Dorothea M. Ryan, age 83, of Hingham, formerly of Brighton, died Monday, December 13, 2010. Loving daughter of the late Edward P. Ryan and Mildred M. (Curtis) Ryan of Brighton and devoted sister of the late Margaret G. Ryan of Brighton, the late George E. Ryan and the late Attorney Edward P. Ryan, both of Scituate.

She was a graduate of Notre Dame Academy a