Marjorie Evelyn Ryan Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Obituary for Marjorie Evelyn Ryan On January 1, 2022 Marjorie Varney Ryan died peacefully at Ascension Living Heritage Village. She was born in Cabery, Illinois on April 14, 1920 to William Everett and Ruth Turner Varney. Marge attended schools in Cabery and Normal, Illinois and graduated from the St Mary’s Hospital School of Nursing as an R.N. in 1941. Marge married Edmond P. Ryan on April 5, 1942. While Edmond was in the military, Marge was a nurse at Billings Hospital, Chicago; Charity Hospital, New Orleans; and Pittsburg Hospital, Pittsburg, CA. She was later employed as the industrial nurse for the Roper Corporation, Bradley Divison for 26 years. Marge and Ed love to play golf at the Kankakee Valley Elks Country Club and traveled extensively, including a trip around the world in 1973. Marge was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, St Mary’s Hospital Auxiliary, the Kankakee Valley Genealogy Society, and the Mayflower Society. After Marge’s retirement from Roper, she returned to St Mary’s as a volunteer where she accumulated over 15,400 volunteer hours. Marge was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Ed; her son, Robert; her parents and her three sisters. She is survived by her daughter, Judi (Joe) Taylor, St Augustine, FL & Portland, OR; three grandchildren: Steven (Nikole) Schale, Tallahassee, FL; Elizabeth (Seth) Vidaña, Bellingham, WA; and Lisa (James) Drake, Beaverton, OR; and four great-grandchildren: Nolan Drake, Emma Drake, Jude Vidaña, and Adah Vidaña. She is also survived by nieces: Cheryl (Ed) Barnum, Nancy (Mike) Larson,, and Susan (Gary) Cope and nephews: Rev. Gene (Sharon) Colthurst and Mark Berger. And a very special thank-you to her dear friends, Georgia and Dennis Hess, Dr Mario Massullo, the staff at Ascension Living Heritage Village and Uplifted Care. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, June 25th at 11 am at the Clancy-Gernon Funeral Home, Bourbonnais. Flowers are gratefully declined but memorials may be made to the St Mary’s Hospital Auxiliary, the First Presbyterian Church or the Cabery Methodist Church. “We will miss her dearly but celebrate, with gratitude, her long and remarkable life”. Barack Obama.

Marjorie Evelyn Ryan

April 14, 1920 - January 1, 2022