Denise C. Kimball passed away on April 3, 2024, in San Diego, California. She was born on March 16, 1930, in New Rochelle, New York, the daughter of Doris Saxton and Robert Ward Cutler. After graduating from Cornell University, she received her Registered Dietitian degree from New York University. She met her husband, Kent Gordon Kimball, MD there. They married in August 1953. In 1960 they moved to San Francisco, then later to Oakland, California where Kent set up his medical practice, retiring in 1997. After his death in 1999, Denise moved to San Diego.
She was preceded in death by her daughter, Kathryn E. Kimball, who died in 1955. She is survived by two children, Thomas R. Kimball (Dana) and Susan K. Skala (Whitney), five grandchildren, two grandchildren through marriage and seven great-grandchildren.
A family only requiem mass will be held at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Oakland, CA followed by interment at Mountain View Cemetery. Donations may be given to the American Heart Association.