Moretown, VT
Constance M. Kimball, 98, formerly of River Road in Moretown, died on Friday, January 11, 2013 at the Berlin Health & Rehab Center.
She was born on November 3, 1914 in Morrisville, the daughter of Frank J and Florence E Calkins.
She attended schools in Morrisville and graduated from People's Academy in 1930. She later graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelors degree from the University of Vermont in 1935.
On July 3, 1937, she married Rufus A Kimball in Milton, VT. Mr. Kimball predeceased her on September 12, 2007.
Constance worked as a high school teacher in Milton, Vt. She taught English and Latin before she married. She was an accomplished seamstress while raising her four children. Constance later became a high school proctor at the St. Johnsbury Academy, retiring about 1980. She was a fifty plus member of the Eastern Star group in Milton, Vt. and was a long time member of the South Congregational church in St. Johnsbury.
Survivors include her daughter, Karen Connelly and her husband Jack of Homer, Alaska; sons, Frank F. Kimball of Portland, ME and Warren A. Kimball and his wife Susan of Moretown, VT; grandchildren, Jamieson Kimball of Salt Lake City, UT, Stacy Kimball of New York City, Sara Castro of MonteVerde Fl, Catherine (Katie) Messenger of Fiskdale, Ma., Lizzi Messenger of Stowe, Vt., and 3 great grandchildren.
There will be no calling hours. A graveside service will be held in the spring at the Pleasantview Cemetery in Westford, VT.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Berlin Health & Rehab Center, Patient Activities Fund, 98 Hospitality Drive, Barre, VT 05641.