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John Bonaventure Ryan
July 14, 1940 – January 7, 2023
RYAN, John – Peacefully passed into eternal rest at Chancellor Park long-term care facility on Saturday, January 7, 2023. John Bonaventure Ryan of Middle Cove, aged 82 years. Predeceased by parents John J. and Ellen Ryan (Buckle), brothers Richard (Dick), James (Jim), Gerald, baby sister Mary Frances, special cousin Bernadette Quigley, and brother-in-law Michael Oliver.
Left with loving memories are his wife Patricia (Hayden) and his four sons Darrell (Peggy), Les (Alice), Kerry (Suzanne), and Craig (Melanie), and grandchildren Evan and Katelin, Natalie and Martin, and Grace and Griffin.
Also leaving to mourn his brothers and sisters Anne (Tom Kearsey), Mike, Phonse (Agnes), Derm (Mary), Mary (David Rose) and Basil, and sisters-in-law Lilian Oliver, Pat (Theresa) Ryan, Frances Ryan, and Leone Ryan, as well as many nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends.
Special thanks go out to all the warm caring staff at Glenbrook Lodge, Pleasantview Towers, and Chancellor Park long-term care home(s), as well as the nurses, doctors, and staff at Eastern Health, all of whom demonstrated amazing adaptability and sensitivity while operating under the Covid-19 pandemic.
John was a long-time school administrator at Holy Trinity who was known and respected by thousands of people in Torbay. John truly enjoyed his role as a representative of the extended community and counted numerous friends from Logy Bay to Pouch Cove. The community of Petite Forte will also forever hold a special place for his family and nothing pleased John more than escaping there in the summertime.
An avid sportsman who played competitive ice hockey and softball, John loved dancing, socializing and travelling. For more than four decades he was a member of a monthly card game with special friends the Codners, Sorensens and Molloys. A special thank you is extended to John’s siblings, nieces and nephews whose kindness and support is second to none.
Raised in an era where you grew your own crops, cut your own wood and walked to school, John embodied those traditional values such as fixing your own car when broken, sharpening your own saw, and respecting your neighbour. He will be missed.
Cremation has taken place. Resting at Caul’s Funeral Home, TORBAY. Visitation on Wednesday, January 11, from 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. Funeral Mass will take place on the following day, Thursday, January 12, 2023 at Holy Trinity Church, Torbay. Inurnment to follow at Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery, Torbay. Out of respect for all attendees, non-medical disposable masks are encouraged.
Flowers gratefully accepted or a donation may be made in his memory to the School Lunch Association (schoollunch.ca), or a charity of one’s choice.
2023
Death notice for the town of: Torbay, Province: T-N
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