Carolyn Ryans Obituary

Carolyn Ryans (Mentor, Ohio) passed away on August 5, 2026. Carolyn, born on May 23, 1950 in Portsmouth, Virginia, shared life alongside family, friends, and others. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Carolyn Ryans to show support.

She was predeceased by: her husband Tommy Ryans; her sons, James, Tommy and Johnny; her parents, John Zelinsky and Ann Zelinsky; her sister Julianne Beale (Lee); and her parents-in-law, Bill and Faye Gilly.

She is survived by: her daughters, Jennifer Martinez (Anibal) and Julie Rowsey (Daniel); her daughter-in-law Sandra Ryans; her grandchildren, Kyla, Keenan, Elianna, Aria, Cameron, Tomas and Adele; her siblings, Andrea Latine (Ron), Marilyn Oliver (Jack), Tom Zelinsky and Mary Ann Zelinsky; and her siblings-in-law, Brenda Mullins, Barbara Foster, Beverly Folger and James Ryans. She is also survived by nieces, nephews, cousins, and dear friends.