Katie Melinda Neel
NEEL, BERRYHILL, MEYER, BRUSTKERN, DIETZ, OLTMANN
Posted By: Sarah Fletcher (email)
Date: 6/18/2021 at 15:39:39
Katie Melinda Neel, 49, of North Liberty, Iowa passed away on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.
A Memorial Service will be held to celebrate Katie at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, June 23, 2021, at Lensing’s Oak Hill, Coralville, Iowa with Pastor Brent Hartwig officiating. Katie’s family will greet guests prior to and after the service at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed toward the Neel-Brustkern family in care of Steve Neel.
Katie was born on October 9, 1971, in Waterloo, Iowa, the daughter of Dr. C.E. and Linda (Meyer) Berryhill. She grew up in Readlyn, Iowa and graduated from Wapsie Valley High School. She attended college at the University of Iowa where she achieved bachelor’s degrees in Psychology and Chemistry. She also attended Iowa State University where she earned a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering.
Katie worked at DIAL Corporation, General Mills, and was currently working at BAE Systems as a Production Manager.
Katie married Steve Neel on October 22, 2011, in Coralville, Iowa.
Katie enjoyed planning fantastic vacations, traveling, cooking, dining out, spending time with her children and cats, Scrabble, and chemistry puns.
Katie is survived by her husband Steve Neel; daughters Emma and Elaine Brustkern; stepsons Andrew, Caleb, David, and Aaron Neel; mother, Linda Berryhill; sisters Krista Berryhill (Robert Lynn, Elena Dietz, Clarissa Dietz, and TJ Lynn) and Diane Oltmann (Merrill Oltmann); brothers Ken Berryhill (Jen Berryhill), Jerry Berryhill, Bruce Berryhill (Jackie Berryhill, Sawyer and Alexia) and Todd Berryhill (Christine Berryhill, Abbie, Adam, Alex, and Aric) and many extended family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her father, Dr. C.E. Berryhill.
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