LaVonne Lynch, 71

LaVonne Lynch passed on to Heaven, to peace and to renewed health on July 26, 2013, after a courageous 33-year battle with cancer and kidney disease. Born June 8, 1942, and raised in Seattle, she lived in the Spokane/Coeur d’Alene area most of the last 35 years. She had also lived in Anchorage, Alaska, and the San Francisco Bay area.

She worked as a property manager for The Aspens and Heartland Crossing Senior Housing. She received numerous awards for her volunteerism, and was a fierce supporter for seniors and senior issues. She was a Volunteer Assistant Ombudsman with Area Agency on Aging of North Idaho; past President of the Coeur d’Alene Chapter of AARP; member of the Spokane Valley Eagles, Post Falls American Legion, CareNet, Compassions & Choices, Panhandle Coalition and others.

LaVonne will now be reunited with those family and friends who have predeceased her: Mother Helen Hyer-Common, stepfather George Common, sister Dorothy Holley, grandparents and uncles. She is survived by her daughter, Christine (Lynch) Lind of Spirit Lake; brother Calvin Hyer of Albuquerque, N.M.; sister and husband Sonya and Art Rosengren of Tukwila, Wash.; sister Kathy Hyer of Beaverton, Ore.; and many wonderful aunts, uncles, nieces, cousins and very special friends.

Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 2, 2013, at Heartland Crossing Senior Center, 7745 Heartland Drive, Coeur d’Alene. Contact Christine at (208) 691-6368 for more information.

Donations can be made at any Women’s Thrift Center or Women’s Shelter.