Ella Caroline (Doull) Ryan, 95, of Medway died peacefully, April 14 at Whitney Place in Medway with her beloved family by her beside. She was the wife of the late Deacon John G. Ryan who died 2005.
Born in Boston, July 11,1929, the daughter of the late John and Mary (Disaraio) Doull, Ella was raised in East Boston and had lived in Medway for the past 68 years.
Ella had lived a life of service to the people of Medway.
She worked at the polling stations on election day and had been very instrumental in supporting her husband’s mission to build the Medway Senior Center.
Ella had been a member of the St. Vincent DePaul Society, the Catholic Daughters, a Eucharistic Minister at St. Joseph’s Church and had taught CCD for many years at St. Joseph’s until becoming the CCD coordinator.
She is survived by: Her children Linda Ryan and her husband Fredrick Ritzau, Ursula Zaycer and her husband Michael, John Ryan and his wife Joanne, Margaret “Pam" Hines and her husband James, Robert Ryan and his wife Patricia, Patricia Nutting, Mark Ryan and his wife Kimberly, Paul Ryan, her daughter by love Thérèse Whelan, and her son-in-law Jeffery Nutting. Her grandchildren John Ryan and his partner Brittany, Janice Ryan, James Ryan and his wife Jennifer, Matthew Zaycer and his wife Nydia, Brittany Sill and her husband Andrew, Cameron Zaycer, Alicia Hines, Andrea Ravaioli and her husband Silvio, Kathryn Nutting and her husband Kevin, Evan Ryan, Caroline Nutting, Aidan Ryan, and her grandchildren by love Matthew Whelan and his wife Samantha, Emily Amon and her husband William. Her great-grandchildren Hannah Ryan, Jayden Lilburn, Neva Lilburn, Dante Ravaioli, her great-grandchild by love Isabelle Whelan, and her step-great-grandchildren Bella, Isaiah, Ismael, Imran, Ellie, Cora, and Vivian. Her great-great-granddaughter Talia Jean.
Her funeral mass will be held on Thursday, April 24 in St. Joseph Church at 10:00a.m.
Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Medway.
Calling hours will be on Wednesday April 23 from 4-7 p.m. in the Ginley Crowley Funeral Home (ginleyfuneralhomes.com) 3 Barber Street, Medway.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made in her memory to the Medway Senior Center 76 Oakland Street, Medway, MA 02053