Vincent Martin Ryan
October 26, 1929 — February 6, 2016
Vincent Martin Ryan, 86, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Saturday, February 6, 2016, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids. Visitation: 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Monday, February 8, 2015, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, where a Vigil service will begin at 4:00 p.m. Funeral Mass: 9:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 9, 2016, at St. Ludmila Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids, by Father Dennis Juhl. Military Honors will be conducted. Burial: Calvary Cemetery, Stuart, Iowa.
Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Carole; children, Marjorie (Jerry) Lokenvitz, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, John (Sharon) Ryan, Versailles, Kentucky, Julie (Dwayne) Hensch, Cedar Rapids, Mary (Rick) Baker, Glendale, Arizona, Diane (Terry) Bagley and Joseph (Christina) Ryan, both of Cedar Rapids; twelve grandchildren, Jennifer, Diana, Cliffton, Benjamin, Jackie, Matthew, Reid, Sarai, Julianna, Nick, Kelsey and Brody; ten great-grandchildren; two sisters, Agnes Holmes and Veronica Minor; and brother, Carney Ryan, all of Cedar Rapids.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, John T. Ryan; sisters, Mary Frances Scanlon, Dorothy Johnston and Mildred Harper.
Vincent was born October 26, 1929, the son of John and Frances (Carney) Ryan, in Stuart, Iowa. He served in the Iowa National Guard during the Korean Conflict. On August 23, 1952, Vincent was united in marriage to Carole Unzeitig at the St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids.
He worked as a power plant operator for Alliant Energy (formerly Iowa Electric). Vincent was a member of the St. Ludmila Catholic Church.
Memorials may be directed to St. Ludmila Catholic Church in memory of Vincent.
Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Carole; children, Marjorie (Jerry) Lokenvitz, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, John (Sharon) Ryan, Versailles, Kentucky, Julie (Dwayne) Hensch, Cedar Rapids, Mary (Rick) Baker, Glendale, Arizona, Diane (Terry) Bagley and Joseph (Christina) Ryan, both of Cedar Rapids; twelve grandchildren, Jennifer, Diana, Cliffton, Benjamin, Jackie, Matthew, Reid, Sarai, Julianna, Nick, Kelsey and Brody; ten great-grandchildren; two sisters, Agnes Holmes and Veronica Minor; and brother, Carney Ryan, all of Cedar Rapids.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, John T. Ryan; sisters, Mary Frances Scanlon, Dorothy Johnston and Mildred Harper.
Vincent was born October 26, 1929, the son of John and Frances (Carney) Ryan, in Stuart, Iowa. He served in the Iowa National Guard during the Korean Conflict. On August 23, 1952, Vincent was united in marriage to Carole Unzeitig at the St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids.
He worked as a power plant operator for Alliant Energy (formerly Iowa Electric). Vincent was a member of the St. Ludmila Catholic Church.
Memorials may be directed to St. Ludmila Catholic Church in memory of Vincent.
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