Peter James Ryerson Obituary

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Peter James Ryerson of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, who passed away on March 20, 2026, at the age of 86, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

He was predeceased by: his father Philip Nelson Ryerson; his son David Hamilton Ryerson; and his mother Octavia H. Ryerson (Hamilton). He is survived by: his wife Nanette Glidden Ryerson; his son Stephen Jeffrey Ryerson (Martha) of Dublin; his grandchildren, Katherine Ryerson Parks (Brett), John Isaac Ryerson and Thomas Bartlett Ryerson; his great grandchild James Thomas Parks; his sisters, Julie Ripley of Phoenix and Lucy Keiper of Langhorne, Pennsylvania; his brother-in-law Hal Glidden of Bellingham; his nieces and nephews, Eric Glidden of Bellingham, Washington, Hilary Glidden Rosenholz of Washington, D. C, Alyssa Clark of Opua and Jess Kilgore of Richmond, Virginia; and his great-nieces, Taylor Somerville of Columbus and Kaitlin Rose Kilgore of San Bruno, California..

The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Mr. Ryerson's honor to the Cure Alzheimer's Fund @ curealz.org.