Submitted by: Dan Rich
Aug. 19, 1913 - April 29, 2008
South Bend Tribune 5/1/2008
SOUTH BEND - Mrs. Brigid Lela (Lynn) Griffin, 94, passed
away at 4:35 p.m. Tuesday, April 29, in St. Paul's Retirement
Center where she had resided the last several years. She had
raised her family in Limerick, Ireland, and had formerly lived on
North Francis Street in South Bend. Brigid was born on August 19,
1913, in Limerick City, Ireland, to Robert Emmet and Mary (O'Dwyer)
Lynn.
On September 1, 1934, in Ireland, she
married John Griffin. They moved their family to the United
States in 1956. After nearly 65 years of marriage, he passed away
on July 8, 1999. She was preceded in death by her parents and by
three brothers. Brigid worked as a cashier in the cafeteria at
Saint Joseph Hospital for many years. Her hobbies included
growing flowers in her garden, knitting and sewing for her family
and for her church's bazaars. She also enjoyed making craft
projects. Mrs. Griffin is survived by three daughters, Mary
(Jack) Higgins of Lousiville, KY, G. Elizabeth (Frank) Kenny
of Indianapolis, IN, and Helen (Keith) Olson of Fremont, IN; and
by two sons, Sean G. (Bernadine) Griffin of Seattle, WA, and
Gerard W. (Susan) Griffin of South Bend; 13 grandchildren, 21
great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be
celebrated on Saturday, May 3rd, at 11:00 a.m. in St. Joseph
Catholic Church, with Rev. John DeRiso, CSC, pastor, officiating.
Burial will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery, Notre Dame, IN.
Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday in the McGann Hay,
University Chapel, 2313 E. Edison Road at Ironwood, where the
Holy Rosary will be prayed at 4 p.m. Brigid was a member of St.
Joseph Parish for 52 years and was an active member of The Altar
Society, Harvest House and Circle of Mercy. She was a member of
the Resurrection Choir of the church that sang for many funerals.
Donations in her memory may be made to the Women's Care Center or
to Hospice of St. Joseph County.