Thomas George Neadle

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Neadle, Thomas George Age 80, of Golden Valley, passed away peacefully on October 20, 2022. Preceded in death by parents, George D. Neadle and Alice L.M. Neadle. Survived by sister, Jeanette L. Rondestvedt, nephews David Rondestvedt, Stephen Rondestvedt, Paul (Kelly) Rondestvedt, niece Ann (Christophe) Cazaban, four grand- nephews and four grand-nieces. Tom was a graduate of North High School, Class of 1961, and was a 40-plus year employee of the Minneapolis Veteran's Hospital. Tom was musically gifted from an early age, learning the piano and, in his teens, studying the organ. At age 17, he began playing the organ for Plymouth Apostolic Lutheran Church, a position he held for over 60 years. He was a long-time member of the Land O' Lakes chapter of the American Theater Organ Society. He regularly attended their annual conventions throughout the United States and, locally, played for audiences at the Heights Theatre and at the James J. Hill house. He even had a pipe organ in his home and, after moving to the Calvary Center Cooperative in 2008, had a smaller pipe organ constructed for his condominium there. Tom also had a lifelong love of trains. As a member of the Minnesota Transportation Museum, he gave tours at the Jackson Street Roundhouse and volunteered on their restored trains in Osceola, Wisconsin. He was an excellent historian of the railroad with an encyclopedic knowledge of virtually anything related to rail travel. His family will miss his kind presence and his ability to entertain at family gatherings by playing any requested song. We also wish to thank the staff on 7 West at North Memorial Hospital, as well as the staff at St. Therese of New Hope for their kind and compassionate care. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, October 31, 2022 at Washburn McReavy Crystal Lake Chapel, 3816 Penn Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN 55412, with visitation one hour beforehand. Interment at Crystal Lake Cemetery to follow. Washburn-McReavy.com Crystal Lake Chapel 612-521-3677

Published on October 30, 2022