Dena Marie Kimber Obituary (1943

Dena Marie Loveless Kimber, 72, left this life and into the arms of her Heavenly Father on Friday, July 1, 2016 as a result of a stroke. Dena was born on July 3, 1943 to Dean and Vivian Loveless. She was the oldest of three girls. Dena loved the 4th of July, not only because it was close to her birthday but also because she knew that she would be able to march in the parade and twirl a baton. This was one of Dena’s many talents. After high school, Dena married Floyd Kimber on September 1, 1963 in Elko, NV. They have four children and eight grandchildren. At the age of 19, Dena received her beautician license. She worked at several beauty salons including the salon she shared with her mother. After many years, she was able to build a salon in her home where she worked doing hair and making lifelong friends. Dena decided to learn how to do permanent cosmetics which became a very successful part of her salon. Dena was always very artistic. After the children were older, Dena decided to learn to paint. She found much peace and satisfaction in being able to create masterpieces from a blank canvas and a few tubes of oil paint. Dena was a breast cancer survivor. She fought hard and kicked cancer’s butt. During the last few years the effects of the cancer treatment took a toll on her and she had to spend three days a week doing dialysis. She never complained and was extremely grateful that it helped her feel good enough to be able to live a somewhat normal life. Dena is survived by her husband, Floyd; her four children: Mike (Patti) Kimber, Cedar City, UT; Kyle Kimber, Springville, UT; Leslie (Mark) Jermain, Salem, UT and Chad (Jeanie) Kimber, Salem, UT. Dena’s eight Grandchildren were the love of her life. Dena has two sisters, Pat (Blayne) Christensen, Orem, UT and Georgia (Reed) Brown, Fruit Heights, UT. She was preceded in death by her parents. Special thanks to all the Doctors and Nurses at Utah Valley Hospital and at the DaVita dialysis center. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, July 9, 2016 at the Harvest Park Chapel, 1068 South 1600 West (Hwy 89), Mapleton, UT. Friends may call from 9:30-10:45 a.m. prior to services. Interment will be at the Springville Evergreen Cemetery, Springville, UT. Condolences may be expressed at www.bergmortuary.com.