Frances Grace Neff

Frances Grace (Iblings) Neff, our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, friend, sweetheart, companion, seamstress, singer, chef, baker, co-worker, and neighbor has gracefully accepted God’s invitation to become royalty in His kingdom of everlasting love on the morning of Wednesday, December 14, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am Monday, December 19, at Bismarck Baptist Church, 2211 E. LaForest Ave., Bismarck, with Rev. Bryan Hochhalter officiating. Burial will be held at 2:00 pm Monday at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan. Visitation will be held from 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm Sunday, December 18, at Bismarck Baptist Church. Frances was born in Hettinger County, ND, on June 14, 1936, the daughter of William and Esther (Okken) Iblings. She grew up on the family farm and completed the eighth grade in a one room rural school. She went on to graduate from New Leipzig High School in 1954. Following graduation, Frances stayed on the farm for five years to help with the work since her mother passed away in September of 1953. Frances moved to Bismarck in 1959. She worked at the Baptist Home and also at JC Penny’s. Frances married Dean Neff, the love of her life, on February 18, 1961, and together they raised their three children, Charlotte, Cheryl, and Corey. She stayed home to raise her children and in 1991, Frances went to work at Medcenter One, where she worked for ten years. Frances enjoyed spending time with her family, sewing and mending, music, and going to church. She is survived by her husband, Dean Neff, Bismarck; her daughters, Charlotte (Alan) Sather and Cheryl Frederick, both of Bismarck; her son, Corey (Amy) Neff, Underwood; her grandchildren, Katherine (Jonathan) Paul, Amanda Sather, Tyler and Travis Frederick, Megan (Jeremy) Hofland, Rachel (Eric) Paul, Lisa Neff and Mariah Neff; her great-grandchildren, Aaden, Zoey, Pyper and Miles Frederick, Jayden and Caysen Hofland, and Lainey Paul; her sister, Marion (Duane) Jorstad; her sisters-in-law, Elaine Neff, Alice Iblings, and Sharon Iblings; her brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Lester Dale (Pat) Neff. She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Esther (Okken) Iblings; her brothers, Earl and Melvin Iblings; and her brother-in-law, Marvin Neff.