The family of Michael Patrick Ryan announce with great sadness his passing on Sunday, August 20, 2023. Mike will be greatly missed by family, friends, and past coworkers. Mike was born on July 16, 1941. He was the athletic child in the family. Mike was a baseball pitcher in grade school, DeLaSalle High School, and the Grain Exchange Club, making lifelong friends along the way. Golf and fishing were always past time favorites. After college, Mike served in the National Guard, worked for businesses owned by the Meshbesher Family and later, the Hennepin County Sheriff Department, from which he retired after 16 years of service. Mike enjoyed retirement in Annandale with his dear friend Cora Frankman until her passing. Mike returned to South Minneapolis where he resided until his passing. Mike was preceded in death by his parents Francis and Mercedes Ryan. Mike's loving older sister Mary (Ryan) Bonnett joined our Lord one day before Mike on August 19, 2023. Mike is survived by his brother George Ryan and his wife Nancy, his sister Paula (Ryan) Dorle and her husband Mike Dorle and numerous nieces, nephews and many dear friends. Mike suffered from COPD and then succumbed to liver cancer. Mike, in his generosity, donated his body for medical research to the University of Minnesota Medical College. This value was strengthened through his Catholic faith and his years at DeLaSalle. There will be a Memorial Mass for Mike on Saturday, October 7, 2023 at 11:00 am followed by a luncheon at St. Albert the Great, Minneapolis.

Published on September 10, 2023