Aileen Ryan died on June 28, 2025, at Hudson Valley Hospice House. She was 86.

Aileen, the second of five children, was born in Albany, N.Y., on July 21, 1938, to the late James and Elizabeth ( née O'Hare) Mahony.

Aileen left Albany after graduating from The College of Saint Rose. She married her beloved husband, Edward James Ryan, on August 14, 1964. They spent more than 40 happy years together until his death on April 15, 2005.

Aileen worked as a social worker, spent 16 years in Manhattan as an office manager at Geyer-McAllister Publications, and then retired after another 20 years in Manhattan as a secretary at the Environmental Protection Agency.

She loved the city-Broadway shows, opera and symphony performances, visiting museums, and martinis with Ed. She enjoyed a Pall Mall and a crossword puzzle and was allergic to taking the same route twice.

Small, mighty, quiet, fierce, stubborn, loving, she was an excellent cook and a proud mother.

She is survived by her three children, Meg Rivituso , Jim (Lori) Ryan, and Mary (Al) Rebholz; her two sisters, Sheila Mosher and Betsy Mahony; and eight grandchildren: Patrick (Taylor) Rivituso, Sean Rivituso, Kate Rivituso, Shannon (Liam) Huber, Allison Ryan, Kelly Rebholz, Tim Rebholz, and Megan (Kendall) Gunkel. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her husband, Ed; her brothers, Roland and Kevin Mahony; and her grandson, Sean Ryan.

Memorial calling hours will be held on Monday, July 28, 2025, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the McHoul Funeral Home of Fishkill , Inc., 1089 Main St., Fishkill, N.Y. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Mary, Mother of the Church, 106 Jackson St., Fishkill, N.Y. Interment will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery in Lee, Massachusetts.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be be made in Aileen's memory to the Sean Ryan '16 Memorial Scholarship at Xaverian High School, Brooklyn, NY: https://www.xaverian.org/sean-ryan-16-memorial-scholarhip