Obituary of Sean Allen McNeil

Sadly the family of Sean McNeil of Yorkton announce his passing on June 3, 2021. Sean Allen McNeil was born on September 7th, 1980 in Yorkton, Saskatchewan. He is the only son of Mike and Cindy McNeil and only sibling to Nicole McNeil. One of his greatest joys was fulfilled when he became an uncle to Bowen Michael Zahnd on May 5th, 2017. In his early years, Sean participated in t-ball, gymnastics, hockey and excelled in karate. He obtained his black belt in karate at age 12, at that time being one of the youngest in Canada to do so. Anyone that truly knew Sean knows his passion was music. He learned to play guitar and he and his buddies formed a band. Even though he didn't want to be the singer, the band needed one and Sean stepped up and did a pretty good job of it. Sean enjoyed family travel having been to Cape Breton several times, Ontario, Alberta and Disney World. Sean's mental health issues began in 1990 but he was able to complete his high school education and graduated from Sacred Heart High School in 1997. He played some football in high school but drama and musicals were his favourite. He loved to play his guitar in the pit crew. Guitar continued to bring him comfort and enjoyment. His home videos will be his legacy to his family for years to come. Sean is survived by his parents, Mike and Cindy McNeil (Maguire); a sister, Nicole McNeil (Tyson Zahnd); his nephew, Bowen Michael Zahnd; uncles Keith Powell and Bruce Maguire, Wallace McNeil (Shirley) and Albert McNeil (Sharon); aunts Eileen McNeil and Sheila Morash (Don); cousins Dale Maguire (who died only five days after Sean), Dale DePape, Dean, David, Dan, Dorenda, Doug, Terry, Logan and Amber. Sean was predeceased by his paternal grandparents, Charles and Margaret McNeil, maternal grandparents, Bruce and Florence Maguire, aunt Deborah Maguire, uncle James DePape, aunt Frances DePape, cousins Lori Morash and Darin DePape. "My beautiful, beautiful, beautiful……beautiful boy." "Darling, darling, darling….darling Sean" (John Lennon) A Memorial Service was held on Saturday, June 26, 2021 at Yorkton Memorial Gardens Family Centre with Rev. Luanne Hrywkiw officiating. Reflections of Sean's life were shared by his sister Nicole. Acknowledged as honorary pallbearers were Jordan Bassingwaite, Mehdi Nezarati, Dale DePape, Dorenda McNeil, Shawn Ostafie, Brock Hrywkiw, Tyson Zahnd and Lindsay Mus. The interment took place in the Garden of Gethsemane at Yorkton Memorial Gardens. Memorials in memory of Sean may be made to Canadian Mental Health - 1810 Albert Street, Regina S4P 2S8 or a Charity of Choice. Service Details. Service When: Saturday, June 26th, 2021 2:00pm Location: Yorkton Memorial Gardens Family Centre Address: Highway #10 East YORKTON, SK Online Memory & Photo Sharing Event Ongoing Online Event About this event In Loving Memory Of Sean McNeil September 7, 1980 - June 3, 2021 Look inside to read what others have shared Family and friends are coming together online to create a special keepsake. Every memory left on the online obituary will be automatically included in this book. View Tribute Book