Mary Helen was a first grade teachers for many years. She was a treasure to both her students and their families. She is missed and loved and remembered. 

Mary Helen - a wonderful teacher. Mary Helen taught both of my children at Immaculate Heart of Mary School in the late 1980s. She was always kind and gentle with the students. I remember a couple of things that Mary Helen completed. She had a vision of the students celebrating the Seder Meal on Holy Thursday, and with her guidance, I was able to institute this with our entire student body. Her inspiration and work years ago continues to be a tradition at IHM School to this very day. She also worked with me to provide some hands on science lessons for her first graders. She will be remembered for many many years for her faith, her compassion and her love for all her students. 

I have many happy memories of times spent with Mary Helen and Malcolm.  They showed up to help clear the land for our cottage, we spent many evenings playing pinochle, and had many dinners out with them, but mostly I remember the laughter.   Mary Helen was always upbeat and made you feel welcome.  You were blessed to have such a special person in your life for so many years.

Mrs. McNeil was my 5th grade teacher at IHM. 

I remember enjoying her reading a chapter or two each day out of a story book to our class after recess. Her stories of her family trips during geography class were even better, leading a little girl like me who’d never been outside of Michigan to fondly think of her as I ventured to all 50 states. 

This lifelong Tiger fan will also never forget Mrs. McNeil pulling out the black and white television so that our class could watch the Tigers beat the Cardinals during the 68 World Series. 

She was a wonderful mentor to all of her students. 

May God bless you Mrs. McNeal. 

My condolences to the family. 

I am one of the many children that she taught and impacted. I remember learning many important things in the first grade but will always remember her love above all the others.

I was a student at I.H.M. between 1969-1972, and have such fond memories of Mrs. McNeil, Mr. Shultz, and everything about my experience there.  Later, when I was going to be student teaching, I worked on and requested being the first student teacher at  I.H.M., because the environment there was one I wanted to go back to and continue to learn from.  Mrs. McNeil had a positive impact on many lives, mine included.

Greg and Kevin,
Mary Helen will always be remembered as a kind, helpful and friendly resident. We will miss her greatly as will her friends. Memories will sustain during this difficult time.

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Mary Helen McNeil

12 August, 1929 – 30 November, 2021

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