Gertrude M. (McCarthy) Lynch

Of Dorchester, died peacefully on July 16, 2026.

Beloved wife of the late William J. Lynch.

Loving mother of Jeanne Watts and her late husband Robert Watts of Quincy, William and his wife Ann Marie Lynch of Braintree, Michael Lynch and his partner Gordon Ernst of Rhode Island, Kathleen Lucas and her late husband Thomas Lucas of Dorchester, Stephen and his wife Yuko Lynch of Maine, Susan and her husband Gary Philcox of Florida, John and his wife Regina Lynch of Weymouth, Anne and her husband Francis Grant of Holbrook, Capt. Patrick Lynch BFD and his wife Joanne Lynch of Foxboro, Janet Lynch of Dorchester, Joseph Lynch BPD of Quincy, and the late Paul Lynch and Ellen Lynch.

Sister of Betty Reardon and her late husband Daniel Readon of Plymouth, Joseph and his wife Allison McCarthy of Maine, and the late Charles McCarthy, Arthur McCarthy, Francis “Skippy” McCarthy, and Mary Ring.

Gertrude is survived by 24 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren, 1 great-great-granddaughter, and many nieces and nephews.

Family and friends will honor and remember Gertrude’s life by gathering for visiting hours in the Murphy Funeral Home, 1020 Dorchester Ave., DORCHESTER, on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, from 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M.

Her funeral mass will be celebrated in St. Margaret Church of St. Teresa of Calcutta Parish, 800 Columbia Road, Dorchester, on Thursday morning, August 6, 2026, at 10:00 A.M.

Burial will follow in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Dorchester.