DOROTHY M. BAND of Gloucester City, St. Mary Church parishioner

Mass of Christian Burial was held for Dorothy M. Band, (nee McQuillan), 88, formerly Dorothy Ryan, of Gloucester City, who passed away on December 22, 2008.

Loving wife of the late Charles E. Band and the late Wilmer Ryan. Devoted and caring mother of Bill (Barbara) Ryan, Rick (fiancée Helen) Ryan, Kevin (Lori) Ryan and Kathleen McDonald. Loving grandmother of Bill (Alissa) Ryan, Meredith McDonald, Christine McDonald, Jessica Ryan and Meghan Ryan. Loving great grandmother of Abigail and Erin Ryan. Dear sister of Esther McCormac, Margaret Kelly and Nancy Wischum.

Dorothy was a faithful and devoted parishioner of St. Mary’s R.C. Church. She worked ten years for Rudd, McDonough Esq. in Westmont. Dorothy worked many years with the Meals on Wheels and was a member Gloucester City Seniors Association.

Christian Mass was held at Saint Mary’s R.C. Church, 426 Monmouth Street, Gloucester. Interment at New St. Mary’s Cemetery, Bellmawr, NJ.

Expressions of sympathy can be emailed to the family through the funeral home website at www.mccann-healey.com under online obituaries of Dorothy M. Band. Funeral arrangements under the direction of McCann Healey Funeral Home, 851 Monmouth Street, Gloucester City, NJ.