Karen A. Ryan

Karen A. Ryan, 59, Stevens Point, died Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016 at St. Michael's Hospital from a battle with cancer.

Funeral Services will be at 10:30 AM Friday March 4, 2016 at Pisarski Funeral Home at 703 Second St. in Stevens Point. Rev. Thomas Petersen will officiate. Burial will take place in the Forest cemetery.

Visitation for family and friends will be from 4 to 7 PM Thursday at the Pisarski Funeral Home in Stevens Point and from 9:30 AM until the time of services Friday morning at the Funeral Home. Pisarski Funeral Home is honored to be serving the family. For online condolences please visit 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, MN.
She was married to Matthew Clucas Dec. 5, 1981 at Christ Lutheran Church in Peoria, Ill.

She was employed by Midstate Airlines in Marshfield, WI and after moving to Stevens Point she worked for the Wisconsin Central and Canadian National Railroads. Most recently she was located in Memphis, TN working for Canadian National.

Karen loved to travel, garden and spend time with her family.
Survivors include her husband, Matthew, Stevens Point; one daughter, Morgan, Middleton; three sons, Evan, Madison; Clinton and Dylan, Stevens Point; a sister Doreen (Randy) Besco, East Peoria, two brothers, Doug Ryan, Albany, California and Greg (Mary) Ryan, Mapleton, Ill.