Amy Ruth Lynch

Amy Ruth Lynch, 67, formerly of the New Carlisle area, went to be with the Lord on April 28, 2025. She was born in Dayton, Ohio, on July 22, 1957, to the late Paul and Naomi Vandegriff. She was a graduate of Tecumseh High School class of 1975. Amy went on to pursue a career in nursing for 43 years, retiring from Dayton Children’s Hospital and later working at Mount Carmel West. Amy spent her life serving others, from her nursing career, to serving at Medway Elementary School, especially enjoying “Secret Santa”, to working in her Church with the youth, and music ministry. Amy grew up attending Medway Baptist Church and later went on to support her husband in ministry as a pastor’s wife at Calvary Baptist Church in Mechanicsburg and Brookside Baptist Church in Reynoldsburg. She was the rock of her family and was always a source of comfort and wisdom.

She was a loving wife of 26 years to Kerry Lynch, and mother to, Naomi Rae, Kaylin Virginia and Andrew Xiao Lynch; sister to, Mary Paulette Vandegriff and a maternal figure to many others.

A visitation will be held at Trostel, Chapman, Dunbar & Fraley Funeral Home on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, from 6 pm to 8 pm. The funeral service to honor Amy’s life will be held on Thursday, May 8, 2025, at 10 am at Medway Baptist Church, 11027 Gerlaugh Rd. Medway, Ohio. Burial will follow at Glen Haven Memorial Gardens. Expressions of sympathy may be made at trostelchapman.com.