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William Neal
WILLIAM JOHN NEAL
Riverside
William John Neal, 76, of Mesa, Ariz., formerly of Riverside, died Monday, Oct. 12, 2015, at the Desert Springs Communities in Mesa following a lengthy illness. Mass of the Resurrection will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, at St. James Catholic Church in Washington, Iowa, with Father David Brownfield officiating. Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Friday at Jones & Eden Funeral Home in Washington, where the family will receive friends from 5 until 7 p.m. Friday. Prayer services will be 7:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Interment with military honors will take place at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Riverside.
Memorials have been established for Desert Springs Communities or Americare Hospice in Mesa, Ariz.
Online condolences may be sent for Bill's family through the Web at www.jonesfh.com.
Bill is survived by his wife, Janet Neal of Mesa; daughter, Angie Husain and husband Abdullah of Kuwait; daughter, Teri Miller and Rick Jirsa of Iowa City; daughter, Vicki Hauser and husband Martin of Mesa; son, John William Neal and wife Megan of Riverside; 18 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; four sisters, Roseanne Sluka and husband Tiny of San Diego, Calif., Sharon Doran of Coralville, Suzanne Whatley and husband Jim of Solon and Kelly Smith and husband Mark of Iowa City; and many nieces and nephews.
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