Mr. Paul Ryan, 69, of 1051 W. Erie St., Allentown, passed away Saturday at his residence.
Born
in Mahanoy City, Dec. 14, 1939, he was a son of the late Paul R. and
Kathleen O'Brien Ryan. He was a graduate of Mahanoy Township High
School, class of 1957.
He served in the Navy in peace time.
He had worked for D.C. Navy League, C.Y. Schelly and Russell Stover Candy.
He
was a member of St. Paul's United Church of Christ, Mahanoy City. He
had belonged to the Lehigh Consistory and Rajah Temple, was a member of
the Maha- noy City Historical Society and Mahanoy Township Alumni
Group, and was a lifetime member of Benjamin B. French Lodge 15,
Washington, D.C. He participated in adopting and rescuing Airedales and
was an expert in German militarism.
Surviving are his wife, Shirley Thomas Ryan; a sister, Maryann McGeehon, wife of Michael, Houston, Texas.
Friends
and family are invited to an interment service at 11 a.m. Thursday in
Sky View Memorial Park, Hometown. The Rev. John Reid will officiate. A
white dove will be released in his memory. The family prefers donations
to the endowment fund of St. Paul's United Church of Christ, Mahanoy
City, or the newspaper project in care of the Mahanoy City Public
Library.