Marion McNeil

Marion McNeil obituary, Fairfield, ME

Marion McNeil

Marion McNeil Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Lawry Brothers Funeral Home - Fairfield on Jul. 24, 2025.

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Albion: Marion Margaret McNeil, 78, of Albion, passed away peacefully at her home on July 21st, 2025. She was born July 30, 1946, in Chelsea, MA, to James Arthur Keeley and Marion Margaret (Dolan) Keeley. Marion grew up in a large and loving family with eight siblings in Woburn, MA. She graduated from Woburn High School in 1964 and went on to earn her degree at Lowell State University in 1968.
On February 15, 1969, she was united in marriage to James Pallman McNeil. This union was blessed with five children: Scott, Jennifer, Todd, Meredith, and Rebecca. Early in their marriage, Marion and Jim moved frequently for Jim's career before settling in Albion in 1975.
Marion was a dedicated and beloved 4th-grade teacher at Albion Elementary School for 28 years, retiring in 2013. She touched the lives of countless students during her career and was known for her warmth, care, and commitment to education.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her beloved husband of 31 years, James McNeil, on February 24, 2000; her brother Arthur Keeley; her brother-in-law Robert Couture; and her nephew Christopher Wall.
She is survived by two sons: Scott McNeil and his wife Kati of Germantown, TN, and Todd McNeil and his wife Sharon of Gambrills, MD; three daughters: Jennifer and her husband Peter Bouchard of York, Meredith and her husband Aaron Smith of Nashville, TN, and Rebecca and her husband Sean Guiggey of Brunswick; ten grandchildren: Pete, Sydney, and Lucas Bouchard of York, Preston Jancovic of Yarmouth, Aidan, Ian, and Liam McNeil of Germantown, TN, Owen McNeil of Gambrills, MD, and Audrey and Abram Guiggey of Brunswick. Marion also leaves five sisters: Maureen Couture of Wakefield, MA, Marilyn Colli of Woburn, MA, Mary and her husband Robert Wall of Rockland, MA, Marlene and her husband Kevin Faulkingham of Woburn, MA, and Malissa Parker of Woburn, MA; two brothers: Mark Keeley and his wife Denise of Woburn, MA, and Walter Keeley and his wife Donna of Woburn, MA; numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.
The memorial services will be Friday, August 1st, at 1 pm at Veilleux Redington Lawry Brothers in Waterville, Maine, 8 Elm Street, Waterville, Maine.

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Kimberly Hughes

July 23, 2025

Marion was a passionate teacher who loved her community. She enjoyed friends, movies, theatre and her family. She would speak lovingly about all her kids and grandkids, with whom she was so proud, and wanted nothing but to be involved in their lives. We often would joke about political matters while always ending in laughter. I will miss our great conversations! Sending my condolences to her family, she will be sadly missed by all.

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