Roselyn T. Ryan, 90, of Cedar Falls, died Friday, December 23, 2011. at Allen Hospital in Waterloo. She was born December 6, 1921, in Plymouth Rock, daughter of Albert and Della Scheidemantel Hauber. She married Layle A. Ryan October 1, 1941, in Cresco, who died on January 14, 1998. She was a custodian in the student union at the University of Northern Iowa for twenty years, retiring in 1987. Mrs. Ryan was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Cedar Falls.
Survived by: two daughters, Rosie (James) Sheda of Rochester, Minnesota, and Pat Barta of Denver, Colorado; two sons, Steve of Cedar Falls and Earl of Marion; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and three sisters, June Ryan and Marion Haskovec, both of Cresco, and Norma (Gaylord) Smith of Huntington, West Virginia. Preceded in death by: a daughter, Mary Carolan; and son, Kevin.
Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Patrick Catholic Church, with burial in Greenwood Cemetery, both in Cedar Falls. Public visitation from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at Richardson Funeral Service, with a 4 p.m. rosary and 7 p.m. vigil. Visitation also for an hour before services Tuesday at the church. Memorials: may be directed to the Visiting Nurses Association. Condolences may be left at the Richardson Funeral Service website.
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