ADELENE F. LYNCH, 104, died at home at Shadow Lake Village in Middletown, NJ on April 28, 2014. Adelene was born in 1910 and lived in her beloved Jersey City until moving to Middletown in 2006. She was a 1927 graduate of Lincoln High School and a 1929 graduate of Katherine Gibbs School. Upon graduation from Gibbs she took a position as the personal secretary of New Jersey Governor and neighbor, A Harry Moore. As the second oldest of 7 siblings, she and her sister, Dora helped support their 5 younger siblings after the death of their Father when she was 19 and her Mother when she was 14. Adelene served Moore through the Depression during two of his 3 terms as Governor and his abbreviated 3 year term as U.S. Senator. Upon marrying Dr. James F Lynch in 1941. Adelene retired to raise a family. Upon the passing of Dr. James in 1966 she went back to work. In 1970, she took the position of Executive Secretary of the Hudson County Medical Society until her retirement at the age of 84. Adelene received many honors during her careers, including being given the key to the City and having a day named in her honor. She was a communicant at St. Aloysius Church for 50 years and an active member of the Teresian Society. Her true joy in life was her family and inspiring them with the family heritage dating back to her grandfather Mayor Edward Hoos, the family furniture store on Newark Avenue, travels to the Jersey shore, her experiences through the Governor's office including her presence at the FDR inauguration, the Lindbergh trial, the opening of the Pulaski Skyway, horseback riding with the Governor at the Sea Girt Army Camp and working with the Governor on the daily train commute to Trenton. Her position with the Medical Society enabled her to continue friendships with longtime friends of both she and her husband while making many new friends. Being with her grandchildren and then with her great grandchildren along with her customary Beefeater martini kept her young and vital. She was a generous and loving person who spent extensive time with her grandchildren traveling and shopping. She enjoyed her later years in life with the support from her daughter "Little Ad". Adelene was predeceased by her parents, Robert J Hoos and Adelene Fitzgerald Hoos, her brothers and sisters, Dora Roach, Robert Hoos, Spencer Hoos, Bernice O'Brien, Edward V Hoos, and F. Clifton Hoos. She was also predeceased by her husband Dr. James F Lynch, her son James F. Lynch, Jr., her daughter Adelene P Lynch, her grandson, James F Lynch, III, several nieces and nephews and her namesake undefeated thoroughbred racehorse, Addie's Surprise. She is survived by her son Robert D Lynch and his wife Lorraine, Oceanport, her daughter-in-law, Florence Lynch, Jersey City, six grandchildren and spouses; Gerri and Todd Manzo, LaQuinta, CA, Rachelle and Mark Filippone, Ramsey NJ, Erin and Doug Borders, Chicago IL, Suzanne and Brian Slasinski, Jersey City, Robert and Julia Lynch, Shrewsbury NJ, Courtney and Matt McMahon, Jersey City, fourteen great grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews. Visitation will be at Thompson Memorial home, 310 Broad Street, Red Bank on Thursday May 1 between the hours of 2 - 4 and 7 - 9 PM. Celebration of mass will be at St. Aloysius Church, Jersey City at 10:00 am on Friday May 2, followed by internment at Holy Name Cemetery, Jersey City. THOMPSON MEMORIAL HOME 310 BROAD STREET RED BANK, NJ 07701 (732) 747-0226



Published in The Jersey Journal on Apr. 30, 2014