entrusted with the arrangements.