Linda Rae “Cookie” Mars Ryan, a native and lifelong resident of Algiers, LA, passed away on Saturday, August 26, 2017 at the age of 74. Beloved wife of the late Edwin J. Ryan, Sr. Loving mother of Dane Michael Ryan, Edwin J. Ryan, Jr., Monette Erin Ryan and the late Andrea Rachelle Ryan. Grandmother of Brandon Scott Ryan. Mother-in-law of Bonnie Ann Hastings and Kathy Moreland. Sister of the late John D. Mars, Jr. Aunt of Anne Mars Long, Kim Mejia and Stephen Mars. Daughter of the late Bernadine Lomonoca Mars and John D. Mars, Sr. Also survived by her canine companion, Breesy.
Mrs. Ryan was a longtime employee of Algiers General Hospital/ Jo Ellen Smith Hospital and most recently of Harrah’s Casino.