Kenneth Neil

Mr. Kenneth A. Neil, 79, of 25 Success St. and formerly of 565 Burgess St., Berlin, passed away on Monday August 15, 2005 at the Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin. He was born in Berlin on July 8, 1926 the son of Robert and Bella (Labreque) Neil and was a lifelong resident. He graduated from Berlin High School in 1944. He had been employed by Brown Company and James River Corporation for over 46 years and retired in 1991. He was a US Army Veteran and was a member of the White Mountain Post #2520 VFW in Berlin and the American Legion of Groveton, NH. He was a member of St. Kieran Church, now known as Good Shepherd Parish. Members of the family include his wife Margaret (Christman) Neil of Berlin; 5 sons Michael Neil of Berlin, Robert Neil of Florida, Kenneth Neil of Hooksett, NH, Bruce Neil of Berlin, Donald Neil of Berlin; 4 daughters Maggie Letellier of Berlin, Lisa Couture of Berlin, Molly Binette of Arizona and Christey Lavigne of Berlin; 1 brother Robert Neil of Berlin; 1 sister Gladys Guay of Berlin; grandchildren; nieces and nephews including Joyce Douglass, Dottie Isaacson and Paul Christman and cousins. He was predeceased by a brother Wilfred Neil. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday August 18 at 11:00 AM at St. Anne Church of Good Shepherd Parish. Interment will be in the St. Kieran Cemetery. Relatives and friends may call at the Bryant Funeral Home, 180 Hillside Avenue, Berlin on Wednesday afternoon and evening from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 PM. Donations in his memory may be made to the Dialysis Unit at Weeks Medical Center, 173 Middle Street, Lancaster, NH, 03584. For more information, please go to www.bryantfuneralhome.net.