Charlotte Lois Ryan

December 28, 1931 - September 21, 2019

Charlotte Ryan, 87, of Rotonda West, Fl formerly residing in New jersey for most of her life, died on September 21, 2019. She is survived by her children Michael ( Florence ), Nancy Schulman ( Bruce ) and Tom ( Rob Perley ), a cherished sister and brother in law, Florence and Chris Knoster of Lancaster, Pa, 9 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, William, who she was a faithful and loving wife to of nearly 60 years, in addition to her brothers and their wives, Raymond and Dorothy Kerr of Ringoes, NJ , Joseph and Penny Kerr, and Bernard and Virginia Kerr of Flemington, NJ. Born in Flemington, NJ in 1931, her mother died when she was one year old and for the most part her grandmother provided her with the maternal love she had lost. She met the love of her life while working as the candy counter girl at a local movie theater and he was the ticket taker at the same theater. Awhile later, he joined the US Army as a paratrooper stationed in Tennessee and she became a telephone operator with NJ Bell Telephone in Flemington, NJ. It was during one of their long distance calls that he proposed to her over the phone and soon after they were married on July 7, 1951. She devoted her life to her husband and three children, providing them with the security of a home that was filled with lots of love and laughter. She cherished the simple things in life, and always put her children’s needs before her own. At her request, there is no service. She will be reunited with her husband at Brigadier General William C Doyle Memorial Cemetery where their ashes will be together forever. Finally – she would want to leave you with this: May those who love us, love us. And those who don’t love us, May God turn their hearts. And if He doesn’t turn their hearts, May He turn their ankles So we’ll know them by their limping. -Old Irish Curse