Lance Lynch
Lance David Lynch, 70, of Nashport passed at 1:33 AM Thursday, January 22, 2026, at the Genesis Morrison House Hospice after a courageous battle with esophageal cancer.
He was born on Sunday, July 17, 1955, in Zanesville, Ohio the son of the late Donald Eugene Lynch and Joyce Marie Barrett Lynch.
Lance was a member of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church. He was a lifelong area resident; he graduated from Zanesville High School in 1973 and was a state qualifier in swimming. Lance graduated from Muskingum College in 1978. During which he was a member of the Swim Team, and he had a semester abroad, visiting several places, including the Soviet Union. He worked at Brockway Glass as a Customer Service Representative. He was a supervisor at Muskingum County Job and Family Services, retiring in 2017. He served as Director of Zanesville YMCA for many years. Lance was also a Swim Coach for the YMCA-various teams 1983-2011, USA 2010-2021, and High School 1988-2022. His greatest joy was being a wonderful father for his three precious daughters.
He is survived by his wife, Allison Renee Bailey Lynch; three children, Lauren Danielle (Scott) Ewonus, Lexanne Delaney (David) Douglas and Larissa Dominique Lynch; five siblings, Lawrence “Larry” (Shelley) Lynch, Linda (Jeffrey) Fitzpatrick, Lace Lynch, Lorraine (Bradley) Hoffman and Leslie Colopy; brother in law, Gary (Carol) Bailey; many nieces and nephews; and his beloved pets, Finnegan, Henry and special comfort cat/chair buddy, O’Malley. Special thanks to all of his friends, former coworkers and former swimmers.
In addition to his parents, Lance was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Beatrice Norris Barrett Mattey; William Wayne Barrett; paternal grandparents, George Alonzo Lynch Gladys Detamore Lynch; three brothers in laws, Douglas Greiner, Thomas Colopy and Robert Julian.
Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 7:00 PM on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, at the Bryan & Hardwick Funeral Home. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 AM on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church with Fr. Donald Abii officiating. Burial will conclude at Mattingly Settlement Cemetery.
Memorial contributions can be made in Lance’s name to Esophageal Cancer Action Network at www.ecan.org.
The Bryan & Hardwick Funeral Home, 2318 Maple Ave. Zanesville, is in charge of the arrangements. To share memories and condolences with Lance’s family please visit www.BryanHardwickFH.com.
