Edward Joseph Ryan Sr.

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Obituary for Edward J. Ryan Sr. from Smith & Williams Funeral Home/Kempsville
Edward J. Ryan, 95, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 3rd. A native of Norfolk he grew up in the Brambleton area of the city and graduated from Maury High School in 1935. For many years he coached the Park Place football team and those years were some of his fondest memories.
Eddie was a World War II veteran serving as a rifleman with the 329th Army Infantry Division and a retired civil servant.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Edith Stewart Ryan, his parents Irene Owen Ryan and Patrick Joseph Ryan, and his lifelong best friends Harry and Elizabeth Ball.
Left to cherish his memory are two sons and one daughter, Edward J. (Joe) Ryan, Jr., Stewart O. Ryan and Irene R. Vaught; eight grandchildren, Joseph, Robin, Laura, Amy, Crystal, Mary, Wendy and Patrick; and 8 great-grandchildren. The family would like to acknowledge Gayle and Shirley Sutton and Teresa Ryan Land for their love and support.
Viewing will be on Tuesday, December 7, 2010 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Smith & Williams Funeral Home, Kempsville Chapel.
A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, December 8, 2010, 11:00 a.m. at Elmwood Cemetery in Norfolk.
Friends may offer condolences at ww.smithandwilliamskempsville.com.

The SSDI records:
Edward J. Ryan
Last Residence: 23464 Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach City, Virginia
Born: 2 Aug 1915
Died: 3 Dec 2010
State (Year) SSN issued: Virginia (1960)

Edward married Edith L. Stewart, daughter of Leigh Starr Stewart Sr. and Louise Land. (Edith L. Stewart was born on 31 May 1919 in Norfolk City, Virginia, died in May 1982 in Norfolk City, VA and was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Norfolk, VA.)