Diane MacNeil

LAKEVILLE — Diane MacNeil, 64, passed away peacefully on Nov. 20, 2021, at her home in Garland, Texas, after a brief illness.

Diane was born in Sharon on Feb. 16, 1957. She was a graduate of Housatonic Valley Regional High School.

She is survived by her partner, Melvin Ray Sims; and her mother, Edith Weir MacNeil Blodgett.

She was predeceased by her father, Edwin R. MacNeil; her brother, Alan MacNeil; a sister-in-law, June; two nieces; and several cousins.

Memorial donations may be made to the scholarship fund at Noble Horizons, 17 Cobble Road, Salisbury, CT 06068.

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