Mary Catherine Ryan, a banker, philanthropist and Edgewater fixture, dies at 83

Mary Catherine “Cathie” Ryan, who died in Edgewater earlier this month, was a trailblazer in Chicago’s private banking world. (Courtesy of the Ryan family)

An earlier version of this obituary stated that Mary Catherine Ryan worked for U.S. Bank. She worked for Bank of America.

Mary Catherine Ryan managed trusts and endowments for Chicago families for close to five decades, developing a knack for matching philanthropists with causes.