Harry Kimber
1920 - 2015
Harry Kimber, beloved husband of Ida Kimber, passed away in Taber on Monday, August 17, 2015 at the age of 95 years.
Relatives and friends were invited to meet with the family at Southland Funeral Chapel, 5006 - 48 Avenue, Taber on Friday, August 21, 2015 between 7:00 P.M. and 8:00 P.M.
The Funeral Service was held at the Vauxhall Mennonite Brethren Church, 320 - 9 Street North, Vauxhall on Saturday, August 22, 2015 at 2:00 P.M. Burial followed at the Vauxhall Mennonite Cemetery.
Harry is survived by his wife of sixty two years, Ida; his children, Gail (Jim) Lamond of Vauxhall, Jacqueline (Art) Thiessen of Melfort, Saskatchewan, Glenna (Pete) Pepneck of Vauxhall, Tom (Linda) Kimber of Snowflake, Manitoba, Marilyn (Walter) Unruh of Hays, Larry (Mieko) Kimber of Fukuoka, Japan and Phyllis (Trevor) Kiriaka of Tappen, British Columbia. His grandchildren, Jonathan, Meagan, Chelsea (Denis), Jeffrey (Karin), Trevor (Whitney), Kimberley (Aaron), Christopher (Janet), Tracy (Tyler), Julie, Joshua, Clayton (Heather), Crystal, Emily (Terry), Seth (Presley), Cal (Lia), Adam, Lisa (Kurtis), Zacharry, Jacob, Alexandra, Kevin and Carson; twenty two great grandchildren. He is also survived by his sister Beatrice Stock, sisters-in-law Dolly, Inez and Barbara as well as many nieces and nephews.
Harry was predeceased by one grandchild, Jolene, sister Mary, brothers Jack, Clem, Horace, Bill, Ron, brother-in-law Sam Stock, sister-in-law Ivy.
Harry was born on July 25, 1920 to John and Gertrude Kimber in Tompkins, Saskatchewan, the fourth of eight children. He grew up on a sheep ranch and loved his border collies. At the age of twenty one, Harry enlisted in the army along with two of his brothers. He served in the Medical Corps where his unit began operations in 1943 in Sicily, working its way up to Holland by the end of the war. Harry sent most of the money he earned to his widowed mother looking after the younger children. Thankfully all three brothers came home alive. The highlight for him was sailing back to Canada aboard the Queen Elizabeth. After arriving home, the army offered training to any soldier wanting it. Harry chose barbering. During this time he met Ida Bergen and they were married on November 7, 1953. God blessed them with seven children, twenty two grandchildren and twenty two great grandchildren. Harry found employment in various small towns in Saskatchewan before settling in Vauxhall in 1960. His last job, ditch riding for the BRID, lasted fifteen years and was the one he enjoyed the best. It allowed him to live on a small acreage where he could raise all kinds of farm animals, including sheep! Harry retired in 1985, and although they moved into town, he continued to sheer sheep well into his eighties for whoever asked him.
Dad left to us, his family, a great legacy of faith in God and a love for His Word. Thank you Dad! We love you.