Obituaries

Roland C. Kimball , of Newmarket, NH passed away at age of 80. Roland was born Feb 24, 1929, in Wakefield, NH. He was the son of the late Ward Cummings Kimball and Marion (Evans) Kimball. He was a 1946 graduate of Nute High School where he was valedictorian. He received a BA in English literature from Gordon College in 1950 and an MA in English literature from UNH in 1955. Between 1955-57 he earned more than 40 hours toward his PhD from Boston University. From 1963-64 he took courses toward a Masters of Theology. at Gordon-Cornwell Seminary.

He spent seven years (1950-1957) teaching high school English at Boston Christian High School, Boston, Mass, Silver Lake Regional, Kingston, Mass., Newburyport, Mass. He served as associate professor of English at Houghton College, Houghton, NY from 1957-1960. For more than 30 years he was a professor of English at Northern Essex Community College, Haverhill, Mass., (1961-1992) where he was chairman of the English Department from 1961-1970. Roland received professor emeritus standing and the Roland C. Kimball Literary Award was instituted to honor students for excellence in composition.

Roland also served as vice president and president for Full Gospel Businessmen International from 1972-1983 and accompanied a small group to Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia, in 1992 where he spoke at colleges and other public institutions. He was an associate pastor and counselor at Bethel Assembly, Portsmouth, NH from 1988-1995. He held the office of vice president on the board of directors for Operation Blessing, Portsmouth, NH 1992-2008 when he resigned due to his declining health.

He enjoyed his hobby of collecting antique clocks and spent many enjoyable hours repairing clocks with his good friend, the late Douglas Livingston. He enjoyed traveling and made several trips to Europe and Israel as well as touring the Western national parks and Eastern seaboard. He was an avid crossword puzzle solver and especially enjoyed the challenge of the New York Times puzzles. His gentleness, open heartedness, and sense of humor gained him the love and friendship of many. His greatest loves were his family, his beagle, Freckles, and serving his Lord and Saviour through preaching and teaching the Holy Scriptures.

He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Anne M. Kimball of Newmarket, NH; his daughters, Kathleen G. Tufts and her husband, Stephen of Rochester, NH; Karen E. Wessling and her husband Ron of Lee, NH; his son. Jonathan W. Kimball and his wife Louann of North Hampton, NH; a daughter-in-law, Catherine S Kimball , of Hampton, NH; a sister, Violet (Kimball) Hobbs of Lehigh Acres, Fla.; an adopted sister; Judy Adjutant of Rochester, NH; and adopted brother, Carroll Kimball of Wakefield, NH; 10 grandchildren; two great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

He is predeceased by his 1st wife, Grace (Hobbs) Kimball; a brother , John Ward Kimball; and his son, Timothy C. Kimball

MARJORIE L. (WHITE) NOCIVELLI, 92 of Acton, MA died Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2008, at her home. She was just nine days shy of a young 92 years old. She was the beloved wife of John J. Nocivelli. She only wanted peace for the entire world that she believed was possible. She was our “tree of life” and her loved ones were all very fortunate to be embraced by her love and grace. In addition to her husband of over 47 years, she is survived by many sons and daughters; more than 27 grandchildren; great-grandchildren; great-great-grandchildren; and her sister, Helen Nims. A funeral service was held Nov. 1, at the West Acton Baptist Church with the Rev. Jeffrey Long-Middleton officiating. Burial followed in Woodlawn Cemetery, Acton Center.

Kennebunk- Alice F. Muchnic, 101, of Huntington Common died Saturday, June 28, 2008, at Seal Rock Healthcare in Saco. She was born January 10, 1907, in Ridgeway, PA, a daughter of George L. Freeman, of Gray, and Annie B. (Kimball) Freeman of Milton, NH.

Alice was educated at the convent Notre Dame de Grace, in Ottawa, Canada, as well as schools in Maine and New York. She graduated from Mt. Vernon High School in 1926. Upon Graduation, she attended the New York School of Applied Arts and Interior Decoration, and Parson’s School of Design in New York City. She also studied art in both Paris and Italy. After graduating from Parson’s School of Design, Alice worked in the commercial design field as an interior decorator and artistic designer. She was employed by Ruth Campbell Bigelow- Interiors; A.B. Closson, Jr., Co. Decorators in Ohio; and Bonwit Teller in New York. Alice also did professional public relations work for various organizations in Mt. Vernon, NY, working with the local newspaper.

Alice had a great love of children and worked as a nursery school teacher, as well as a Brownie and Girl Scout Leader for many years. She remained very active even after reaching the century mark, and in January 2008, had the district honor of presiding over a combined Brownie and Girl Scout meeting at Huntington Common on her 101st birthday.

Alice was very interested in nature and worked as a nature counselor at summer day camps when living in New York. She was also interested in horticulture, as well as gardening, and graduated from the Horticulture Program at the New York Botanical Gardens. Until the time of her death she was frequently consulted for her knowledge of trees and flowers.

Alice returned to Maine in 1971 and settled in Kennebunk. Her love of conservation and nature soon led her to Laudholm Farm in Wells, where she was a celebrated member. Additionally, she was a partner and inaugural member of Laudholm Trust. She was also a longtime member of the Brick Store in Kennebunk where she served as head of volunteers in the Museum store for many years. In 2007, she was recognized for her support and service to the museum.

Alice was a member of the Profile Society of New Hampshire Public Television, and was instrumental in the development and the production of the “Nature Works” video series, which is used in science education nationwide. She was a life member of the Victorian Society in Portland; member of the Portland Society of Art; member of the Nature Conservancy; life member of the American Forestry Society; Maine Audubon Society; and the Animal Welfare Society. She was also a member of the Rebecca Emery Chapter of the DAR as well as a member of the Kimball Family Compact.

She was predeceased by her husband Clinton B. Muchnic in 1944; two sisters, Emily Sanford and Barbara Miller-Jones; and her brother George L. Freeman, Jr.

Survivors include: her daughter, Barbara Leigh Polish of Pembroke, NH; her four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; Robert B. Polish, his wife Robin, and their children Greg and Derek of Bow, NH; Saundra L. Drouin and her children Cameron, Zachary, and Abigail-Alicea of Gilford, NH; Richard J. Polish of Hooksett, NH; and Scott D. Polish and his wife Nicole of Northfield, NH.; as well as a nephews, nieces and cousins.

There are no calling hours. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, July 26, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. at Laudholm Farm, 342 Laudholm Farm Road, Wells, ME. A private burial service will be held at the convenience of the family, at the Prospect Hill Cemetery in Lebanon, Maine. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations are encouraged in her memory to: The Alice F. Muchnic Endowment Fund, c/o Laudholm Trust, PO Box 1007, Wells, ME 04090, Attention: Karen Stathoplos; or the Brick Store Museum, 117 Main Street, Kennebunk, ME 04043. Arrangements are in care of Bibber Memorial Chapel, 67 Summer Street, and Kennebunk, ME 04043.

ARTHUR J. KIMBALL of Natick, Massachusetts, died May 21, 2008, at the Metro West Medical Center in Framingham, after a short illness. He was the husband of Winnifred W. (Hudson) Kimball. Born in North Reading, Massachusetts, he was the son of the late William P. and Cora (Rogers) Kimball. He was a resident of Natick for 30 years. Mr. Kimball was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII, and prior to his retirement was a baker for more than 35 years for the Continental Baking Co. of Natick. He loved his home and gardening. Besides his wife, he is survived by three daughters; Karen J. Kimball of New York, Cheryl L. Ohene of Framingham and Ginny Moreth of New York; one sister, Emily Kittridge of Wareham, Massachusetts and a loving granddaughter, Rachel Ohene.

DANVERS, Mass. ; Mrs. Alice B. (Bowden) Reid, 91, beloved wife of the late George S. Reid, died peacefully at home surrounded by her family, May 17, 2008.

Born in Salem, she was the daughter of the late Russell and Mabel (Kimball) Bowden. She was raised and educated in Peabody and was a graduate of Peabody High School, Class of 1935.

Mrs. Reid had been employed at the Danvers Savings Bank in Danvers Square for 19 years until the time of her retirement at the age of 86. She had previously been employed with Unex Hearing Aids in Danvers for 27 years and then at Contralonex in Westford for five years.

A resident of Danvers since 1937, she was a longtime member of the Maple Street Congregational Church in Danvers, a member of the Order of Eastern Star, Mt. Burdett Chapter 119 of Danvers, the Danvers Senior Center, the HONS Ladies Group and she volunteered in the kitchen at Shriners Auditorium for many years. She was a loving and deeply caring person, who devoted much of her life to the betterment of others. She will be deeply missed by all who knew her. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister who will be deeply missed.

Alice is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Janice and Walter "Mike" Tipert of Danvers; her son and daughter-in-law, Dr. George S. Jr. and Lynn Marie Reid of Rochester, N.H.; her five grandchildren, Judith Lavoie and her husband, Jason, of Littleton, Mass., Walter Tipert III and his wife, Christen, of Danvers, Andrea Crawford of Georgia, Lance Tipert and his wife, Sharon, of Frisco, Texas and Monica Tipert of Danvers; four great-grandchildren, Alan Tipert, Laurel Tipert, Peyton Tipert and Brandon Lavoie; two sisters, Ruth Heckbert of Lynn, Louise Chase and her husband, Allison "Babe" of Peabody; one brother, Russell Bowden and his wife, Marion, of Peabody, several nieces and nephews. She was also the sister of the late Edna Risteen, Albert, James and Walter Bowden.

STUART (BUD) KIMBALL, formerly of Framingham, Massachusetts, died April 7, 2008, at his home in Gilbert, Arizona. Bud was the son of the late Stuart and Elizabeth (____) Kimball. He grew up in Framingham and left there in 1962 for deployment to Vietnam. He was a proud and decorated Marine, finally returning home in 1966. He is survived by two sons; John Kimball and his wife, Valerie, and son David, all of Gilbert, Arizona; two grandsons, Kane and Dillon of Gilbert, one granddaughter, Leigh Anne Casaus; a brother Harry of California and his wife, and a nephew, Jim and his wife, also of California.

ROLAND BALDWIN KIMBALL of Riverwoods, Exeter, New Hampshire, died after a period of failing health on January 27, 2008. Better known by family and friends as “Chuck,” he was born April 12, 1921, in Manchester, New Hampshire to Richard and Frieda (Obst) Kimball. He graduated from Manchester West High School in 1938 and the University of New Hampshire as a math major in 1942. He then enlisted in the Air Force as a meteorology cadet at M.I.T., and was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant, and on graduation as a weather officer in Orlando, Florida. Later assigned to the 8th Weather Squadron he saw duty in Presque Isle, Maine and Gander, Newfoundland, forecasting for wartime flights to Europe. Later, he was transferred to Manchester’s Grenier Field as an Executive Officer, and attended Advanced Military Cryptology Signal Corps School in Arlington Hall, Virginia. Chuck remained active in the Officer’s Reserve Corps, retiring in as Lt. Colonel in 1980. After the war he worked as a meteorologist for American Airlines at LaGuardia Airport. Not wishing to bring up a family in New York City, he returned to New Hampshire as a math teacher at Concord High School from 1947 to 1954. He earned his Master’s in Education at UNH in 1949 and as a Charles Eliot Scholar, a Doctorate from Harvard in 1958. From 1955 to 1962 he was the Chief of the Division of Instruction at the NH State Department of Education and was one of the creators of the St. Paul’s Summer Advanced Studies Program for New Hampshire high school students that will celebrate its 50th year in 2008. During 1962-63 he was the Director of Secondary Student Teaching at Stanford University; he returned to his alma mater and the UNH campus as a professor and Chair of the Department of Education. He later served as Acting Assistant Dean of the Graduate School, Interview Dean of Liberal Arts and Associate Dean of the Graduate School, retiring in 1988. He belonged to numerous academic associations and education boards and published articles in his professional field. Aside from his career, he enjoyed classical music, reading, and travel with his wife and family.

ROLAND BALDWIN KIMBALL of Riverwoods, Exeter, New Hampshire, died after a period of failing health on January 27, 2008. Better known by family and friends as “Chuck,” he was born April 12, 1921, in Manchester, New Hampshire to Richard and Frieda (Obst) Kimball. He graduated from Manchester West High School in 1938 and the University of New Hampshire as a math major in 1942. He then enlisted in the Air Force as a meteorology cadet at M.I.T., and was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant, and on graduation as a weather officer in Orlando, Florida. Later assigned to the 8th Weather Squadron he saw duty in Presque Isle, Maine and Gander, Newfoundland, forecasting for wartime flights to Europe. Later, he was transferred to Manchester’s Grenier Field as an Executive Officer, and attended Advanced Military Cryptology Signal Corps School in Arlington Hall, Virginia. Chuck remained active in the Officer’s Reserve Corps, retiring in as Lt. Colonel in 1980. After the war he worked as a meteorologist for American Airlines at LaGuardia Airport. Not wishing to bring up a family in New York City, he returned to New Hampshire as a math teacher at Concord High School from 1947 to 1954. He earned his Master’s in Education at UNH in 1949 and as a Charles Eliot Scholar, a Doctorate from Harvard in 1958. From 1955 to 1962 he was the Chief of the Division of Instruction at the NH State Department of Education and was one of the creators of the St. Paul’s Summer Advanced Studies Program for New Hampshire high school students that will celebrate its 50th year in 2008. During 1962-63 he was the Director of Secondary Student Teaching at Stanford University; he returned to his alma mater and the UNH campus as a professor and Chair of the Department of Education. He later served as Acting Assistant Dean of the Graduate School, Interview Dean of Liberal Arts and Associate Dean of the Graduate School, retiring in 1988. He belonged to numerous academic associations and education boards and published articles in his professional field. Aside from his career, he enjoyed classical music, reading, and travel with his wife and family.

Joan M. (Gargano) Kimball, was born May 6, 1930 to Angelo and Mildred Gargano. She died Sep 18, 2006 at the age of 76. She was survived by her husband of 56 years, Ernest R., with whom she co-founded Ernest R. Kimball, Inc., son Eugene Kimball, dau. Sharon (Don) Zimmerman, grandchildren; Herb, Tim, Stephie and Sabrina Kimball, Courtney Pardy and Stacey and Shaina Zimmerman; great grandchildren; Alyssa Kimball and Timothy Dale Kimball; sister, Dorothy West of Centerville, OH; sisters-in­law, Hazel K. Austin, Inez C. Kimball, Myra K Sparkowich, all of Kennebunk, ME and Annie K Smith, of Ithaca, NY.; brother-in-law, Gerald F.Sparkowich of Kennebunk, ME.; many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews in Rochester, Maine, Ohio and Texas. Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Rochester, NY.

Mr Wanzer was born July 6, 194 7, in Ipswich. He was the son of Catherine Gleason Wanzer and the late Glenfred Wanzer.

Retired Master Sgt. Larry J. Wanzer, 58 of Columbus, Ga., died June 2, 2006 at his residence.

He retired as a master sergeant after 24 years of service in the U.S. Army, serving in the Vietnam War and the Gulf War. He later worked at HQ in hardware and flooring and at MILES warehouse at Fort Benning. Mr. Wanzer also served in the Tri-County Officials Association. He Was a Methodist by faith.

Graveside services with full military honors were held June 6, 2006 at Fort Benning Main Post Cemetery Columbus, Ga.

Mr Wanzer is survived by his mother, Catherine Gleason Wanzer of Ipswich; his wife, Marjorie Wanzer; three daughters, Bethany Owens (Steve) of Salem, Ala., Heidi Overbee (Larry) of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Amanda, Wanzer and her fiance, Les Cole of Columbus, Ga.; a son, Larry J. Wanzer Jr. of Atlanta, Ga.; two sisters, Sally Robertson (Barry) of Danvers and Kathy Lane (Chuck) of Andover; two brothers, Steve Wanzer (Lana) of Huber Heights, Ohio and David Wanzer (Susan) oflpswich and five grandchildren, Payton Owens of Salem, Ala, Kayla and Shelby Overbee of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Jayda and Bryceson Cole of Columbus, Ga.

The family of Larry Wanzer gives special thanks to the staff of Heritage Hills and the Columbus Hospice Staff.

Narvin Kimball, 97, of Charleston, SC. Died Mar 7, 2006 at his daughters home where he and his wife, Lillian, had been staying since shortly after Hurricane Katrina Aug 2005, in New Orleans, according to the band’s publicist and the local coroner..

Narvin Kimball was born  Mar.2, 1909, the son of bassist Henry Kimball, and he made his first banjo with a cigar box, stick and string.  He began playing professionally in the 1920’s on Mississippi riverboats with the Fate Marable Band.  He made his first Columbia Records in 1928.

Narvin Kimball was the last founding member of the New Orleans Preservation Hall Jazz Band.  Narvin was known for his vocal stylings and banjo playing ,and his vocal renditions of “Georgia on My Mind”, always brought standing ovations, according to hall director, Ben Jaffe, whose parents founded the Preservation Hall in 1961.

Narvin Kimball formed his own band, “Gentlemen of Jazz”, and played around New Orleans area for 40 years.  He also worked for 37 years with the U.S. Postal Service. It was on his mail rounds that he broached the idea of his band paying at the hall.

Narvin Kimball last played with the band in 1999 in a PBS performance.  Not long afterward, Jaffe said, “He suffered a series of strokes that ended his banjo playing.”

Narvin Kimball was survived by his wife, two daughters, four grandchildren and seven great grand-children.

JEANNE (ROBERTS) KIMBALL of York, Maine died February 15, 2006. Born in 1921, she attended New York schools, graduated from Stamford High School, in Connecticut, and later from the Yale School of Nursing, the Greenwich Hospital School of Nursing, and the Newtown Psychiatric Institute in Newtown, Connecticut. She married the late Edwin Kimball in 1943; they would have celebrated their 63rd anniversary later this year. (Please note above entry). She taught Sunday School, was a member of the York Garden Club, Olde York Historical Society, and a passionate member of the Ten No Trump Duplicate Bridge Club. She was an avid swimmer, golfer and bridge player. In later life she and Edwin spent many winters in Portugal, Florida and Tucson, Arizona. And, as she often noted, she was the only one in the Kimball family to record a-hole-in-one.

EDWIN KIMBALL died after a brief illness on February 9, 2006, at the age of 87. He was a lifelong resident of York, Maine, the son of Harold and Grace (Whitten) Kimball. He spent many years in York politics as Selectman, Treasurer, Administrator of the Board of Selectmen, the Planning Board and other offices. He served five years in the U.S. Army during WWII, in the European Theater with the 76th Division, retiring from the Army Reserve as a Major. He married Jeanne Ann Roberts in Stamford, Connecticut, in 1943. He was a charter member of the Rotary Club of York, an active member of the First Parish Congregational Church, a member and later chair of the Board of Directors of the Kennebunk Savings Bank, a member of St. Aspinquid Lodge of Masons, the Board of Directors of the Olde York Historical Society and of the York Golf and Tennis Club. He is survived by Jeanne and two children; Lee of Portland, Maine, and Lynn Gruber and three grandsons of Upton, Massachusetts.

ROBERTA JEAN KIMBALL of Westbrook, Maine, died October 30, 2005, at her home. She was born in Skowhegan, Maine, the daughter of Carlyle and Carrie Helen (Doughty) Horne. She graduated from Deering High School in 1956. She is survived by a son Michael Kimball and a daughter Sharon Kimball of Westbrook; two sisters, Cheryl Owen of Augusta, Maine and Sylvia Carr of Florida; four grandchildren, Michael Brian Kimball, Jenna Weare, Kaleigh Mannett, and Josie Kimball, and her former husband, Don Kimball.

Ernest Roger Kimball, 78, of Webster NY, died April 1, 2010, at St Ann's Home after a very long illness. He was predeceased by his wife Joan and his mother and father.

Ernest was born in Kennebunk, Maine the son of Ernest L. and Jessie (MacQuarrie) Kimball, He attended Kennebunk Schools. He was very mechanically inclinded building several motorized miniature vehicle; Indy race car, WWII Jeep replica with a big white star on the hood, and turned to earning money, by plowing gardens for home owners. He even invented using hydraulic rams to lift the earth plows on the back of a homemade tractor. He left at 17 yrs of age to go to Rochester, NY, where his oldest sister, Annie lived. He was known to people in Maine as "Roger" because his mother thought that easier than big and little Ernest.

He worked for Hallman Chevrolet Motors in Rochester. NY. While working there he won several mechanical awards. He worked for several years driving a car hauler, delivering new cars throughout the Northeast, including Kennebunk, Maine. He was also a motorcycle enthusiast; building and fixing and racing them. He won several motorcycle racing awards.

After a motorcycle accident he met a nurse named Joan in the hospital which became his wife. In 1962 with his wife Joan, he co-founded Kimball Trucking. in r Webster, NY. They owned and operator several 14 wheel dump body tucks and 8 wheel pup-trailers. The business is currently co-owned by Daughter Sharon, Son Eugene and long time Garage Manager Mark. They have expanded into another business "Kimball Earth Recycling".

He invented many things; a three wheel motorcycle, a back snow plow, (to pull snow from garage doors etc)., 8 wheel pup trailer to extend the company's load hauling capacity, before these were ever thought of by current manufactures.

He is survived by his son, Eugene Kimball; daughter Sharon (Don) Zimmerman;. Grandchildren, Herb (Janelle). Tim (Tracy), Stephanie and Sabrina Kimball, Courtney Pardy, Stacey and Shaina Zimmerman, Alyssa and Owen Kimball, Timothy Kimball; sisters, Annie K. Smith of Ithaca, Inez Kimball, Hazel Austin and Myra (Gerald) Sparkowich; sister-in law Dorothy West of OH; many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews in Rochester, Maine, Ohio and Texas.

KEITH F. KIMBALL, JR. of Natick, Massachusetts, died at the age of 77, September 18, 2005, at Mary Ann Morse Nursing Home. A Natick resident for 48 years, he was born in Boston, the son of Keith F. and Bertha (____) Kimball. He was the husband of Irene R. (Sprowl) Kimball for 52 years. He served in the U.S. Navy. He was an electrician for the MBTA for many years, and a member of the International Brotherhood of Electric Workers, Local 103, and of the Masonic Lodge of Milton, Massachusetts. He leaves three daughters, Jane E. Kimball of Whitman, Ruth E. Nelson of Natick and Valerie J. Duchaney of Millis; two grandchildren, Nicole and Christopher Duchaney.

HELEN (WOODWARD) KIMBALL of Hampden, Maine, widow of Guy E. Kimball, died September 9, 2005, at a Bangor (Maine) Hospital. She was born in Waterville, Maine, August 28, 1919, the daughter of Dorr and Rowena (Pollard) Woodward. She graduated from Stevens High School in Rumford, Maine, and Bates College in 1941. She worked with the American Red Cross during WWII, taught school and later worked for W.T. Grant Company. She was a member of the Altrusa Club of Bangor, RSVP, and the Hampden Garden Club. Surviving is her sister, Priscilla W. Duran of Fayette, Maine. She was predeceased by her husband and her two brothers, Deane M. and Hildreth B. Woodward.

HERMAN KIMBALL of York Maine died April 30, 2005, at his home. He was born in Rockland, Maine, July 23, 1935, the son James F. and Eva (Moor) Kimball. He moved, as a child, with his family, to York, where he was raised and attended York schools. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and enjoyed membership in the American Legion, Post 56, where he filled a number of positions including that of Post Historian. He was, for many years, the custodian of York High School. He is survived by his wife, Emily (Long) Kimball; his brother Robert of California, sisters Barbara Fenimore of York, Elona Tobey and Mildred Martel, both of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and Phyllis Rothwell of Mulbury, Florida.

MICHAEL ALAN KIMBALL of Kittery Point, Maine, died April 27, 2005, after a long battle with cancer. He was born August 24, 1953, the son of Walter and Joyce (Bilbruck) Kimball. He graduated from R. W. Traip Academy with the class of 1973. He was employed since 1994 by the Kittery Water District. He is survived by his mother, his sister Cheryl Savage and her husband of Middleton, New Hampshire; three sons, Brad of Dover, New Hampshire, Patrick and Stephen of Eliot, Maine; two daughters, Lauren of Dover and Lyndsey of Eliot; his three year old grandson, Michael Vincent Kimball-Polchics, and his former wife of Eliot.

WILBUR BERRY KIMBALL, SR. of Bridgton, Maine, died March 29, 2005. He was born in Bridgton, June 25, 1925, the son of George E. and Agnes M. (Berry) Kimball. He was educated in Bridgton schools, graduated from Bridgton High School, and married Ruth Davis September 12, 1948. He was employed by Central Maine Power Company for 57 years, retiring as a line supervisor. He was a member of A.F.&A.M., of Bridgton and also a member of the Bridgton Fire Department. He is survived by his wife of 38 years, two sons, Robert A. and his wife and Wilbur B., Jr.; four daughters, Alletta M. Kimball, Linda C. Johnson, Julie M. Mowatt and her husband, Susan Rivet and her husband; and a sister, Frances H. Trumble; 15 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren, all of Bridgton.

BRUCE STEVENS died at the age of 81 at the V.A. Nursing Home, March 20, 2005. He is survived by his widow, Margaret, sons Robert of Riverdale, New York and his wife, Brian of Gallatin, Tennessee, and Charles of Columbus, Mississippi and his wife; and grandsons Matthew, Cory and William. Mr. Stevens was a native of San Mateo, California, and served in the U.S. Army in WWII and the Korean War. He retired from J. C. Penney and was a member of Forrest Lake (Alabama) United Methodist Church, the Tuscaloosa Civitan Club and the Black Warrior Model Railroad Club.

NATALIE M. KIMBALL, formerly of Rochester, New Hampshire, died March 13, 2005, at the Masonic Home in Manchester, New Hampshire, after a period of failing health. She was born January 11, 1913, in Concord, New Hampshire, the daughter of Frank and Mary (Colby) Moran. She was the widow of Herbert E. Kimball, who died in 1996. She is survived by two daughters, Sandra Walker and her husband of Chester, Vermont and Linda Hall and her husband of Warner, New Hampshire; six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

PEARL LESLIE KIMBALL, formerly of Kennebunk, Maine, died February 16, 2005, at the Greenwood Center in Sanford, Maine, following a long illness. She was born in Kennebunk, September 20, 1924, a daughter of Elmer and Eva Redlon. She was educated in Kennebunk schools. During WWII she served in the Women’s Army Corps. She was employed as a caregiver in area nursing facilities. She was predeceased by husbands Forest Nelson Leslie, Sr. and Robert Kimball, and brothers Raymond, Kenneth and Ernest Redlon. Surviving her are sons Ernest Leslie and wife of Acton, Maine, and Wayne Leslie of North Augusta, South Carolina; a brother, Maynard Redlon of Wells, Maine, a sister, Alice Bernier of Kennebunk, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

EVERETT C. KIMBALL of Hopkinton, Massachusetts died January 30, 2005, at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. He was born and raised in Framingham, Massachusetts, the son of Clyde and Estella (Tracy) Kimball. He was a resident of Hopkinton since 1949, and retired from Liberty Mutual Research Center in that town. He served in the U.S. Navy and was a member of the Sherborn American Legion, and a former Boy Scout troop leader. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Barbara (Siebert) Kimball; sons Kenneth E. of Arkansas, Clifford A. and Wayne T. of Hopkinton, a sister, Grace, of Natick, Massachusetts, five grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. He predeceased by a daughter, Deborah and a brother, Lewis.

ANNA (KIMBALL) McEACHERN of Saugus, Massachusetts, died December 13, 2004, at Masconomet Healthcare Center in Topsfield, Massachusetts. She was born July 22, 1924, in Middleton, New Hampshire, the daughter of Elmer B. and Margaret (Wentworth) Kimball. She was raised in Middleton, and was a graduate of Spaulding High School, in Rochester, New Hampshire. She lived in Boston for some years, and in Saugus for 44 years until her death. In earlier years, she was employed as secretary to the President of the Federal Reserve Bank in Boston. She was a member of the Union Congregational Church in Union, New Hampshire, the Order of the Eastern Star and Daughters of the American Revolution. She is survived by her husband of 44 years, Leo O. McEachern of Saugus; two sons, Barry of Saugus and David T. of Salem, Massachusetts, an aunt, Edith Kimball of Union, and a cousin, Mrs. Virginia Wentworth, also of Union.

GORDON STANLEY KIMBALL of Wolfeboro Falls, New Hampshire, died July 29, 2004, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire. He was born August 18, 1922, in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, the son of Stanley Chapman and Inez Eliza (Welch) Kimball. He was a lifelong resident of Wolfeboro, a graduate of Brewster Academy. He was a veteran of WWII and a member of the New Hampshire National Guard for 18 years, and a member of American Legion Harriman-Hale Post #18. Gordon worked for the Wolfeboro Highway Department for 27 years. He was an avid genealogist and historian, a past President of the Kimball Family Association, a member of the Wolfeboro Historical Society and the Ossipee Historical Society. His work on his Kimball family was invaluable to the revision of “The History of the Kimball Family in America,” as much of this information had never previously been compiled. He is survived by the his wife of 52 years, Joan E. (Bickford) Kimball; two sons, Barry of Wolfeboro and Gregg of Quinton, Virginia and their wives; three daughters, Corlis of Arlington, Texas and her husband, Amy of Wolfeboro, and Melony of Wolfeboro and her husband; eleven grandchildren, Chistiana, Christian, Jessica, Barry, Kathryn, Savanna, Elizabeth, Nathaniel, Virginia, Sara, and Asa, plus several great-grandchildren.

BEATRICE ‘BEA’ L. KIMBALL of Casco, Maine died June 17, 2004, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was born March 29, 1929, in St. Albans, Vermont, the only daughter of David A. and Mabel A. (Hunt) Burns. She attended school in Vermont and then entered Deering High School when her family moved to Portland, Maine in 1942. She dropped out of school in 1944 to get married and raise a family. When the city of Portland would not give her a marriage license because she was only fifteen, she returned to Hartland to marry her husband on September 15, 1944. He died on January 21, 1997, after they had raised six children. Eventually, she went to Casco Learning Center, and finally received her diploma in 1999. At age seventy she was Valedictorian of her graduating class from Lakes Region High School. Her favorite subject was math, but she also loved the computer courses she took where she learned the ‘basics’ – and beyond. She is survived by her daughter Maria and her husband of Greene, Maine; sons Lemuel and wife of Starks, Maine, Brian C. of Slidell, Louisiana, Homer L. of Livermore Falls, Maine, and John W. and his wife of Casco, Maine, twenty grandchildren, and many great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

DONALD L. KIMBALL of Hiram, Maine, died May 7, 2004, at Maine Medical Center, after a brief illness. He was born in Hiram August 31, 1925, the 6th child of Clarence and Ada (Graffam) Kimball. He attended local schools and Fryeburg Academy, receiving his diploma after WWII. He rarely spoke of his experiences, only his pride in the time of his service. He spent his whole life in service to others through his work in the plumbing and heating business or his personal life, giving his time, knowledge and even money, freely. He was a truly remarkable man. He is survived by his wife, Barbara (Durgin) Kimball of Hiram, a brother, Gordon of Eliot, Maine, and a sister, Helen Ward, of Hiram.

ELEANOR KIMBALL SANBORN passed away May 5, 2004 after a courageous struggle with respiratory problems. She was born in Hiram, Maine, the daughter of Clarence and Ada (Graffam) Kimball, and graduated from Fryeburg Academy in 1941. After attending business college in Portland, Maine, she worked at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. When her mother died she gave up her career and returned to Hiram to care for her father and younger siblings. After the war she married Kermit A. Sanborn and they raised three children. Eleanor was Past Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star at the Mt. Moriah Chapter #6 in Denmark, Maine, and a life member of the Pondicherry Chapter #192 of Bridgton, Maine. She was survived by her husband of 58 years, sons Vaughn and William and their wives, daughter Susan and her husband; two brothers and a sister, and two grandsons.

LUTHENE G. ‘LUKE’ KIMBALL of Hopkinton, Massachusetts, aged 53, died April 21, 2004, at Milford-Whitinsville Regional Hospital. He was born in Newton, Massachusetts, son of the late Luthene Kimball, and moved to Centerville with his family as a child. He was a graduate of Barnstable High School, where he played football. He graduated from Colby College in Maine, where he also played football, including the undefeated team of 1973. While at Colby he was a member of the Lamda Chi Alpha fraternity. At the time of his death he was employed at EMC Corporation in Franklin, Massachusetts as a commodity specialist. Mr. Kimball was a member of the Hopkinton Republican Town Committee and the Hopkinton Cemetery Commission, active with the Boy Scouts, a member of the Hopkinton High School Boosters Club and served as a coach for the Hopkinton Youth Basketball and Soccer. He leaves a wife, Linda (Mazzaro) Kimball; two sons, Christopher L. of Jersey City, NJ, and Brian Victor of Hopkinton; his mother, Jane Kimball-Hagstrom, a brother Jim of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and two sisters, Joan Langenbach and Mimi O’Neill and their husbands.

NORMAN HARTLEY KIMBALL died March 6, 2004 at his home in Sheldon Creek, Vermont. He was born April 23, 1923, in Enosburg Falls, Vermont, one of twin sons of Howard F. and Mildred (Croft) Kimball. He was survived by his wife of 56 years, Margaret (Crowe) Kimball, his four daughters, Carolyn, Diane, Norma, and Melinda with their spouses and partners, four grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren, his brother Robert and his wife, and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents, his twin brother, Richard, and his beloved son, Thomas. He worked at the mill in Sheldon Springs for 45 years. His greatest joys in life were his family, his faith and his garden.

C. J. “SANDY” CRIMMINS of Hillsboro, New Hampshire died January 5, 2003. He was born in San Francisco March 6, 1949, the son of Cornelius H. and Catherine (Kimball) Crimmins. He graduated in 1967 from the Morristown Academy in New Jersey and from the University of San Diego in 1972. After college he returned to New Hampshire and spent fourteen years at Indian Head Bank. There he rose to Vice- President of Retail Bank for Holding Company. At the same time he graduated from UNH’s Executive MBA Program. He later worked in Boston. In 1997 he joined Laconia Savings Bank as senior vice-president of Retail Banking & Information Systems. Family members include his wife, Gail (Feinberg) Crimmins, and his mother Catherine, both of Hillsboro; a son, Christopher B. Crimmins of Manchester, NH, a daughter Joanna of Snowmass, Colorado, and a step-daughter, Stephanie J. Buckley of Sandwich, Massachusetts, and a granddaughter.

SUSIE (ARNOLD) KIMBALL died January 4, 2003 at Beverly (MA) Hospital after a brief illness. She was born in Pike, New Hampshire, May 30, 1934, the daughter of Everett and Susan (Hutchins) Kimball. She was educated in Pike and graduated from Haverhill, NH, Academy. She worked for many years for Brigham Corp. in its stores in North Beverly, Peabody and Danvers, Massachusetts. Family members included her husband of nearly 50 years, Leonard H. Kimball; a daughter, Laurel K. Johnson, two sons; Douglas N. of Arizona and Timothy of Newbury, New Hampshire, six grandchildren, two sister and a brother.

JEAN LUELLA KIMBALL (Mrs, Sterling) born September 30, 1924 at Port Huron, Michigan, died December 14, 2002 at Flint, Michigan.

WARD KIMBALL died July 10, 2002 at Arcadia Methodist Hospital, of natural causes, according to Howard E. Green, of Disney’s Buena Vista Marketing. He was 88 years old. Kimball joined the Disney organization in 1934, animating or serving as director for such classics as “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” “Pinocchio,” “Fantasia,” and “Peter Pan.” Roy E. Disney, vice chairman of W. Disney Co. and nephew of the founder, recalled that “he was a brilliant animator and film maker with a distinct style and humor all his own.” Among Kimball’s contributions were the redesign of Mickey Mouse and the creation of Jiminy Cricket for “Pinocchio.” Kimball said he drew more than a dozen versions before ending with a figure that “looked like Mr. Pickwick, but with no ears, no nose and no hair….” Ward retired from Disney in 1973 and re-emerged five years later to celebrate Mickey Mouse’s 50th birthday. Besides creating animated characters, Kimball had a Dixieland jazz band in 1948 called the Firehouse Five Plus Two. This group recorded a dozen albums and appeared on TV shows of that period.

BRENDA D. (COLEMAN) KIMBALL of “Burton”died February 2, 2002 at Genesys Health Park, and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery. She was born Pikeville, Kentucky on May 26, 1951. She is survived by her husband, Thomas, and children James, Mark, Pam and Angela; grandchildren Rachel, Kayla, Jane, Samantha Taylor, Alison and Wesley plus several brothers and sisters.

Maulsby Kimball was born 21 May 1904 in New York, and died 17 Dec 1987. The 1925 NY State Census shows the family living in Aurora, Erie County NY. Much was written about Maulsby, March 14, 1986, by Gloria Beverage, Community Life Editor, in the Auburn Journal, Placer County, CA. To quote Gloria's article in part "The artist is as colorful as his paintings. At age 84, Maulsby Kimball makes no apologies for his painfully slow gait or his deteriorating hearing and vision. A native of Buffalo, New York, Kimball started studying art in 1934 at the Art Student's League in New York. In 1928 or 1929 he said, "It hit me that was what life was all about" He went back to his hometown and studied in a school there for two years. From there Kimball studied French modem painting with Henry McCarter at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. But what probably changed Kimball's attitude toward art was his encounter with the art works of Rudolf Steiner. "I got the feeling and symbolism that I've been working on ever since," he explained.

Maulsby's quote "when a person sees a beautiful sunset, there are beautiful sensations that wash over him. Those are the types of sensations I hope to evoke with my paintings"

Two of his paintings are on display at the Fogg Art Museum at Harvard. Others are in private collections in 16 countries on 4 continents. In 1985 he was invited to exhibit his paintings and lecture at the Idiart Festival in Chartres, France."

Although he did not favor any one of the 32 paintings in the Auburn show over another, Kimball explained, "a look at the price tag gives an indication of their value to the artist". The higher priced ones, including "Ascension" and "Come Unto Me" at $1200.00 each, are one-of-a kind.

George Warren Kimball, abt. 21 years of age, a resident of Milford, NH. He was born in Asbury, MA. George was one of five children born to Oliver and Annie P. Kimball. The Milford, NH, 1930 Federal Census lists the chidren of Oliver and Annie P. Kimball as Oliver 8 yrs, George 6 yrs, Lillian M. 4 yrs, Russell B, 2-1/2 yrs, and Maurice, one month.

George enlisted in the army in Manchester, NH, on 14 Sept 1942. The enlistment info shows that he had been employed in the manufacture of paper & pulp and was single w/o dependents. He served in the Cavalry as a private. He died 19 June 1945 ( abt 21 years old) in Manila. He was buried in the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in the Philippines. The white cross on his gravesite (Plot D. row 12, Grave 209) states that he was a Private First Class. 37th Reconnaissance Troop, 37th Infantry Division, of the US Army. He was "Killed in Action" and awarded the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart.

Milford, NH honored 13 fallen World War II heroes of which George Warren Kimball was one. The monument in the WWII Memorial Park contains the names of more than 500 Milford residents who served in World War II, but did not include the names of the 13 who gave the ultimate sacrifice. The town of Milford, NH had planted 13 arborvitae trees in 1948. These trees were replaced in 2014 with 13 new trees and bronze plaques behind the existing granite monument in this beautiful park along the Souhegan River.