Sixteenth Generation

7656. Dorothy Alice Nesfield was born on 28 August 1917 in Huron, Beadle Co., South Dakota, USA. She appeared in the census in 1930 in Altoona, Beadle Co., South Dakota, USA. She died on 6 February 2006 at the age of 88 in Austin, Mower Co., Minnesota, USA. Dorothy was buried in Altoona Cmtry., Hitchcock, Beadle Co., South Dakota, USA. Find A Grave Memorial# 20191658
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Dorothy Horn McNeill, age 88, of Austin, Minnesota, and formerly of the Bonilla area, died Monday, February 6, 2006, at the Austin Medical Center at Austin, MN.

Dorothy McNeill was born Dorothy Alice Nesfield on August 28, 1917, to Charles and Genieve (Chaplin) Nesfield at Hitchcock, SD. She attended country school in Altoona Township and graduated from high school at Bonilla, SD.

She earned her teaching degree at USD at Springfield, SD, and taught school for 42 years at various schools until her retirement to the Black Hills area in 1982.
On September 26, 1942, Dorothy married Verlin Horn at Pipestone, MN. To this union 2 sons were born, Douglas of Wolsey, SD, and Rick of Austin, MN. Verlin passed away on November 14, 1986.

In 1991, Dorothy married James McNeill, of Howard Lake, MN, in Rapid City. They moved to Austin, MN, spending the winter months in Weslaco, TX. In 2001, James passed away. She continued to winter in Texas until 2005 when her health failed.

She is survived by 2 sons, Doug (Mary) Horn of Wolsey, SD, and Rick (Colleen) Horn of Austin, MN; 5 grandchildren, Emily (Alan) Isbell of Oregon, OH, Deanna (Gerald) Parker of Clovis, NM, Lisa Horn of Wolsey, SD, Pat Horn of Austin, MN, and Tim Horn of Austin, MN; 4 great grandchildren, Ashley Witt, Joshua Isbell, Katherine Parker, and Scott Parker; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; both of her husbands, Verlin in 1986, and James in 2001; 1 sister, Lefa Palmer; and 1 brother-in-law, Hugh Palmer.

Dorothy Alice Nesfield and James McNeill were married in 1991 in Rapid City, Pennington Co., South Dakota, USA. James McNeill (private).

Dorothy Alice Nesfield and James McNeill had the following children:

Dorothy Alice Nesfield and Verlin Horn were married on 26 September 1942 in Pipestone, Pipestone Co., Minnesota, USA. Verlin Horn was born about 1922 in South Dakota, USA. He appeared in the census in 1945 in Nance, Beadle Co., South Dakota, USA.