Marilyn A. (Ebert) McNeil

Marilyn Ann Florence (Ebert) McNeil, age 80, of Winona, passed away on Friday, October 4, 2024, with family at her side.

Marilyn was born May 16, 1944, to Milton and Hazel (Bublitz) Ebert in St. Paul, MN.

She is survived by her sister, Ramona (Forrest) Olson; her 2 children: Cheryl (Lorin) Thilmany and Gene (Donna) Smith; her 9 grandchildren: Ryan (Cassie) Smith, Brandon (Cindy) Smith, Amanda (Jecky) Byler, Reann (Junior) Ortega, Jaden Thilmany, Blake Thilmany, Zachary (Kristen) Smith, Casandra Cave, and Isaiah (Tabatha) Smith; and her 18 great-grandchildren. Marilyn was preceded in death by her parents, Milton and Hazel Ebert.

Pallbearers will be her 6 grandsons, Ryan Smith, Brandon Smith, Jaden Thilmany, Blake Thilmany, Zachary Smith, and Isaiah Smith.

Visitation will be held from 10 AM until the funeral service at 11 AM on Saturday, October 12, 2024, at the Watkowski-Mulyck Funeral Home, 376 E. Sarnia St., Winona. The Reverend Wade Turner will officiate. Following the service, a luncheon and reception will be held at the funeral home. Burial will be at Bush Cemetery in Ridgeway. 

Online condolences or memories may be left for Marilyn’s family at www.watkowski-mulyck.com.