Lynne Chase

Lynne F. Chase, 79, of Mattapoisett passed away on Monday, January 5, 2026, after a long, courageous battle with health issues. Her beloved husband of 51 years Russell "Chippy" Chase, Junior was at her side. Lynne grew up in Spencer, Iowa, the daughter of the late Carole Lane Fisher and James Earl Fisher. She graduated from the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, Minnesota. After college Lynne moved to Mattapoisett and began teaching kindergarten at the Potter School in Dartmouth and later worked for several years at Liberty Travel.

Lynne was a friend to many and had many friends. She enjoyed her time playing mahjong, daily walks, and dining out. She was an avid reader. In summer she especially enjoyed take-out fish and chip dinners at Neds Point Lighthouse, eating ice cream at the town wharf, and having guests for cookouts on her patio by the pool. She enjoyed watching and tending the birds that frequented her many feeders. In winter Lynne and Chippy frequently traveled to Sugarloaf Ski Resort and nearby Sunday River in Maine. She felt her time assisting Seniors at the Sippican Health Center in Marion especially rewarding.

Lynne leaves behind two daughters, Amy Chase and her husband Tracy Lane Bradfield of Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Sarah Rothschild, her husband Andrew, and her beloved granddaughter Cameron of Richmond, Virginia; a sister Marty Fisher-Blakeley of Eau-Claire, WI, a brother William Lane Fisher and his wife Mary of Merrill, WI and nephews James Fisher of Panama City, FL, Jonathan Fisher of Merrill, WI and Matthew Fisher-Blakeley of Eau-Claire, WI and their families.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Mattapoisett Free Public Library.

Her memorial visitation will be held Friday, January 16, 2026 from 4-6 PM in the Saunders-Dwyer Mattapoisett Home for Funerals, 50 County Rd., Mattapoisett.