Obituary of Ann Neill

Ann Maher NeillOn September 29, 2010, Ann Marie Neill went to be with her husband, W. Dean Neill, her brother, Jere L. Maher, and her parents Marie & Mooney Maher. She is survived by her three children, Jere Neill (Wisetta) Pontiac, MI; Diane Neill Bender, Pensacola, FL; and Kelly Neill (Ellen) Commerce, MI; Three grandchildren Sarah, Michael, and Jere Jr. Ann was born on May 16,1928 in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, and after completing 2 years of college, she married Dean Neill on December 10, 1948, in Omaha, Nebraska. They honeymooned in Hot Springs, Arkansas.Ann was always civic-minded. She served as Chairperson of the Community Chest in Park Forest, Illinois; served on the Board of Directors of the Y.W.C.A. in Cleveland, Ohio; Leader and committee women Girl and Boy Scouts, Overland Park, Kansas; Volunteer Manager/Coordinator of the Providence Hospital Gift Shop in Southfield, Michigan; Chairperson Babe Zaharias Golf Tournament, and the American Cancer Society Gala Ball in West Bloomfield, Michigan. Ann & Dean retired to Pensacola in May 1983.
Ann was a Charter member of the Don Tristan Deluna Quester Chapter established May 1997. She was a member of the Sweet Bay Garden Club and volunteer staff coordinator managing the Baptist Hospital gift shop 1983-2001. She was on the Baptist Hospital and AFHVA Boards.Memorial Mass, September 29, 2011, 8 AM at the Cathedral of Sacred Heart, 1212 E. Moreno Street, Pensacola, Florida. Donations can be made to Tree of Life SW Branch Library, 12248 Gulf Beach Highway, Pensacola, FL 32507.Express your condolences in our guestbook at pnj.com/obits