Jean M. Cydis, 79, of Macungie, died April 27, 2020, at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Salisbury Township. She was the wife of Merle E. Cydis for 61 years. Born in Allentown, she was the daughter of the late Maurice S. and Katherine (Lytle) Ryan.

She graduated from Sunbury High School in 1959 and continued her education at Geisinger Hospital School of Nursing.

She started her nursing career as a labor and delivery nurse at Sunbury Community Hospital. She then worked as a private duty nurse with NurseFinders Healthcare and Medical Personnel Pool in the Lehigh Valley. Prior to her retirement, she worked for Dr. Robert M. Taxin, DO, Family Medicine in Fogelsville.

She was a member of Jordan Lutheran Church, Orefield where she served on the Altar Guild.

She is survived by her husband; daughter, Leigh Steckel, of Macungie; sons, Dean (Susan) of Sewell, N.J., Don (Cathy), of Sunbury and David (Kathy, of Germansville; grandchildren, Matthew and Paige Steckel, of Macungie, Madison, Morgan, and Dylan, of Sewell, N.J., Courtney Deibler and Tiffany, of Sunbury, Cody, of New Tripoli, Seth, of Emmaus, Kayley, of Germansville; four great-grandchildren.

Contributions may be made to Jordan Lutheran Church Hunger Fund, 5103 Snowdrift Road, Orefield, 18069 or to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38015.

Services are private. Arrangements were made by the Keller Funeral Home, Fogelsville.