Olivia M. Neill…August 3, 1913 – December 26, 2011

     Funeral services for longtime Holly, Colorado  resident Olivia M. Neill will be held at 10:00 A.M. Saturday December 31, 2011 at the Holly Church of the Nazarene. Pastor Eugene Birt will officiate and burial will follow in the Holly Cemetery, Holly, Colorado.
     Visitation for Mrs. Neill will be held from 10:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. Friday December 30, 2011 at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in Holly and prior to the services Saturday at the Church of the Nazarene.
    Olivia was born August 3, 1913 at Wright, Kansas. She departed this life on Tuesday December 26, 2011 at the Holly Nursing Care Center in Holly, Colorado with her family at her side at the age of 98.
     Mrs. Neill was preceded in death by her father William Paradeis of Holly, CO. on June 7, 1954; by her mother Catherine Till-Paradeis of Holly, CO. in March of 1961; by her husband Herman Neill of Holly, CO. on December 4, 1989; by a son Robert “Pete” Neill of Holly, CO. on June 19, 1995; by a great grandson Kody Neill of Holly, CO. on Dec. 27, 2008; and by her five brothers and sisters Agnes Paradeis of Holly, CO. in 1929, Leonard Paradeis of Ft. Warren, WY. in 1936, Evelyn Bettendorf of West Bend, WI. In Sept. of 1977, George Paradeis of Holly, CO. in Feb. of 1982, and Joseph Paradeis of Holly, CO. on July 27, 1994.
   Olivia is survived by her daughter Delores (Robert) Snider of Los Lunas, New Mexico; by a daughter-in-law Bonnie Neill of Holly, CO.; by seven grandchildren Beth Ann Bowman of Goddard, KS., Kerry (John) Clark of Goddard, KS., Kyle (Gale) Neill of Holly, CO., Kimberly (Larry) Echles of Amarillo, TX., Rodney Snider of Los Lunas, New Mexico, Dr. Kendal (Andrea) Snider of Walla Walla, WA., and Garrick  Snider of  Los Alamos, New Mexico; Also surviving are 12 Great Grandchildren, 8 Great Great Grandchildren, as well as several nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and a host of friends.
    Those desiring may make memorial contributions to the charity of the donor’s choice either directly or through Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel, P.O. Box 275, Holly, CO. 81047.
    Visitation and funeral services for Olivia M. Neill are under the direction of Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in Holly, CO. providing families with sensitivity, compassion, and respect. For additional information and online condolencesplease visit our website at www.valleymemorialfc.com