Ian and Jane McNeill, Married 37 Years, Died Together

Obituary via stillmansfuneral.com:

Jane McCarten McNeill and her husband, Ian McNeill, passed away together tragically on December 8, 2015 as the result of an automobile accident. The two had shared 37 years of marriage.

Born in Ottawa, Canada, Jane was a daughter of the late Bill and Norma McCarten. Ian, born in Morristown, NJ, was a son of the late George and Ruth McNeill.

Jane graduated from High School at Ontario Ladies College. She was a devoted wife and mother, and a master chef.

Ian graduated from the Morristown-Beard Academy, earned his Bachelor’s degree from Rollins College, and was later awarded his Executive MBA from Drexel University. He enjoyed a long and successful career with GenRe Insurance, retiring in 2005 from the position of Senior Vice President of the Pacific Rim.

An accomplished woodworker, Ian enjoyed building boats, chairs, and carving decoys. He was also an avid gardener.

Jane and Ian were not only devoted to each other and their family, but also to the community in which they lived. Together they volunteered their time and talents to the Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve in New Hope and were dedicated active members of Trinity Episcopal Church in Solebury. Their unexpected passing will be very deeply felt by the communities they were a part of, and most importantly by their family and friends. Jane and Ian will be dearly missed.

Surviving are the couple’s children, John McNeill and Christopher “Kip” McNeill; Jane’s brother, Paul McCarten and his wife, Jackie; and Ian’s brothers, George McNeill and his wife, Kasia, and Geoffrey McNeill and his wife, Marguerite.

Relatives and friends are invited to celebrate their lives at a Memorial Service on Sunday, December 13th at 2pm with a visitation beginning at 1pm at Trinity Episcopal Church, 6587 Upper York Road, Solebury, PA 18963.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in their name to Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve, 1635 River Rd., New Hope, PA, 18938 or to the Trinity Episcopal Church in Solebury, PA.