LYNN — Hazel R. Ryan died peacefully in her sleep after a lengthy illness, on Monday Nov. 14, 2016. She was born in Lynn, April 11, 1939. She is predeceased by her parents Donald Sprague and Doris Carmody. She is survived by her loving husband of 53 years, John J. Ryan, and her four children, John M. Ryan and his partner Cathy of Tewksbury, Linda Molea and her husband Frank Jr. of Lynn, Robert Ryan and his wife Susan of Saugus and Beth Ryan of Wakefield, her many grandchildren, Eric Ryan and his wife Stefanie of Shirley, Frank Molea III, Kerry Anne Molea, Cassandra Molea, Kirsten Molea of Lynn, Sean Ryan of Saugus, Timothy Ryan of Wakefield, also, her great-grandchildren, Frank Molea IV and Roman Angelo Ryan.
So, who was Hazel Ryan? She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt and mother to so many others in need. On many occasions when we were young we were sent to our elderly neighbors homes with a hot meal, and told it was better to give than to receive. When a family’s house burned down even though our house was small, she took in all six people. Many stray animals found their way to her house and found their forever home. There was always a warm bed and a hot meal for many family members in her house, who needed a place to call home. Even strangers and the down-and-out had a place in her home. She will be loved and missed by all those who knew her. We believe in our hearts that God needed a caregiver, for the unwanted, and unloved, animals of the world and that’s why she left us so young.
Service information: Her funeral service will be held in the GOODRICH Funeral Home, 128 Washington St., Lynn on Saturday at 10 a.m. Burial will follow in Pine Grove Cemetery. Visitation is Friday, 4-7 p.m.