Doris Laura Kimball

DORIS LAURA KIMBALL 1919 - 2015 Doris Laura (Perkins) Kimball age 95 of Omaha, NE passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 18, 2015 at the Good Samaritan Society – Millard in Omaha. Doris Laura (Perkins) Kimball was born on December 11, 1919 to Fredrick Elia and Ada Violet (Williams) Perkins in Precept, NE. She was raised in rural Beaver City and attended school at the Platte Valley Academy (K-12) in North Platte, NE. After graduating from high school, she attended a secretarial school in North Platte, NE for one year. She met George William Kimball Jr. and they were later married on May 12, 1941 in Detroit, MI. Doris and George made their home in Detroit and later moved to Louisiana until WWII began. Doris moved to Hastings, NE to live with George's parents, George Sr. and Bessie Kimball, while George was stationed in Europe with the US Army. After George returned from the war, Doris and George moved into their own home in Hastings, where their children George III and Diane were born. They lived in Hastings until 1963, when they moved to Kearney, NE. Then in 1973 they moved to Omaha, NE and have been there since. Doris was a wife, stay at home mom, homemaker, and a loving grandmother. She was a member of the Kearney Hospital Service League and served as an officer for many years. She is survived by her daughter: Diane Ulrich and husband Fred of Louisville, NE, one daughter-in-law: Joan Hansberry of Bellingham, WA, four grandchildren: Jenny Jarose and husband Justin of Omaha, NE, Michael Ulrich and wife Sarah of Lincoln, NE, Patrick Ulrich of Louisville, NE, Deborah Snyder and husband Joshua of Omaha, NE, eleven great grandchildren, two sisters-in-law: Ruby Perkins of North Platte, NE, Beverly Kimball of Kearney, NE, numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and many friends. She was preceded in death by her parents: Fredrick and Violet Perkins, husband: George Kimball Jr., brother: Glenn Perkins, and son: George Kimball III. A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 A.M., Monday, July 27, 2015 at Roby Funeral Home in Plattsmouth with Pastor Harold Schmidt officiating. Visitations will be held from 1:00 to 6:00 P.M., Sunday, July 26, 2015 with the family greeting relatives and friends from 2:00 to 4:00 P.M. at Roby Funeral Home. The Pallbearers will be Michael Ulrich, Patrick Ulrich, Joshua Snyder, Justin Jarose, Ryan Beck, Joseph Ulrich, and Andrew Ulrich. Final Resting Place will be at Glendale Cemetery in rural Louisville, NE. Memorials to the Good Samaritan Society.

Doris Laura Kimball

December 11, 1919 - July 18, 2015