Ryan

Martha H. Ryan, 89, of Mars, formerly of Melbourne, Fla., died Wednesday at the St. John Specialty Care Center, Mars.

Born Feb. 22, 1919, in Cleveland, Ohio, she was the daughter of Nick and Jane Krushinski Zizius.

Mrs. Ryan was a member of St. Gregory Roman Catholic Church, Zelienople.

She is survived by two sisters, Alma F. Hryb of Harmony and Stella P. Smigel of Melbourne, Fla.; two nieces, Mary J. Lisella of Harmony and Diane Tippett of Honolulu, Hawaii; three nephews, John M. Malin of Arlington, Va., Frank Smigel of Westchester, Ohio, and Kevin Dixon of Cranston, R.I.

She was preceded in death by her first husband, Howard Billing; her second husband, William Ryan; a son, Wesley Billing; and two sisters, Dorothy Zizius and Irene Zimmerman.

<B>RYAN</B> — Friends of Martha H. Ryan, who died Wednesday, April 30, 2008, will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today at <B>Boylan Funeral Home</B>, 324 E. Grandview Ave., Zelienople. A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Gregory Catholic Church, 2 W. Beaver St., Zelienople, with the Rev. Robert Miller as celebrant. Burial will be at the Willoughby Cemetery, Willoughby, Ohio. Online condolences and directions are available at www.boylanfuneralhome.com.