Ryan, Sister Hilaire, Ruth Winnifred

Other Events:

• Birth - Civil Record: 19 Jun 1899; Outagamie Births Vol 008 page 334
• 1900 Census: 1900, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• 1900 Census: 1900, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA; ED65, page 9a
• 1910 Census: 1910, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• Education - High School: 1917, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• 1920 Census: 1920, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• Education - College/University: Aft 1920, University Of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois, USA
• Religious Vows: Abt 1921
• Occupation: Bef 5 Sep 1986
• Biography: Aft 6 Sep 1986
• Commentary: Aft 6 Sep 1986
• Obituary: Aft 6 Sep 1986

Notes:

Birth:
1899 Outagamie County Birth recods Vol 8 page 334; Ruth Winnifred Ryan born on 6/19/1899

Birth - Civil Record:
1899 Outagamie County Birth recods Vol 8 page 334; Ruth Winnifred Ryan bo rn on 6/19/1899

1900 Census:
ED#65 page 9a on Pacific Ave.; Listed living with par ents age 11/12 born June 1899.

1900 Census:
on Pacific Ave.; born June 1899. Listed living with parents age 11/12

1910 Census:
page 9A ED#65; Listed living paren ts born Jun 1899 in Wis.

Education - High School:
Appleton High School Class of 1917

1920 Census:
page 2A ED #187; Listed living wi th parents, age 20, born in Wis.

Education - College/University:
Ph.D in biology

Religious Vows:
Sister Hilaire

Occupation:
Teacher

Biography:
see story in pdf

Commentary:
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:
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