Earl R. Kimbell

SIOUX CITY | Earl R. Kimbell, 91 of Sioux City, died Sunday, Apr. 20, 2014 at Emeritus Senior Living at NorthPark after a brief illness. Funeral services will be 12:00 p.m. Wednesday, Apr. 23, 2014 at Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel with Rev. Scott Squires officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Tuesday with the family present 7-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Condolences may be sent online at www.meyerbroschapels.com. Earl was born Oct. 27, 1922 in Wakefield, NE the son of Francis J. and Gertrude (Fitzsimons) Kimbell. He grew up in Allen, NE where he graduated from high school. He attended Junior College in Pasadena, CA and General Motors Training School in Omaha, NE. On March 13, 1943 he married Norma J. Carr in Allen, NE. Together they raised four children. He served with the U.S. Army from 1944 until his honorable discharge in 1946. Earl owned and operated Earl's Texaco Station until 1969. He worked for the City of Sioux City as a mechanic foreman then for Saunders Leasing as a diesel mechanic until they closed. He was the service manager for Charlie Zook Dodge before joining Western Iowa Technical Community College. Earl was an auto mechanic instructor and department head of the Auto Department at WITCC. He retired in Aug. of 1987. Earl's memberships and past offices included, past president of the Sioux City Evening Lion's Club, service officer for Monahan Post 64 and secretary/treasurer for SCORE. He was a member at Crescent Park United Methodist Church where he served as an usher and a trustee. In earlier years, Earl enjoyed fishing, hunting and golf. Survivors include his wife, Norma of 71 years, 4 children, Christine Clark of Sioux City, Linda Kimbell and her husband, Tony Cortina of Raleigh, NC, Steve Kimbell and his wife, Terri of Sioux City and Susan Minehart and her husband, Colin of Albert Lea, MN; a brother, Dale Kimbell and his wife, Daphne of Alamo, CA; 2 sisters, Velma Luhr of Sioux City and Alice Holcomb of Riverside, CA; 12 grandchildren, Jerry Clark, Cyndy Clark, Sarah Cortina, Ryan (Amy) Kimbell, Kristi (Jamie) Wilshire, Laura Kimbell, Craig (Erin) Kimbell, Mary Kimbell, David Kimbell, Joe Kimbell, Mike Minehart and Melissa Minehart; 14 great grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be his grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in his name to Crescent Park United Methodist Church.