Wednesday, January 18th, 2012
Frances Neal
Frances L. Neal, 91, St. Marys, died at 11:37 a.m. Jan. 17, 2012, at Otterbein Senior Lifestyle Choices, St. Marys.
She was born April 12, 1920, in Mansfield, to Edgar and Verna Collier Case. On July 20, 1940, she married Glenn A. Neal, who died Feb. 15, 2007.
Surviving are two children, Patricia (Roger) McDermott, Vonore, Tenn., and Thomas (Janice) Neal, Pinckney, Mich.; eight grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Also deceased are two infant daughters, Barbara Jean Neal and Linda Louise Neal, and two brothers, John and Harry Case.
She was a 1938 graduate of Mansfield Senior High School, and retired from Ohio Brass Company in 1985 after 24 years of service as a secretary. She was an active volunteer at Kingwood Center, Mansfield, where she won awards for floral arrangements. She was a member of Weeds Beware Garden Club, Mansfield. She had been a volunteer at Mansfield General Hospital and at Otterbein in St. Marys. She was a member of the Otterbein band.
She was a former member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Mansfield, and attended Wayne Street United Methodist Church, St. Marys.
Services are 2 p.m. Saturday in Meyer Community Chapel at Otterbein, the Rev. Steve Weatherly officiating. Burial will follow at Elm Grove Cemetery, St. Marys.
Calling is one hour prior to services at Otterbein.
Memorials may be made to Otterbein St. Marys Benevolence Fund.
Condolences may be left at millerfuneralhomes.net.
Miller Funeral Homes is handling arrangements.
