Deborah Lee Kimball age 63, of 1201 Fairground Rd. Celina, Ohio passed away at 4:30a.m. on March 17, 2012 at her home in Celina. She was born on Jan 24, 1949 in Cleveland, Ohio to the late Edward N. & Elisabeth Freda (Haydl) VanKorngut. On April 4, 1970 she married her husband of 41 years, Duane E. Kimball, who lives in Celina. Also surviving are her daughters Beth (Keary) Siegrist of Celina, and Tricia (Chris) Johnson of Pittsburg, PA, 5 grandchildren Haley Siegrist, Jadyn Siegrist, Brianna Johnson, Nathan Johnson, Madeline Johnson, brother Doug (Carol) VanKorngut of Mentor, OH. Deborah graduated from Euclid High School in 1966 and received her degree from Kent State in 1970. She retired as a teacher from the City of Celina Schools and City of St. Marys public schools. Deborah was an administrator and one of the original teacher with the Creative Discovery Pre-School. She was a Member of St. John Lutheran Church in Celina. A Memorial service will be held at 7:00p.m. on Friday March 23, 2012 at the Lehman-Hogenkamp-Dzendzel Funeral Home in Celina, with Rev. Douglas Meyer officiating. Friends may call from 4-7p.m. on Friday at the funeral home. Condolences may be made at LHDfuneralhome.com. Memorial contributions may be made to the Cancer Association of Mercer County P.O. Box 624 Celina, Ohio45822 or Sue's Animal Rescue Team P.O. Box 146 St. Marys, Ohio 45885-0011.
