MacNEIL, Stephanie L. (Evans), born and raised in Winthrop, passed away at home on November 24, 2015. She was 91. She married WWII Army Veteran Edmund L. “Duke” MacNeil Jr. when she was 19 and they were stationed in Germany and Europe. Duke predeceased her in 2010. She was the daughter of the late Thomas G. and Eleanor (Grundy) Evans. Devoted mother of Ellen V. MacNeil and her partner Beckett Gann of Winthrop and the late Edmund L. MacNeil III, who was killed in Vietnam in 1971. Adored grandmother of Sarah V. Campbell of Winthrop. Stephanie attended Winthrop High School where her favorite teacher was Edward Rowe Snow. She worked at the front desk at the Winthrop Arms Hotel in her 20s and was a well-known salesperson for Rand’s Jewelers in Winthrop for many years. She was a lifelong member of St John’s Episcopal Church in Winthrop. Stephanie was happiest working in her garden, walking on the beach and being with her cats. At the family’s request, funeral arrangements for Stephanie will be private. Donations in her name can be made to Winthrop’s Support the Troops Project c/o Honan Sign Company, 66 Crest Ave., Winthrop, MA 02152. You may also call 617-846-5972. Items can be dropped off at the Honan Sign Co. Monetary donations are also accepted made out to "American Legion Post 146” or for postage to "Postmaster Boston”. Funeral arrangements are from the Maurice W. Kirby Funeral Home 210 Winthrop St. Winthrop. For guestbook, please visit www.mauricekirbyfh.com.