Karen A. Ryan

Karen A. Ryan, 59, Stevens Point, died Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016,
at Ministry St. Michael’s Hospital after a battle with cancer.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 4,
at the Pisarski Funeral Home in Stevens Point, with the Rev. Thomas Petersen officiating. Burial will be in Forest Cemetery.
Visitation will be at the funeral home from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday,
March 3, and again from 9:30 a.m. Friday until the services.
Condolences may be offered online at www.pisarskifuneralhome.com.
Mrs. Ryan was born June 11, 1956, in Peoria, Ill., a
daughter of the late Earl and Phyllis (Vogel) Ryan. She attended local schools
in Peoria and graduated from Manual High School in 1974.
After high school she attended Midstate College in Peoria
and McConnell School in Minneapolis, Minn.
She was married to Matthew Clucas Dec. 5, 1981, at Christ
Lutheran Church in Peoria, Ill.
She was employed by Midstate Airlines in Marshfield, and
after moving to Stevens Point, she worked for the Wisconsin Central and
Canadian National Railroads. Most recently she was located in Memphis, Tenn.,
working for Canadian National.
Survivors include her husband, Matthew, Stevens Point; one
daughter, Morgan, Middleton; three sons, Evan, Madison, and Clinton and Dylan, both
of Stevens Point; one sister Doreen (Randy) Besco, East Peoria, Ill.; and two brothers, Doug Ryan, Albany, Calif., and Greg (Mary)
Ryan, Mapleton, Ill.