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December 30, 2009
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday January 3, 2010 from 2-6 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 9:30 AM on Monday January 4, 2010 from the funeral home, then to Immaculate Heart of Mary RC Church, Wayne, where at 10:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
United States Navy veteran of the Korean War. Resident of Effort, Pennsylvania since 1993, formerly of Bellville, NJ.
Edmond J. Ryan, age 81 of Effort, PA, and formerly of Belleville, NJ died on Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at the Preakness Hospital in Wayne.
Edmond was born in Bayonne and graduated from Bayonne High School with the class of 1946.
He joined the Navy and proudly served from 1950 through 1954, onboard the USS Cowell, DD-547, during the Korean War. He was a loyal patriot throughout his lifetime.
Shortly after being discharged from the Navy, he attended a barnyard dance in the Bayonne area. Although he didn’t enjoy dancing much at all, he was quite lucky to be there that night. It was there, on December 3, 1954, that he met Carmela “Millie” DeLuca. They were married in 1956 and enjoyed fifty three wonderful years together. The two of them did everything together. Since Edmonds retirement they travelled quite a bit; cruises, weekend trips and tours to various destinations, and day trips in the car. Edmond loved to drive and, along with Millie, they would drive around their new home in Pennsylvania sometimes just to get lost, find a new place to visit, or perhaps a shortcut they didn’t know about before. On one particular trip to Florida, he and Millie decided it might be nice to take a log flume ride. No one warned them that the ride ended with a fast drop down a steep slope and a big splash at the end! Despite the unexpected thrill, and Millie losing her hat, they enjoyed it all.
Whenever he visited his grandsons he would always take them for a drive to see the tank and then go to McDonalds. Edmond was a picky eater, except when it came to candy. He had a sweet-tooth like no one else. During the past few weeks in the hospital, he looked forward with excitement to the simple joy of a chocolate bar that his family would bring to him each visit.
Edmond attended and graduated from Seton Hall University. He was an accountant for Von Rohr Equipment Corp. in Bloomfield for many years before his retirement in 1993. He and Millie lived in Belleville for nearly forty years, where they raised their daughter and two sons. Edmond was a Little League coach for his sons for many years and it was common for him to lose his voice while coaching.
They then moved to Effort, Pennsylvania to enjoy their retirement years together. Edmond became active with the Sierra View Association and even served as their treasurer for a number of years. He enjoyed it all very much.
Edmond is survived by his beloved wife of fifty three years; Carmela “Millie”, of Effort, PA, one daughter; Rose Ellen Paradiso and her husband Savino of Wayne, NJ, two sons; Michael of Effort, PA and Edmond and his wife Susan of Flanders, NJ, six grandchildren; Michael, Nicholas, and Alex Paradiso of Wayne and Katie, Ned and Daniel Ryan of Flanders, and one brother; Donald Ryan of Ellicott City, MD, as well as many loved nieces, nephews, and dear friends.
In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to the Alzheimer's Association-Greater NJ, 400 Morris Ave., Suite 251, Denville, NJ 07834.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday January 3, 2010 from 2-6 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 9:30 AM on Monday January 4, 2010 from the funeral home, then to Immaculate Heart of Mary RC Church, Wayne, where at 10:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
December 30, 2009
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Sunday January 3, 2010 from 2-6 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 9:30 AM on Monday January 4, 2010 from the funeral home, then to Immaculate Heart of Mary RC Church, Wayne, where at 10:30 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
United States Navy veteran of the Korean War. Resident of Effort, Pennsylvania since 1993, formerly of Bellville, NJ.
Edmond J. Ryan, age 81 of Effort, PA, and formerly of Belleville, NJ died on Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at the Preakness Hospital in Wayne.
Edmond was born in Bayonne and graduated from Bayonne High School with the class of 1946.
He joined the Navy and proudly served from 1950 through 1954, onboard the USS Cowell, DD-547, during the Korean War. He was a loyal patriot throughout his lifetime.
Shortly after being discharged from the Navy, he attended a barnyard dance in the Bayonne area. Although he didn’t enjoy dancing much at all, he was quite lucky to be there that night. It was there, on December 3, 1954, that he met Carmela “Millie” DeLuca. They were married in 1956 and enjoyed fifty three wonderful years together. The two of them did everything together. Since Edmonds retirement they travelled quite a bit; cruises, weekend trips and tours to various destinations, and day trips in the car. Edmond loved to drive and, along with Millie, they would drive around their new home in Pennsylvania sometimes just to get lost, find a new place to visit, or perhaps a shortcut they didn’t know about before. On one particular trip to Florida, he and Millie decided it might be nice to take a log flume ride. No one warned them that the ride ended with a fast drop down a steep slope and a big splash at the end! Despite the unexpected thrill, and Millie losing her hat, they enjoyed it all.
Whenever he visited his grandsons he would always take them for a drive to see the tank and then go to McDonalds. Edmond was a picky eater, except when it came to candy. He had a sweet-tooth like no one else. During the past few weeks in the hospital, he looked forward with excitement to the simple joy of a chocolate bar that his family would bring to him each visit.
Edmond attended and graduated from Seton Hall University. He was an accountant for Von Rohr Equipment Corp. in Bloomfield for many years before his retirement in 1993. He and Millie lived in Belleville for nearly forty years, where they raised their daughter and two sons. Edmond was a Little League coach for his sons for many years and it was common for him to lose his voice while coaching.
They then moved to Effort, Pennsylvania to enjoy their retirement years together. Edmond became active with the Sierra View Association and even served as their treasurer for a number of years. He enjoyed it all very much.
Edmond is survived by his beloved wife of fifty three years; Carmela “Millie”, of Effort, PA, one daughter; Rose Ellen Paradiso and her husband Savino of Wayne, NJ, two sons; Michael of Effort, PA and Edmond and his wife Susan of Flanders, NJ, six grandchildren; Michael, Nicholas, and Alex Paradiso of Wayne and Katie, Ned and Daniel Ryan of Flanders, and one brother; Donald Ryan of Ellicott City, MD, as well as many loved nieces, nephews, and dear friends.
In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to the Alzheimer's Association-Greater NJ, 400 Morris Ave., Suite 251, Denville, NJ 07834.
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