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Edward J. “Punky” Finn

Birth
Lowville, Lewis County, New York, USA
Death
4 May 2023 (aged 79)
Watertown, Jefferson County, New York, USA
Burial
Lowville, Lewis County, New York, USA Add to Map
Plot
O 287/1
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Lowville, NY

Edward J. "Punky" Finn, 79, died early Thursday evening, May 4, 2023, at Hospice of Jefferson County at the Ellis Farm, where he had resided since the end of April.

Punky was born on July 28, 1943 in Lowville, the son of the late, Byron James "Huck" and Mary (Seaver) Lynch.

He graduated from Lowville Academy and Central School which he loved dearly. After high school he first worked for Nortz Distributing Company and then at the former Payne Jones Paper Mill. He then went on to work for NYS Department of Transportation becoming a supervisor working in Lowville and Harrisville for 34 years until his retirement in 2005.

He married Polly A. Jenack on September 12, 1964 in Harrisville at St. Francis Catholic Church with Rev. Kelly officiating. They were happily married for 43 years until Polly's passing on March 29, 2008.

Surviving are his three children, a daughter; and two sons and their wives; his six grandchildren; his great grandson; his Jenack family; and his companion, Mary Jane Hall.

Punky was a pure Lowville Red Raiders supporter. He was one of the original founding members of the Quarterback Club, which became the Lowville Academy All Sports Booster Club. He ran the Lowville varsity football chain gang for the last 43 years. Punky was also a longtime score keeper for the Red Raider basketball program mostly during the playing days of Rusty and his granddaughters. He was an avid golfer and a long time member of the Lowville Elks Thursday night golf league. He was a past member of Brown Creek Hunting Club, and a former member of the Lowville Fire Department. True to his passion of following athletics, Punky was a passionate Syracuse Orange fan and a life long fan of the New York Yankees.

Burial in Lowville Rural Cemetery.

Source: Sundquist Funeral Home, Lowville, NY
Lowville, NY

Edward J. "Punky" Finn, 79, died early Thursday evening, May 4, 2023, at Hospice of Jefferson County at the Ellis Farm, where he had resided since the end of April.

Punky was born on July 28, 1943 in Lowville, the son of the late, Byron James "Huck" and Mary (Seaver) Lynch.

He graduated from Lowville Academy and Central School which he loved dearly. After high school he first worked for Nortz Distributing Company and then at the former Payne Jones Paper Mill. He then went on to work for NYS Department of Transportation becoming a supervisor working in Lowville and Harrisville for 34 years until his retirement in 2005.

He married Polly A. Jenack on September 12, 1964 in Harrisville at St. Francis Catholic Church with Rev. Kelly officiating. They were happily married for 43 years until Polly's passing on March 29, 2008.

Surviving are his three children, a daughter; and two sons and their wives; his six grandchildren; his great grandson; his Jenack family; and his companion, Mary Jane Hall.

Punky was a pure Lowville Red Raiders supporter. He was one of the original founding members of the Quarterback Club, which became the Lowville Academy All Sports Booster Club. He ran the Lowville varsity football chain gang for the last 43 years. Punky was also a longtime score keeper for the Red Raider basketball program mostly during the playing days of Rusty and his granddaughters. He was an avid golfer and a long time member of the Lowville Elks Thursday night golf league. He was a past member of Brown Creek Hunting Club, and a former member of the Lowville Fire Department. True to his passion of following athletics, Punky was a passionate Syracuse Orange fan and a life long fan of the New York Yankees.

Burial in Lowville Rural Cemetery.

Source: Sundquist Funeral Home, Lowville, NY


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  • Created by: Wanda Parker
  • Added: May 6, 2023
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/253442291/edward_j-finn: accessed ), memorial page for Edward J. “Punky” Finn (28 Jul 1943–4 May 2023), Find a Grave Memorial ID 253442291, citing Lowville Rural Cemetery, Lowville, Lewis County, New York, USA; Maintained by Wanda Parker (contributor 48440507).