Obituary: Ryan Matthew Chase


May 3, 1978 – December 29, 2023

Ryan Matthew Chase, 45, of Bedford, passed away at 11:15 a.m. on Friday, December 29, 2023.

Born May 3, 1978, in Bedford, IN, he was the son of Gary and Sheila (Barnett) Chase. He married
Brandi Prince on October 19, 2013, and she survives. Ryan worked as an electrician for U.S. Gypsum. Ryan had many talents; he loved cooking, making metal forge, tinkering, and creating things on his 3D printer. He loved his family and would do anything to help friends and strangers.

Survivors include his wife, Brandi of Bedford; four children, Owen Chase, Evie Chase, Nicolai Marion, and Luke Marion; his mother, Sheila Chase of Bedford; a brother, Brandon Chase, and his wife, Ronay of Chicago; a sister, Lindsay Bilskie, and her husband Heath of Bedford; his nieces and nephews, Gwennyth Fetscher, and her husband Damian, Aidan Thompson, Brooks Bilskie, and Amira Bilskie; a great-niece, Emmalynn Fetscher.

He was preceded in death by his father, Gary; maternal grandparents, Walter and Mildred Barnett; and paternal grandparents, Joe and Delila Chase.

Following Ryan’s wishes, cremation was chosen.

A memorial visitation will be held on Saturday, January 6, 2024, from 3:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. in

the Elmwood Chapel of the Day & Carter Mortuary.

Family and friends may express condolences at www.daycarter.com.