Lyn Ross Lobdell, 73, of The Villages, FL, and Westport, NY, passed away on Wednesday, March 2, 2016, after a long battle with cancer. Lyn was born in Elizabethtown, NY on November 29, 1942 to Keeton B. and Lillian Sayre Lobdell. Lyn graduated from Westport Central School in 1961, attended Cornell University and was a Viet Nam veteran, having served in the United States Air Force from 1963 to 1967. He joined the New York State Police in 1967 and retired in 1998 as the Technical Sergeant in charge of the Troop “B” Communications Section.
Lyn was a member of 4-H and he served on the Essex County Fair Board for over 40 years as secretary/treasurer for most of that time. He also served as secretary/treasurer of the Adirondack Chapter of the Association of Former New York State Troopers and the Retired Police and Fireman’s Club of The Villages. He was also a member of the Florida Association of Retired Troopers/NY. Lyn sponsored and served as Webmaster of most of these clubs. He also helped organize several class reunions and maintained an alumni list. He was of the Protestant faith.
As a young man, Lyn joined Wadhams Grange and later Whallonsburg and Westville Granges as well as Essex and Franklin County Pomona Granges, New York State and National Granges. He served in several capacities, was an officer of the New York State Grange and on the State Grange Museum Board. He was also a member of the Westport Chamber of Commerce.
Survivors include his long-time fiancé Rosanna Clark of Westville, NY; mother Lillian Lobdell; son Keith, daughter-in-law Jill; grandchildren Malynda, Lawrence and Ella Lobdell all of Westport, NY. Lyn is also survived by Rosanna’s sons and daughters-in-law Tony and Patty Clark, Malone, NY; Allan and Michelle Clark, Fort Covington, NY; grandchildren Jamie, Corey and Cheyenne Clark; four great grandchildren and several step-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his father Keeton in 1998.
Lyn enjoyed traveling having visited all 50 states, attending state and county fairs, watching Nascar races and playing dominoes.
Donations may be made to the Ballard Park Foundation Westport Veterans Memorial or the New York State Trooper Foundation.
New York funeral arrangements are pending through the Beyers Funeral Home. A memorial service will be held in Florida at a later date.