Adeline Leech Obituary

Mystic - Adeline "Lynn" (Howe) Leech, 81, died Dec. 10, 2025, surrounded by her family. Born Sept. 21, 1944, in St. Louis, Mo., Lynn grew up in Weston, Conn. She attended the Thomas School in Rowayton, and Garland Junior College in Boston.

Lynn raised her family in Rye, N.Y., where she was an active member of the American Yacht Club, Rye Presbyterian Church, and United Hospital Twig, and taught kindergarten at Rye Country Day School. Lynn married Spencer Leech in 1989, and they moved to Bourne, Mass., and later to Mystic where they enjoyed sailing their Catalina 35, Stormy Petrel, and serving as Pilots at Mystic Seaport for many years.

Lynn adored her daughters, Kate (Longbotham) Fox of Beverly, Mass., and Carolyn (Longbotham) Russell of Greenwich, and their husbands, Matt Fox and Christopher Russell. She was immensely proud of her grandchildren, George and Nicholas Fox, and Parker and Honour Russell.

In addition to her children and grandchildren, Lynn is survived by brothers, Rick Howe and his wife Alice of Pocasset, Mass., and Peter Howe and his wife Nancy of Black Mountain, N.C.; sister, Molly Putnam and her husband Ed of Falmouth, Mass.; nephews, Christopher and Matthew Howe, Ryan and Taylor Singer, and David Howe; stepson, Spencer Leech III and his wife Jana Leech of Annapolis, Md.; stepdaughters, Elizabeth Leech of Seward, Alaska and Susanne Leech Drake and her husband Jed Drake of Jamestown, R.I., and their daughter, Nicole.

She was predeceased by her parents, Katharine "Kaki" A. Howe and Frederick H. Howe; her husband Spencer J. Leech; and her nephew, Brooks Singer.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, at Noank Baptist Church, 18 Cathedral Heights, Groton. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in memory of Lynn Leech to Mystic Seaport Museum, 75 Greenmanville Avenue, P.O. Box 6000, Mystic, CT 06355.

Arrangements by the Campbell Funeral Home, 525 Cabot Street, Beverly. Condolences at www.campbellfuneral.com .