Neal's obituary reads, "NEAL P. RYAN, 47, died Sunday at Parkview Hospital. Born in Fort Wayne, he was self-employed. Surviving are his wife, Teresa M.; a daughter...; a son...; a stepson...; his mother, Elvira A. Ryan of Fort Wayne; a brother...; and seven sisters... Services at 2 p.m. Thursday at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 3425 Crescent Ave. Calling from 7 to 9 p.m. today and 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at D. O. McComb & Sons Lakeside Park Funeral Home, 114 Lake Ave. Burial in Concordia Cemetery Gardens. Memorials to the church." [Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Tuesday 5 February 2002, pg. 2C]