Ginger Lynch Landy

Virginia (Ginger) Marie Lynch Landy passed peacefully on Saturday, December 6th, at home, surrounded by her loving family, after a courageous battle with ovarian cancer.

Born on March 19, 1965, in Buffalo, NY, Ginger grew up in Oneonta, New York, where she was active in her community and schools. She played community soccer from an early age, a sport that became a true passion throughout her high-school years.

Upon her graduation from high school in 1983, she embarked on a remarkable adventure, spending a year in Cape Town, South Africa, as a Rotary Exchange Student. That experience sparked a lifelong love of travel, a passion she shared with her Matt and their children Erin and Connor.

Ginger’s innate curiosity about national and world politics was galvanized during her experience living in South Africa. Public policy and public service were the theme through her college studies, internships, and work in the New York State Legislature. Ginger’s early career in the office of Mayor Ronald A. Blackwood, Mount Vernon, NY, and position at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School prepared her for her life’s true calling as an advocate and policy expert. The highlights of her career evolved over the past 25 years at Hodes & Landy, where she leaves the workplace culture and success she was so proud of in the hands of her talented partner and team.

On August 16, 1991, she married the love of her life, Matthew, at Immaculate Conception Church in Tuckahoe, NY. Their partnership was rooted in devotion, friendship, and mutual encouragement. Matt inspired her renewed interest in fitness; together they celebrated her accomplishments as she completed several marathons and started yoga practice.

Ginger loved her family deeply. She took enormous pride in her children, supporting their aspirations and celebrating their achievements at every step.

Her foundation of faith deepened throughout her life; and recently found strength and community at St. Pius X Church in Loudonville. In recent months, Ginger reflected with gratitude on the blessings of her life.

Relationships were at the heart of Ginger’s joy. She treasured the friends and colleagues she gathered throughout her life—from childhood classmates in Oneonta, to neighbors, and the close friends she came to consider family. Ginger will be remembered as a devoted aunt and great-aunt who always took a sincere interest in the lives of her nieces and nephews.

Ginger was a dedicated member of the Delmar Rotary Club, where she served as Past President and Past Youth Exchange Chair. She was also a former President and board member of her neighborhood association.

Ginger is survived by her devoted husband of 34 years, Matthew A. Landy, Jr., and their children Erin and Connor; her mother Molly Keogh, Glenmont NY; her father and stepmother, Michael E. Lynch Sr. and Patricia E. Moore, Laurens, NY; sister Christine Lynch Hamel (James and Diana), Dover NH; brother Michael E. Lynch Jr. and Sandra (Daniel and Mary Katherine), Oneonta, NY. Ginger is also survived by her parents-in-law, Matthew and Patricia Landy as well as three beloved generations of the Landy family.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a memorial contribution to one of the following:

Delmar Rotary Student Exchange Program: checks to Delmar Rotary Foundation, Ginger Landy Scholarship P.O. Box 244 Delmar, NY 12054. VENMO@DelmarRotary.

Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance (OCRA) secure contributions are supported via the website or via check to OCRA, P.O. Box 32141 New York, NY 10087-2141.

Arrangements: A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Pius X Church in Loudonville at 10:00am on Thursday, December 11th. Visitation at Applebee Funeral Home from 4:00pm to 7:00pm on Wednesday, December 10th, 2025.