Angie was born April 9, 1930 to Ted and Joy Honold in Coshocton, Ohio. When she was 6 months old, she moved to Cleveland, Ohio with her family where her father was a minister. She graduated from West High School in 1947. She enrolled in Heidelberg College on a scholarship. It was there she met John Ryska. They dated for a couple years and married in 1949. They moved to Fresno, California where they had family. Their hobby of teaching ballroom dancing for forty-five years brought them the opportunity to make life long friends. For sixteen summers they enjoyed teaching ballroom dancing on cruise ships, including six-week cruises to the Orient and eight-week cruises around South America. Eventually the cruise opportunities ceased, but John and Angie continue to travel. They started taking their dance students on various cruises and tours as tour directors. Angie had seven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren!
Angie is predeceased by her husband, her son’s first wife Helga, her brother Ted, and her first grandchild, Lainy Jo.
Angie is survived by her son Tom Ryska and wife Janet, daughter Janet Meeker, grandsons Dan Ryska and wife Kara, Casey Ryska and wife Kelsey, Tyler Ryska and wife Chrissy, and Cody Ryska, granddaughters, Brittany Meeker and husband Zayhan, and Sveta Meeker and partner John, and seven great grandchildren.
Memorial Gifts in Angie’s name may be sent to:
Community United Church of Christ
(Formally, College Community Congregational Church, UCC)
5550 North Fresno Street
Fresno, CA 93710
(559) 435-2690
