Estella M. Neill

I wrote a whole huge thing to add to this about how great Sister Stella is, but somehow it disappeared. Sister Stella gave me a chance when no one else would and she let me intern at Anawim. I am deeply shocked by this, but she touched many lives and hopefully the legacy lives on. My prayers to her family and friends

Sister Stella is the only one that would give me a chance wehn I was doing my internship and she let me come to Anawim housing and intern when it had never really been done there before. She taught me new things and kept me interested in housing and in engaged in all the things that came with it. She let me get a feel for it all while there. After I finished, Sister Stella still invited me to Anawim functions and continued to keep me involved. She was a great assest to Des Moines and she...

We were all blessed to have had Sister Stella in our lives. My prayers to all.

I am deeply saddened by the death of Sister Stella. She made everyone she encountered feel important. I am so sorry for her family and the Sisters of Mercy.

My sympathy and prayers to the Sisters of Mercy, Stella's family and and friends. I did not know Stella well, but had just begun to work with her in her new role. Her history tells us how much she carried out the charism of Mother Catherine McAuley.

I knew Stella when she served on the Omaha leadership team, and we together worked to shape the WMW geographic contours. Her sense of humor and practical good sense and wry wit added much to our balance. What a shock hearing of her death, She has indeed accomplished much in her lifetime. My sympathies to her family and her companions in MERCY.

Thank you Sister Stella for always showing a woman that you can be all that you can be, always caring enough to make a way when they said there was none. You will truly be missed by all.

I shall remember Stella for her many gifts, especially for a quiet humor which lightened many conversations and added needed perspective. I was privileged to work with her and other Sisters of Mercy in establishing the West Midwest Community. Her spiritual insight helped all of us in our task. We all are comforted with the hope of being together again.

To the family of Stella Neill, RSM: Thank you for sharing with the Sisters of Mercy such a special lady.We will miss her and her talents.It was such a shock to hear of her death.Jane Meuse, RSM