She was a gym teacher and coach at Riley High School and Edison Middle School and retired after 34 years. She is part of the Riley High School Hall of Fame and after retirement, to her surprise, she was awarded the very distinguished Sam Wegner Award.

R. Allen (Beth) Lincoln, Jr. of South Bend; two nieces, Julie (Dennis) Lis of Osceola and Christi Lincoln of Bristol; four nephews, Bryan (Connie) of Georgia, David (Teresa) of Goshen, Philip of Oregon, and Gregory Lincoln of South Bend, six great-nieces, and two great-nephews