Frieda Sophie Kimball, the daughter of George and Augusta (Lubenow) Kelz, was born on October 1, 1915 near Sherburn, MN. She was baptized in infancy and confirmed at St. Johns Lutheran Church in Sherburn, where she also attended jr. high and high school. Frieda's marriage to Lloyd Kimball on October 7, 1931, was officiated by Rev. Neuaber, the same Reverend who confirmed her. After living on a farm near Sherburn, Frieda and Lloyd moved to a farm near Spirit Lake, IA in 1934. In 1947, they moved to a farm north of Everly, IA where they lived until retiring in 1976 to a home on the east side of West Lake Okoboji. After her husband's death in 2001, Frieda moved to the Highlands Lutheran Complex in Spencer and was a member of Christ the King Lutheran Church. During their retirement years at Lake Okoboji, Frieda and Lloyd attended Immanuel Lutheran Church in Spirit Lake. The majority of their years together were spent as members of First English Lutheran Church, where their twelve children attended religiously during their youth.
Frieda passed away on November 5, 2007, at the Spencer Hospital at the age of 92. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; her daughter, Charlotte Duff; her grandson, David Dykstra; her great granddaughter, Gabrielle Woeltje; one brother, Lawrence Kelz; one sister, Lucy Kelz and two sons-in-law: Bill Smith and Loyal Schwisow.
Left to cherish her memory are her four sons and their wives: Jerome and Beverly Kimball of Spencer, IA, Roger and Lynn Kimball of Johnston, IA, Donald and Jian Kimball of West New York, NJ and Kent and Joan Kimball of Everly, IA; seven daughters and their husbands: Barbara and Lester Dykstra of Everly, IA, Arlene and Wally Nova of Mission Viejo, CA, Mary Schwisow of Lacey, WA, Sharon and Richard Weeden of Scottsdale, AZ, Joan and Harlan Dirks of Saratoga, CA, Jill Smith of Golden, CO and Jean and Terry Brown of Rosebud, TX. Frieda's children in total blessed her with 23 grandchildren; 36 great grandchildren and 11 great-great grandchildren.
SERVICES
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Friday, November 9, 2007, at the First English Lutheran Church in Spencer.
OFFICIATING
Pastor Paul Kaldahl
Rev. Michael Sharp
CASKET BEARERS
Jerome Kimball - Roger Kimball
Donald Kimball - Kent Kimball
Brad Kimball - Mark Dykstra
VISITATION
Visitation will start after 2:00 P.M., Thursday at the First English Lutheran Church, with the family receiving friends from 6:00 - 8:00 P.M., at the First English Lutheran Church in Spencer.
MUSIC
Organist - Christi Gabhart
Soloist - Connie Swan
"Amazing Grace"
Congregational Hymns
"What A Friend We Have In Jesus"
"Rock Ages"
INTERMENT
North Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery
Spencer, Iowa
Memorials may be directed to the First English Lutheran Church Education Fund or the Iowa Great Lakes Lutheran School