Lynn Anne Deters Symeon

Born April 26,1939 in Cincinnati, Ohio
Passed away October 29, 2026 in Melbourne, Florida.

Lynn Anne Deters Symeon, beloved wife, mother and grandmother, peacefully passed away on October 29, 2026, at the age of 87.

Lynn was the first and only child born to Edward and Virginia Deters on April 26,1939, in Cincinnati, OH. As a young child, her family moved to Dayton, though she attended an all-girls boarding school, Academy of the Sacred Heart, in Cincinnati. She later attended the University of Dayton and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English. While at UofD, she was a member of the Flyerettes, a dance and drill team that performed at college basketball games and she served as captain. She was also crowned homecoming queen her senior year.

After graduating college, Lynn moved to Stamford, Connecticut to begin her teaching career. It was there that she met her future husband, Chuck Symeon. The two first met at the wedding of Chuck’s best friend and Lynn’s best friend. Chuck and Lynn later got engaged after dating only 7 months and married on July 20,1963.

In 1964 in Stamford, Lynn gave birth to their son, Paul, the first of her three children. The family then moved to Palm Bay, FL that same year as Chuck accepted a position at Radiation, Inc, later known as Harris Corporation. In 1965 they built a home in Indialantic, FL and moved in two weeks before Lynn gave birth to their daughter, Mary Beth. Their third child, Chris, was born in 1969. Lynn and Chuck resided in their Indialantic home for 56 years before spending their final years in long-term care at Melbourne Terrace Rehabilitation Center.

During the 1970’s, 80’s and early 90’s, Lynn was employed as an elementary school teacher (substitute and full-time) at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School (Melbourne), and Gemini Elementary (Melbourne Beach). In her spare time in the 70’s she volunteered with the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation, by helping to raise funds to prevent congenital birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality. This was very near and dear to her heart. She also dedicated her free time to the Florida Statewide Guardian Ad Litem program which represents abused, abandoned and neglected children in court and throughout the community. Lynn had many hobbies, some of which were playing the piano, sewing, reading and interior decorating, But she was most devoted to genealogy, spending an extensive amount of time in retirement tracing her German/Irish family ancestry all the way back to the 1600s. She also loved to travel, spending time in Ireland, several European countries, Canada and the Caribbean Islands. And she very much enjoyed the annual holiday dinner get togethers with friends at the other end of Seabreeze Dr.

Lynn is survived by her three children, Paul, Mary Beth and Chris, and two grandchildren, P.J. and Samantha Symeon. Chuck, her husband of 61 years, passed away on January 14, 2025, at the age of 88. Plans are for a memorial service for Lynn in January 2027. Details to be announced at a later date.

Our family would very much like to thank the staff of Melbourne Terrace Rehabilitation Center as well as the staff of VITAS Hospice Care for their exceptional quality of care and devotion to our mom’s wellbeing.