Edith Kimball

Edith M. (Pickles) Kimball, 87, of Haverhill died Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at the Merrimack Valley Hospital surrounded by her loving family after a brief illness.Born in North Andover, she was the daughter of the late John A. and Theresa M. (Hallsworth) Pickles. She attended North Andover public schools. Mrs. Kimball was primarily a homemaker, but as her children grew, she was employed as a cook at the Boston University Conference Center in North Andover for several years, retiring in 1984.A devoted mother and grandmother, she loved spending time with her family and friends, especially family dinners. She enjoyed gardening, she loved her animals, and enjoyed her weekends spent at her camp in Bridgton, Maine.The widow of Lee Myron Kimball who died in 1985, and beloved mother of the late Robert E. Kimball who died in 2008, she leaves her daughter and son-in-law, Eleanor J. and James A. Guyot of Haverhill grandchildren, Robert E. Kimball Jr. and his fiancee Gretchen Rothrock of Salem, N.H., Stacy P. Sullivan of Lakeland, Fla., Melissa L. and her husband Lorin J. Clark of Haverhill cherished great-grandchildren, Michael, Chelsea, and Andrea Kimball, Alisandra “Lexi” Antonakis, Olivia and Haleigh Sullivan a sister, Ruth Giarruso of North Andover and nieces and nephews, including George C. Pickles who helped care for her during her illness. She was predeceased by her brother, David Pickles, and sisters, Rita DeAdder, and Vera Craven.ARRANGEMENTS: Friends and family are respectfully invited to call on Sunday, May 10, at the Kevin B. Comeau Funeral Home, 486 Main St. (Route 125) Haverhill from 5 to 8 p.m. Her funeral will be held on Monday from the funeral home at 9 a.m. with a Mass of Christian burial to be celebrated at 10 a.m. in St. John the Baptist Church, Lincoln Ave., Haverhill. Burial will follow at Meeting House Cemetery, Route 121A, Danville, N.H. Memorial donations may be made to the Joslin Diabetes Center, One Joslin Place, Boston, MA 02215. www.comeaufuneral.com.