John "Jack" Ryan

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Blake Lamb Funeral Home - Oak Lawn

4727 West 103rd Street

Oak Lawn, Illinois

John Ryan Obituary

Age 84, Retired CFD, Lt on Trk 16, Engineer on 63. Extremely talented at auto repairs. He could fix anything! Korean War Vet. Beloved husband of 50 years to Dolores, nee Kupetis; devoted father of Eileen & Timothy; adoring grandfather of Emily, Daniel & Molly Rose; loving brother of Eileen (late John) Tufo, late Kathleen (late John) Casey, Virginia (late Frank) Horvath & his twin sister, Therese Quick; loving brother-in-law of late Ronald (Patricia), Thomas & Walter (Joann) Kupetis; fond uncle of many. Visitation, Monday 2pm-9pm. Funeral, Tue, 8:45am from Blake-Lamb Funeral Home, 4727 W 103rd, Oak Lawn to St Linus Church, Oak Lawn. Mass 9:30 am. In lieu of flowers, donations in Jack's name may be made to The Salvation Army. Info 708-636-1193, blakelamboaklawn.com.

Published by Chicago Tribune from Jul. 4 to Jul. 5, 2015.
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Tim,

My condolences to you and your family.

Jack Reidy

Jack Reidy

July 7, 2015

Aunt Delores, Eileen and Tim,
I am sorry for your loss.
Sincerely,
Peggy Quick

July 7, 2015

Dolores and family, my sincerest sympathy and regards. I have many memories with my classmate from Clare's of '45. We shared the reunions through the years, so many good times. Again my thoughts and prayers. Rita Elsen Stenson

Rita Stenson

July 6, 2015

Jack was by mentor of things mechanical and was my Confirmation sponsor; his quiet way and sense of humor made him a person you wanted to be around at family gatherings. May he rest in Peace. Jim Tufo, La Quinta, California

July 6, 2015

Eileen - I'm very sorry to hear about your father. I have only good memories of him.

Laura Nunez

July 6, 2015

I respected and loved my Uncle Jack. Uncle Jack fixed many on my cars and we really had some good times playing cards or working on some project. I only hope that I can be a good uncle to my nieces and nephews like he was to me.
Mike Casey

July 6, 2015

I knew Jack well, we were drafted into the Army in 1952, went to Texas for 6 months for training as aircraft mechanics, served in Korea in 1953, Jack was in the 6th Helo Co, I was in the 150th Helo Maintenance Co, attached to the 6th.

He will be missed by many.

Ken Montgomery

July 5, 2015

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Blake Lamb Funeral Home - Oak Lawn

4727 West 103rd Street, Oak Lawn, IL 60453

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Funeral

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Blake Lamb Funeral Home - Oak Lawn

4727 West 103rd Street, Oak Lawn, IL 60453

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7

Funeral Mass

9:30 a.m.

St Linus Church

Oak Lawn, IL

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4727 West 103rd Street, Oak Lawn, IL 60453

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