Mrs. Margaret Mary Ryan

RYAN, GRACE, HOGAN

Posted By: Gerald Flynn
Date: 9/17/2012 at 18:26:31

Mrs. Margaret Mary Ryan died last evening at 5 o'clock at the family home.She has been in poor health for years. But not considered dangerously ill until three weeks ago. When she was attacked with the grippe, that ended her suffering Monday evening. Mrs. Ryan was the daughter of the Mr.and Mrs. Thomas C. Grace, pioneer settlers of Vernon township. Mrs. Ryan was born in 1828 in New Church County Kilkenny Ireland and emigrated with her parents in 1850. She was Married on June 8,1852 to Nicholas C. Ryan and has lived in the city of Dubuque since that time. She was a devout Catholic her entire life. And was a member of St. Raphael's Cathedral parish.Her cousin is retired Bishop Thomas L. Grace of St. Paul,Minn.
Mrs. Ryan is survived by her husband, ex City Alderman Nick C. Ryan. And six children; one daughter Miss Mary Ellen Ryan of Indianapolis,Ind. and five sons; Gerald of St.Paul, Minn.,Emmanuel of Fargo, South Dakota, Raymond of Plato, Texas, Leonard of Dubuque, Clement of Indianapolis, Ind. Mrs. Ryan is survived by three sisters; Sister Mary Symphresia of St.Louis, Mo.,The Very Reverend Mother Clare of Harrisburg, Penn., Mrs. Charles Anastasia Hogan of St. Louis, Mo., and one brother; Thomas Grace of St. Louis, Mo.
The funeral was held Wednesday morning at 7:30 from the family residents to St. Raphael's Cathedral. The requiem High Mass was celebrated by Bishop John J. Hennessy. The burial was at the Holy Family Cemetery at the Monastery. Prayers at the grave site was read by Rev. Father David Sullivan. She was buried next to her parents and her children at Holy Family Cemetery. Mrs. was preceded in death by three children; Thomas J.Ryan in 1879, and Anna Marie Ryan in 1868 and a infant.

Telegraph Herald April 16, 1890