Joseph M. Ryan

Joseph M. Ryan Lowell, Courier Citizen retiree, Army vet; 82 LOWELL Joseph M. Ryan, 82, a lifelong Lowell resident, died after a brief illness, Sunday, March 15, 2009, at Fairhaven Nursing Home. Born September 7, 1926, in Lowell, he was a son of the late Joseph and the late Sarah (Fagan) Ryan. He grew up in the lower Highlands, and was educated in the Lowell schools, graduating from Lowell High School, Class of 1942. He was a United States Army Veteran, serving during the Korean Conflict, receiving the Korean Service Medal with one Bronze Star, the United Nations Service Medal, and the National Defense Service Medal. After his honorable discharge, he returned to Lowell, residing on Kimball Avenue, before making his home on Harland Avenue, and was a communicant of the Immaculate Conception Church. He was employed as a Linotype Operator for Courier Citizen before he was drafted into the Army, and returned to his position, retiring after 39 years of service. He enjoyed spending time with his family, and golfing, and was a member of Mt. Pleasant Golf Club. He also would spend his spare time skating at the Janas Rink, and also enjoyed Rockingham Park Race Track. Joe could also be found taking long walks all over the City. He is survived by a sister, Mary Dougherty of Dracut: a brother, James P. Ryan and his wife, Eleanor, of Lowell; a sister-in-law, Angela Ryan of Chelmsford; a niece and 11 nephews. He was the brother of the late Margaret Ryan, the late Robert Ryan, the late Bernard Ryan, and the late Claire Egan. RYAN YOU ARE INVITED TO HIS CALLING HOURS 3 UNTIL 7 P.M. ON TUESDAY. ON WEDNESDAY, HIS FUNERAL WILL BEGIN AT 9 A.M. AT THE MCDONOUGH FUNERAL HOME, 14 HIGHLAND STREET, LOWELL 978-458-6816. HIS FUNERAL MASS WILL BE OFFERED AT IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH AT 10 A.M. BURIAL IN ST. MARY CEMETERY. IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, MEMORIALS IN HIS NAME TO IMMACULATE CONCEPTION BUILDING FUND, 3 FAYETTE ST., LOWELL, MA 01852. E-CONDOLENCE MCDONOUGHFUNERALHOME.COM