Obituary of Margaret Kimerlin

Sarah Margaret Nichols Kimerlin, a resident of the Santa Inez Valley for nearly four decades, died in Solvang, California on March 20. She was 87. Born in Rexburg, Idaho, she came to Los Angeles in the 1940s. There, she met Philip Kimerlin, to whom she was married for 56 years. They lived in San Luis Obispo before settling in Buellton. He died in 2005. A retired teacher, Margaret was a gifted artist and writer, a devoted wife, and a nurturing friend, sister and aunt who never lost her sense of humor. No services are planned. Donations in her memory may be made to the Santa Inez Valley Cottage Hospital and the Santa Inez Valley Humane Society.