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Obituary: Shirley B. Neal, 81, of Lake Bluff

Neal was a passionate Chicago sports fan and artist. A memorial celebrating her life will be held Monday.

The following obituary is from Wenban Funeral Home:

Shirley B. Neal, age 81, of Lake Bluff, IL, died on January 21, 2013.

She was born in Colorado in 1931 the daughter of Velma and Ewald. She is survived by her loving daughters, Mallory (Marty), Carrie (Rick), Amy (Andy) and her beloved grandson Luke. The family would also like to acknowledge her best friend of 60 years, Virginia Truslow, formerly of Lake Forest Illinois.

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Mom was an accomplished artist, craftsman and bridge player. She had a great love of her Chicago sports teams which she unfortunately passed along to her daughters.

A memorial to celebrate her life will be held at The Church of the Holy Spirit, 400 E. Westminster Rd, Lake Forest, IL on Monday, January 28th at 3:00pm. In Lieu of flowers donations may be to the American Cancer Society. 

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