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Funeral Set for Eagan Woman Killed in Car Wreck
Memorial for Amanda Jo Lynch will be Friday in Lakeville. Family has created memorial fund at Gateway Bank.
Funeral arrangements have been made for 25-year-old Amanda Jo Lynch, who was killed in a car accident in Maple Grove Saturday.
There will be a service of remembrance for Lynch at 5:30 p.m. Friday at at 9600 163rd Street W. in Lakeville.
The family also set up a memorial fund account Monday at in Mendota Heights.
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According to Gateway Bank Marketing Director Britt Geiger, donations can be made at the bank, which is located at 745 Market Street, Mendota Heights, MN 55118, or they can send a check. Donations must be in the name of "Amanda Lynch Memorial Fund."
The money deposited in the account will be set aside to help pay for Lynch's funeral and create a fund for her 2-year-old daughter, Baylee.
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Lynch was killed after she rolled her vehicle, was ejected into oncoming traffic and hit by 51-year-old Inara Kibasov of Elk River who was driving a 2002 Toyota Camry on southbound 494 Saturday.
Lynch's family plans to hold a benefit soon at Cooper's Restaurant in Eagan where she worked for six years most recently as a bartender, according to owner Randall Cooper.
"The date hasn't been set yet," Cooper said. "There will be a charge for it, food and a silent auction."
The money from the benefit will be deposited into Lynch's memorial fund.
Lynch's daughter Baylee was in the car seat when the accident happened and was not injured. Lynch's fiancee and Baylee's biological father, Jake Jepson, "will be the full-time care provider" with help from both Lynch's family and his own, according to Cooper.
"There's sisters, aunts, grandmas...most live in Farmington. There's a big support team around," Cooper said.
Cooper said that Baylee was the number one thing in Lynch's life.
"She was always loyal and dedicated, and was the first one to take charge of something," Cooper remembered. "She was always happy, glad to be here, always on time and the first one to make someone laugh."
A check of online Minnesota State Patrol records Monday shows there is still no new information or cause of the accident.
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