Mr. Joseph Walter Ryan, Jr, age 74, of Lebanon, KY, passed away Friday, May 11, 2012 at his residence. He was born on July 11, 1937 in Marion County, KY. Mr. Ryan was a U.S. Army Veteran, a memeber of the 4th Degree Knights of Columbus, and was a retired employee of the Whirlpool Corporation in Danville, KY.

He is preceded in death by his wife, Shirley Ann Helm Ryan (2007); parents, Jospeh Walter and Mary Thomas Ryan, Sr; granddaughter, Miranda Ryan.

Survivors include his son, John W. Ryan, of Clarksville, IN; daughter, Tracy (Jeff) Ryan Osborne, of Bardstown, KY; also surviving are four grandchildren.

A  Memoral Mass for Mr. Ryan's cremated remains will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at St. Augustine Catholic Church. Interment will be in the Lebanon National Cemetery.