Lou Plessinger Ryan

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Lou Ryan, 53, of Excelsior Springs, Mo., passed away April 18, 2011 at North Kansas City Hospital.

She was born on July 5, 1957 in Greencastle, Indiana. Lou was a 1975 graduate of South Putman High School. She graduated in 2005 from Penn Valley Community College in Kansas City, Mo., with a BS in nursing.

She was employed by the North Kansas City Hospital, where she was a registered nurse.

She is survived by husband Charles Ryan of Excelsior Springs; a daughter, Kimberly McCord (Jason) of Gladstone, Mo.; stepsons Charles Ryan Jr., Chris Ryan, Jeff Ryan and Jason Ryan; granddaughter, Kelsey McCord; two sisters, Carol Newlin of Bethesda, Md. and Barbara Parker of Richardson, Texas; and one brother, William Plessinger of Thornville, Ohio.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Jay and Dorothy Land Plessinger; a brother, Harold Plessinger; and a sister, Jill Plessinger.

Funeral arrangements were handled by McGilley-Antioch Chapel, Kansas City, with burial in Mt. Moriah Terrace Park Cemetery.

Condolences may be expressed at www.mcgilleyantiochchapel.com.