Lillian Rose Neeck, 96, Park Falls

Lillian Rose Neeck, age 96, of Park Falls, passed away on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, at Park Manor.

Lillian was born on October 29, 1928, in Park Falls, the daughter of Earl and Kathryn (Vacula) Spiller. She graduated as a Valedictorian from Fifield High School in 1946.  In1951, she married Stanley Andersen in Park Falls. They shared 10 happy years together until his passing in 1961.  In 1967 she married Lealand Neeck and joyfully took on the role of mother to his five children.

Lillian worked as a legal secretary for DeBardeleben in Phillips and was active throughout her life in many organizations. She was a 4H leader, member of the Fifield VFW Auxiliary, Price County Historical Society, Peace Lutheran Church (where she also taught Sunday School), Lutheran Ladies, and numerous local clubs.  Lillian was a nature lover who always admired the beauty of the forests, rivers, crystals, flowers, and wildlife.  She enjoyed genealogy, crafts, quilting, knitting, and traveling—including memorable trips to Europe, Mexico, Canada, New Zealand, and Holland. She especially loved Christmas, poetry, and above all, being a grandmother.

She is survived by her three children: Linda (David) Smith, David (Laurie) Neeck, and Connie Neeck; 12 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; her brother Carl Spiller, two sisters; Mary (Doug) Vana, Betsy Lane; sister-in-law Dorothy Spiler and many nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her first and second husbands, two children; James Neeck and Marlene Schmidt, two grandsons Mitchell Weinberger and Andrew Neeck, three siblings; Richard Spiller, Della Boyington and an infant sister.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00am on Friday, September 26, 2025, at Peace Lutheran Church in Park Falls. Pastor Samual Morsching will officiate. Burial will follow at Nola Cemetery.

A visitation will be held at Peace Lutheran Church on Thursday, September 25, from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. and on Friday, September 26, from 10:00am until the hour of the service at the church.

Birch Street Funeral Service is assisting the family.