Dorothy Kibble - Kingman, 97, of Denver, formerly of Springfield

Funeral Mass will be 10:30 AM, Monday, September 23, 2019 at St. Vincent Catholic Church in Springfield. Burial is in the church cemetery, rural Springfield. Visitation will be at the church on Sunday from 5 to 6 PM, followed by a Rosary at 6 PM.

Dorothy Dier was born November 28, 1921 in Rapid City, SD to John and Marie (Newbowers) Dier. She died Sunday, September 15, 2019 at the Swedish Medical Center in Denver.
Dorothy went to school in Rapid City and graduated from Rapid City High School. She worked there for awhile and in California at Lockheed before going to Springfield, SD, with her daughter Sue to live with her mother Marie O'Donnell. While there she met her husband Norman Kibble of Springfield. They were married on December 21, 1946 in Tyndall, SD. They along with Norm's parents, George and Laura Kibble, operated Kibbles Grocery Store for many years. After the parents passing in 1954, Norm and Dorothy operated the grocery store which turned into Norm's IGA, which they operated for many years. In January of 1987 Norm passed away and Dorothy stayed in Springfield for awhile, eventually moving to Keystone, SD and working for the Mt. Rushmore National Memorial until approximately 2002. She met Richard Kingman at a class reunion and they were married in Denver, where she resided until her death.
Thankful for having shared her life are her daughter Sue Herman of Mesa, AZ; four grandchildren: David Kibble of Denver, CO, Dan Ferwerda of Gilbert, AZ, Angela Kibble of Denver, CO and Bryan Herman of Mesa, AZ; 10 great grandchildren: Alexys Herman, Austin Herman, Tallon Herman, Tayla Herman, Shaylee Herman, Lewis Loonan, Brittany Bury, Hana Goodwin and Haden Goodwin; one great granddaughter, Blaire Bary; and nieces and nephews: Tom O'Donnell of Winner, SD, Mike O'Donnell of Washington, Maureen O'Donnell and Holly O'Donnell.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her husbands Norman Kibble and Richard Kingman; her mother Marie O'Donnell; her father John Dier; and her brother Thomas ODonnell.