(10/03/14) Coventry - Irene T. (LaDonnick) Ryan, 90, died Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence after being stricken at home. She was the beloved wife of the late Walter G. Ryan to whom at the time of his death on September 30, 2011 she had been married 66 years.
Born in New York City, NY, the daughter of the late Michael and Mary (McMorrow) LaDonnick, she lived in Jamaica & Levittown, NY before moving to Coventry in 1997.
She is survived by two sons: Robert W. Ryan & his wife Nanci of Narragansett and Douglas E. Ryan & his wife Anne of Coventry; one daughter, Patricia L. Ryan of Puno, Peru and she was a loving “Nannie” to Casey, Michael, Maura, Dennis, Bridget, Patrick and Wilson. She was the sister of the late Paul LaDonnick and Christine Collis.
Her family remembers her as a woman who was loving, caring and faith-filled. She had a great sense of humor; was an avid reader and a lover of nature and animals.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend her Mass of Christian Burial on Monday, October 6 at 10:00 AM in SS. John & Paul Church, 341 South Main St., Coventry. Burial will be in the Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Exeter.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made as a “Designated Gift” to Sr. Patricia Ryan at: Maryknoll Sisters, PO Box 311, Maryknoll, NY 10545. Online remembrances at carpenterjenks.com.
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