Obituaries : Marceil Kimm

BLAIRSTOWN:

Marceil Kimm, 88, died Saturday, June 27, 2015 at Rose Haven Nursing Home in Marengo.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at Grace Lutheran Church in Blairstown with Rev. David Rempfer officiating. Interment will be held at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Blairstown. Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m., Tuesday at the church. A Memorial Fund has been established for Grace Lutheran Church.

Marceil was born November 6, 1926 in Jay County Indiana to Wave and Georginia (Beard) Williams. She married Max KImm on May 22, 1950 at Grace Lutheran Church in Blairstown. Marceil worked as a bookkeeper for Kimm’s DX in Blairstown for many years. She was a long time member of Grace Lutheran Church and was very active in her community serving as a Girl Scout Leader, a member of the Blairstown American Legion Auxiliary Unit #170 and also served as a Poll Worker for her county.

She and Max enjoyed wintering in Arizona for over 30 years and cheering on the Chicago Cubs.

She is survived by her husband, Max Kimm of Blairstown; two daughters, Kathy Knight of Cedar Rapids, Lynn (Mark) Gielau of Denver; two sons, Marty Kimm and Barry (Theresa) Kimm, all of Blairstown; six grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; three sisters, Wanda Muck of Cedar Rapids, Judy Gibney of Solon, Sondra (John) White of the Quad Cities; her sister-in-law, Doris Williams of Atkins; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Wendell and Keith; and two sisters, Juanita and Shirley.

Condolences may be left at: www.phillipsfuneralhomes.com