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In Memory Of
John Lloyd Ryan
1939
2023
John Lloyd Ryan
Feb 7, 1939 — Jan 4, 2023
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John Lloyd Ryan, 84, passed away peacefully at his home in Denver, CO on January 3, 2023.
John was born in Watertown, SD on February 7, 1939 to Gertrude and LLoyd Ryan. He graduated from Rapid City High School in 1957 and enlisted in the Air Force where he spent 4 years as a medic. After his service he graduated from South Dakota State University with a BS in Economics. He married Mary K. [Kitty] Olsen and they raised 2 daughters. He was employed by Phillips 66 and retired in 1994. His sales work took him and his family to 4 Midwest states after which they settled in Colorado for the next 24 years. In retirement John and Kitty traveled, lived in California, Rapid City, South Dakota, Cheyenne, Wyoming. and most recently back to Denver.
He is survived by his wife Mary [Kitty], his daughters Maggie Kauffman and Katy Ryan, his sister, Alice Maturkanich, his 2 grandchildren Megan Teixeira and Connor Kauffman, 2 great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
A viewing and gravesite ceremony will be held at Mountain View Cemetery in Rapid City, SD.
John was born in Watertown, SD on February 7, 1939 to Gertrude and LLoyd Ryan. He graduated from Rapid City High School in 1957 and enlisted in the Air Force where he spent 4 years as a medic. After his service he graduated from South Dakota State University with a BS in Economics. He married Mary K. [Kitty] Olsen and they raised 2 daughters. He was employed by Phillips 66 and retired in 1994. His sales work took him and his family to 4 Midwest states after which they settled in Colorado for the next 24 years. In retirement John and Kitty traveled, lived in California, Rapid City, South Dakota, Cheyenne, Wyoming. and most recently back to Denver.
He is survived by his wife Mary [Kitty], his daughters Maggie Kauffman and Katy Ryan, his sister, Alice Maturkanich, his 2 grandchildren Megan Teixeira and Connor Kauffman, 2 great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
A viewing and gravesite ceremony will be held at Mountain View Cemetery in Rapid City, SD.
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