Ryan, Rose Ann "Patricia"

Other Events:

• Marriage Status: Never Married
• Birth - Civil Record: 28 Feb 1902; Outagamie Vol 9 page 494
• 1920 Census: 1920, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA; ED87 Page 02a
• Education - High School: 1920, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• Occupation: Bef 8 Oct 1969; Attorney
• Death Record - Civil: 8 Oct 1969; Outagamie County Death records Vol 86 Page 728
• Obituary: 10 Oct 1969; Appleton Post Crescent

Notes:

Birth - Civil Record:
1902 Outagamie County Birth Records Vol 9 page 494; Rose Ann Ryan born 2/2 8/1902 to Thomas Ryan and Elizabeth Cuthbert, he born in Buchanan, she bo rn in Appleton. Other children listed Ruth & Winnifred.

1920 Census:
Listed living wi th parents, age 17, born in Wis.

Education - High School:
Appleton High School Class of 1920

Occupation:
Patricia Ryan practiced law in Appleton, Wisconsin. S he was the first woman member of the Wisconsin Bar Association. She pract iced law with her father and then with her brother and then alone.

Death Record - Civil:
PATRICIA RYAN SSN 393-38-1311 Residence: 54911 Appleton, Outagamie, WI Born 28 Feb 1902 Last Benefit: Died Oct 1969 Issued: WI (1956 And 19 57)
1969 Outagamie County Death Records Vol; Patricia Ryan born 2/28/1902 di ed at St. Elizabeths Hospital on 10/08/1969 of Accute attached carbuncle (c yst). never married informant Mrs E. A. Buchhuber 7504 Watson Wauwatosa, W I. Occupation Attorney.

Death Record Vol. 86, Page 728: Patricia Ryan--Died Acute Heart Attack?--Due to--Had been Hospitalized ---Unreadable--St. Elizabeth Hospital

Obituary:
See Image Miss Patricia Ryan, Modern C onvelesant Home, AppletonAge 67, passed away Wednesday evening. She was born February 28, 1902 in A ppleton. She lived her all of her lifetime. Miss Ryan received her Bachel or of Arts Degree at Lawrence University and also a degree in music at t he University. She was also a graduate of Marquette Law School and was a p racticing Attorney in Appleton until her retirement 7 years ago. She w as a member and served as secretary for the Outagamie Bar Association f or many years. She was a member of the Phi Mu and Delta, Gamma Sororiti es also was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church and was active in chur ch work. Survivors are three sisters, Sister Hilaire O.P., Rosary Collag e, River Forest, Illinois; Mrs. F. J. Hart and Mrs E. A. Bachhuber bo th of Milwuakee; two brothers, Cuthbert D. , Toledo, Ohio; Col. Tom, Tusco n, Arizona. Funeral services will be held Saturday morning at 10 a.m. fr om St. Mary's church. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery. Friends may c all at the Brettschneider-Trettin Funeral Home from 5 to 9 p.m. Frida y. A prayer service will be held at 8 p.m. Friday evening.
From Pioneers in Wisconsin Law; Rose Patricia Ryan, 1928, (1902-1969)The first woman to practice law in Appleton, Rose Patricia "Pat" Ryan w as born in Appleton on Feb. 28, 1902. She was the daughter of criminal law yer and soon-to-be first Outagamie County municipal judge, Thomas H. Ryan.After graduation from Appleton High School in 1920, Pat attended Lawren ce College, receiving a B.A. degree in 1925. An accomplished pianist, s he spent the year following graduation at Lawrence Conservatory of Musi c. Also, during that time, she was a member of a piano duet that played wi th the Green Bay Symphony Orchestra. Then, deciding to become a lawyer li ke her father and her brother Tom, she chose Marquette University for h er law school, graduating in 1928.Pat's father believed in education. Although somewhat unusual for the time s, all of her sisters also obtained graduate degrees.Returning to Appleton, she first practiced with her father. Later she shar ed office space above the meat market on West College Avenue with her brot her, and after World War II, with attorneys Syd Jacobsen and Paul Cary.Pat was active in the Outagamie County Bar Association and served as secre tary for many years. In those days before specialization, she had a gener al practice but "leaned" toward probate and wills work. Patricia Ryan rema ined active in full-time practice, doing the work she loved, until seven y ears before her death on Oct. 8, 1969.