Neil V. Will

Neil V. Will age 85, passed away Monday, November 23, 2015 at Berkeley Square. He was born April 30, 1930 to Burl H. and Celia B. (Curtis) Will at their residence in Hastings, Michigan. He graduated from Hastings High School in 1948 and the University of Michigan, College of Engineering in 1955, after serving in the U. S. Navy 1949-1950. He married Joanne P. Shelley in Simpson Methodist Church in Canton, Ohio in 1956. He was with Corning Glass Works for 21 years in a variety of management positions: industrial and process engineering, package design, testing and application and plant management. He retired from Square D Company (electrical products), Florence, Kentucky in 1991 after being in engineering and warehouse management for over 12 years. He and his family lived in Albion, MI, Greencastle, PA, Big Flats, NY, Marshall, MI, Richmond, IN, Huron, OH and Oxford, OH before moving to Berkeley Square in 2011. Neil is survived by his wife, Joanne; daughter, Stephanie Turner, Toano, VA; son, Richard and wife, Jean (Kovarik) Bryan, OH; grandchildren, Lauren and husband, Cameron Boone; Megan and Bradley Turner and Alexandra, Jacob and Lucas Will; sister, Joyce and husband, Dewey Criddle of Geneseo, IL; brother-in-law, Duane Jarman, Hastings, MI; sister-in-law, Lorraine and husband, Charles Dutton of North Canton, OH; 21 nieces and nephews; 26 great nieces and nephews as well as numerous great-great nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by an infant twin brother, Nile; infant daughter, Laurel Annette; infant son; sister, Grace and Robert Howell, sister, Barbara and husband, Mearle Scott, sister, Helen and husband, Marshall Green; brother, John and wife, Thelma (Rodgers); sister, Georgia and husband Paul Otis, sister, Mildred Jarman and brothers-in-law, Jerry Carr and Bruce Shelley. In recent years Neil enjoyed gardening, genealogy, travel, family and activities at Berkeley Square. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, November 28, 2015 in Oxford United Methodist Church, 14 N. Poplar Street, Oxford, Ohio. Memorials may be made to the Community First Solutions for Berkeley Square, 240 Ludlow Street, Hamilton, Ohio 45011 or to a charity of one’s choice. Online condolences are available at www.weigelfuneralhome.com

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Neil V. Will

April 30, 1930 - November 23, 2015