- Date Of Birth: July 10, 1919
- Date Of Death: April 19, 2016
- State: Connecticut
Doris M. KimmerleSARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.—Doris M. Kimmerle, 96, died on Tuesday, April 19, at the Wesley Health Care Center in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. She passed away peacefully with family members at her July 10, 1919, in Newark, N.J., she was the daughter of Frederick and Irene (Willey) Woolley. She attended Columbia High School in Maplewood, N.J., and then Centenary College of New Jersey. The financial strains of the Great Depression forced her to leave college after one married her high school sweetheart, Arthur S. Kimmerle, in 1941. Two years later, Arthur entered military service in the U.S. Army, and Doris relocated to Lawton, Okla., to be near him during his basic training at Fort Sill. She and other army wives in Lawton, living in boarding houses and rented rooms, formed a strong bond and social network during the difficult time of World War II. Arthur went on to serve in the Field Artillery Battalion in Italy, France, and the couple reunited after the war, they had three children and raised them in Short Hills, N.J., where they lived for 34 years. Doris presided over the household and worked part-time as a secretary. She was a loving mother who supported her children in their education and in their many activities and pursuits. Doris and Arthur later lived in Succasunna, N.J., for 18 years and in 2001 relocated to New Hartford, Conn., to be near family. After the death of her husband in 2004, Doris moved to Saratoga Springs, N.Y., where additional family members reside. She formed warm friendships at the senior communities of Prestwick Chase and Woodlawn Commons, the most memorable of which was with Stuart Lewis.While in her 80s, Doris enjoyed family trips to Puerto Rico, Miami, and San Diego during the winter months. In the summer of 2014, she celebrated her 95th birthday with a reunion of family and friends.Doris leaves behind a sister, Janet Scott, of Summit, N.J.; two sons, Robert Kimmerle and his wife Viviana Rangil of Saratoga Springs, N.Y., and Kenneth Kimmerle and his wife Allison of Burlington, VT.; a daughter, Carol Gibbons, and her husband John Snyder of Escondido, CA.; and three grandchildren, Clara Kimmerle, Ben Kimmerle, and Sam Kimmerle. In addition to her parents and husband, she was predeceased by her brother, Richard.
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