Lynn Rauch, 84

Lynn Rauch, who spent many summers with her sister, Patricia Story, in East Hampton, died at home in Delray Beach, Fla., on Friday, surrounded by family. The cause was lung cancer.

Mrs. Rauch, who was 84, began visiting here in the 1950s. Ms. Story, who survives, was a school nurse who owned the Three Mile Harbor Boat Yard with her husband, and when in East Hampton Mrs. Rauch could often be found on the water. Later, her daughter Terri Rauch settled in East Hampton as well.

Born in St. Albans, Queens, on May 3, 1931, to Michael Clark and the former Helen Pugh, Mrs. Rauch graduated from high school on Long Island. She was attending the Pennsylvania College for Women in Pittsburgh when she met her future husband, Ted Rauch, who was studying at the University of Pittsburgh. They raised their six children in Pittsburgh, and retired to Florida in 1989.

Mrs. Rauch “devoted her life to supporting her family in their every endeavor,” her daughter wrote. In her free time she enjoyed tennis and tending to an array of orchids. A devout Catholic, she was a founding member of St. Louise de Marillac parish in Pittsburgh.

Besides her sister, she is survived by her husband of 64 years. She leaves five other children in addition to Terri Rauch, who are Betsy Rauch and Barbara Link of Plantation, Fla., Todd Rauch of Issaquah, Wash., Kathleen Smith of Florence, S.C., and Patty Harper of Oviedo, Fla. Twelve grandchildren survive.

A memorial Mass will be said tomorrow at 1 p.m. at St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic Church in Delray Beach. The family has suggested donations to the Hospice of Palm Beach County Foundation, 5300 East Avenue, West Palm Beach, Fla. 33407, or hpbcf.org.