Addie Marie McNeeley

Addie Marie

McNeeley

Addie Marie McNeeley, 74, of Cumberland, Wisconsin, died on Friday, October 22, 2010, at Cumberland Extended Care Unit.

She was born on May 26, 1936, in Shell Lake, Wisconsin, to George and Lucy Irene (Waudby) Graf.

Marie was raised in the Timberland area and graduated from Shell Lake High School in 1954.

She moved to Rapid City, South Dakota, and married Charles H. Gibson who served in the United States Air Force for 23 years. They later divorced. Marie moved to Cumberland in 1979, and was married in Barron, Wisconsin, on April 14, 1984, to James McNeeley, who preceded her in death on November 24, 1984. She opened her own daycare in 1982 which she operated until 2004. Marie enjoyed crocheting and dancing.

She is survived by two sons, Mark Gibson and his wife, Belinda, of Stanardsville, Virginia, and Travis Gibson and his wife, Joan, of Cumberland; one daughter, Debra Gibson Detamore of Ruckersville, Virginia; seven grandchildren, Christopher, Crystal, Jason, Beth Anne, Emily, Bryan and John; seven great-grandchildren; one sister, Joan Diesterhaft and her husband, Melvin, of Cumberland; and two brothers, Glenn Graf and his wife, Karen, of Cumberland and James Graf and his wife, Nancy, of Almena.

Marie was preceded in death by two brothers, Dick and Jack Graf.

Funeral services were held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, October 26, 2010, at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Cumberland, Wisconsin, with Father David Lusson officiating and burial at the church cemetery.

Pallbearers were Mark Gibson, Travis Gibson, Corey Graf, Joey Graf, Melvin Diesterhaft, Jordan Lundmark, Jim Graf and Glenn Graf.

Visitation was held from 4 until 7 p.m. Monday, October 25, 2010, at the Skinner Funeral Home in Cumberland and for one hour prior to service at the church.


This obituary was originally published in the Daily Progress.