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Ina Mae McNeal

Ina Mae McNeal

July 10, 1931 - March 7, 2018

Ina Mae McNeal, 86 of Red Lake, MN died Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at the Red Lake Hospital.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 pm, Monday, March 12, 2018 at the Red Lake Center. A wake will begin at 6:00 pm, on Saturday, March 10, 2018 at the Red Lake Center and continue until the time of service on Monday. Interment will be at St. Mary's Cemetery in Red Lake, MN under the direction of the Cease Family Funeral Home in Bemidji.

She was born July 10, 1931 in Red Lake, MN the daughter of Teddy and Ida (Sayers) Cook. She attended St. Mary's, Marty, SD and graduated from Red Lake High Schol in 1950, with ten in her graduation class. They had the joke that they graduated in the top ten of their class because only 10 graduated. She married Herbert "Herbie" McNeal June 14, 1957 in Redby, MN. Ina Mae enjoyed being with all her grandkids, going to the casino to play her "Golden Bear" machine. She loved watching "Price is Right" and "Family Feud". She loved her nieces and nephews dearly. She "adopted" many other grandkids in her life and raised 4 of her grandkids, Robbie, Joey, Mikey and Zach McNeal. She worked as a cook at Red Lake High School for 21 years and also worked the Red Lake Casino from 1994-2000, when she retired. Ma and Dad devoted their lives to taking care of their special son Ron. The family is at peace knowing she's with Mikey.

She is survived by her grandchildren, Kelly, Kauri, Ron, Randy, Sarah, Laura, Ben, Robbie, Joey, Amber, Diane, and Gwen; great grandchildren, Drake, Sienna, Jadyn, Jason, Zach, Jaxson, Jazlynn, Evan, Ty, MaryAnn, Vivian, and June; daughters, Shirley McNeal, Jan (Toady) Thunder, and Karen (Eli) Ramirez; sons, Harlan McNeal, Billy (Irene) McNeal, Bob McNeal, Ron McNeal, and Don (Michelle) Langer; brothers, Fabian "Nickel" Cook and Hank Cook; sisters, Elaine "Honey" Blanchard, Barbara Cook, Mary Ellen (Cook) Stillday, and Sammie Jo Braddock.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, sisters; Roberta Crowe, Amelia Carson, and Violet Donnell; brothers, Donald Cook, Billy Cook, and Robert Cook; grandson, Mikey McNeal, great grandson, Dominick Norris; nieces, Michelle "Mushy" Spears, Diane Cook, and Carla Brun; and nephews, Joey Pelchat, Darren Cook, Sr., and Raymond Teller.

Active Casketbearers will be Ronnie and Randy Thunder, Joey and Rob McNeal, Darrell and Willard Kingbird, Eddy Fairbanks, Rod "Chubbs" Spears, Craig and Clayton Cook, Sheldon, Leo, and Doug Cook, Dave Cook, Sr., Keith, Fred, and Earl Donnell, Mikey, Brian, Fabian, and Teddi Crowe, Ben Langer, Billy Cook, Wendell, Richard, Duane, and Kevin Cook.

Honorary Caskebearers will be Don and Michelle Langer, Jan Crowe, Julius "Toady" Thunder, Herman Donnell, Kim Cook, Chunky Brun, Shannon Cook, Ducker Stately, Lisa Cook, Kristi Day, Colleen and Kayla Cook, Sharon and Donna Cook, Barb Stillday, Shari Smith, Jay Rosebear, Angie Beaulieu, Gloria Cobenais, Roberta Smith, Lorraine Chaboyea, Jo Jo Thunder, Wilma Marthaler, Kelly Brunelle, Ashlyn and Angela Charnoski, and Amanda Jourdain.

Condolences may be left at http://www.ceasefuneralhome.com.

 

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