Florence R. Ryan (nee LaQuadra) of Elizabeth, NJ, passed away peacefully on Thursday April 9, 2015. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Genevieve Church 200 Monmouth Road Elizabeth, NJ, on Wednesday April 15, 2015 at 10 AM. Entombment will follow at Rosedale Cemetery Linden, NJ. The family will receive their friends at McCracken Funeral Home 1500 Morris Avenue Union, NJ; on Tuesday April 14, 2015 from 4-8 PM. Florence was a teacher’s aide with the Elizabeth Board of Education. Beloved wife of the late John William Ryan. Devoted mother of Amy Jo and her husband Robert Morris and the late John and Jeffrey Ryan. Loving grandmother of Taylor Mackenzie Morris. Dear sister of Marjorie Cassale and the late Lorraine Akalewicz. Florence is also survived by many loving nieces and nephews.