Brother M. Timothy Ryan died 1921

RYAN, CROWE, ANDERSON, MURPHY, WESTEMEYER, HAGERTY

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Date: 7/23/2019 at 22:21:58

: Obt: Iowa Catholic Messenger - Brother Timothy Ryan, an aged monk of
the Trappist order, died at the New Merlleray Abbey, near Dubuque, Iowa, in his 76th year. He was a member of the Trappist order for 50 yrs. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Miles Ryan, who resided three miles west of Petersburg, and were one of the pioneer families of this section of the state. In 1871 they moved to Emmetsburg. For 25 years he worked in the fields of the abbey and then became guest master of the lodge. He acted in this capacity 25 years.

Survived by three sisters: Sister M. Clemacus , BVM of Council Bluffs, Sister M. Benigna of St. Joseph's Academy, Dubuque and Council Bluffs, and Sister M. Patricia, OSF of Milwaukee; two brothers, E.E. Ryan of Des Moines and Miles Ryan of Houston, TX. He is also mourned by a number of nieces and nephews; Mrs. S.E. Crowe, Miss Frances Ryan, Mable and Lottie Anderson, Joe Ryan of Chicago; DE and Miss Mary Murphy and Bert Ryan of Emmetsburg, Frank Westemeyer of LeMars, Mrs. William Hagerty, Miss Elizabeth Westemeyer of Dyersville and H.F. Westemeyer of Dubuque.

He was preceded in death by his brother, Jerry Ryan of Vail, Iowa, Thomas Ryan of Washington DC, his sister, Mrs. William Anderson of Chicago, Mrs. Mary Westemeyer of Dyersville and Mrs. Wm. Murphy of Emmetsburg. The burial took place on Tuesday morning at the Monastery cemetery following a solemn requiem mass and the chanting of the dead.