Ryan, Sister Hilaire, Ruth Winnifred

1899 - 1986  (87 years)

• Name	Ryan, Ruth Winnifred
  Prefix	Sister Hilaire,
  Birth	19 Jun 1899	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  	1899 Outagamie County Birth recods Vol 8 page 334; Ruth Winnifred Ryan born on 6/19/1899
  Gender	Female
  Birth - Civil Record	19 Jun 1899
  Outagamie Births Vol 008 page 334
  1899 Outagamie County Birth recods Vol 8 page 334; Ruth Winnifred Ryan bo rn on 6/19/1899
  1900 Census	1900	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  ED#65 page 9a on Pacific Ave.; Listed living with par ents age 11/12 born June 1899.
  1900 Census	1900	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  ED65, page 9a
  on Pacific Ave.; born June 1899. Listed living with parents age 11/12
  1910 Census	1910	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  page 9A ED#65; Listed living paren ts born Jun 1899 in Wis.
  Education - High School	1917	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA   [1]
  Appleton High School Class of 1917
  1920 Census	1920	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  page 2A ED #187; Listed living wi th parents, age 20, born in Wis.
  Education - College/University	Aft 1920	University Of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois, USA
  Ph.D in biology
  Religious Vows	Abt 1921
  Sister Hilaire
  Occupation	Bef 5 Sep 1986
  Teacher
  Death	6 Sep 1986	Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa, USA   [2]
  	Cause: Pneumonia - Aged 87 years
  Biography	Aft 6 Sep 1986
  see story in pdf
  	Ryan, Sister Hilaire Biography
  Commentary	Aft 6 Sep 1986
  Sister Hilaire Ryan died September 6, 1986 of pneumon ia. She was 87. A member of the class of 1921, Sister Hilaire came ba ck to Rosary College in 1928 to teach after receiving a Ph.D in biology fr om the University of Illinois. She retired in 1974, and lived on campu s, attending the greenhouse and tutoring until she was striken with Parkin son's disease in 1984. Sister Hilaire spent the last two years of her li fe at St. Dominic Villa, the Dominican retirement house in Dubuque, Iowa. Sister Hilaire left her mark on Rosary College. The garden tucked be tween Coughlin and Power is named Ryan Park for her. Thrift and resourcef ul, she created the park with plants she nurtured in the college greenhou se and slabs of concrete left over from the construction of Coughlin Hal l. She and a student helper labeled many of the trees on campus, writi ng the names in Latin and English on wooden plaques. Friends recall the many ways Sister Hilaire worked to make the Rosa ry campus beautiful. Sister Gregory Duffy, who headed the Rosary Colle ge drama department from 1938 until her retirement in 1970, remembered t he magnificent costumes Sister Hilaire sewed for more than 30 years of Ros ary plays. "In those days we did three major productions a year," said Si ster Duffy, "and Hilaire, who was very interested in theater, sewed beauti fully. She always did a great job."
  Obituary	Aft 6 Sep 1986
  Missing text or image.
  Burial	St. Clara Convent Cemetery, Sinsinawa, Wisconsin, USA
  Person ID	I16866	1FamilyTree | JaysRelated, HaleyKleckner37946, TomTurriff28815
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2018

  
  

  Father	Ryan, Judge Thomas Henry,   b. 21 Jan 1866, Buchanan, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 3 Feb 1944, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Cuthbert, Elizabeth "Lizzie",   b. 21 Mar 1875, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 24 Nov 1963, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F5106	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Sources

  [S1433] Appleton High School Class of 1917 Clarion Yearbook, (Appleton High School Class of 1917 Clarion Yearbook). [S19] Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree, (Release date: December 15, 1997 Customer pedigree.).