Kimberly Kilback
Born In: Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
Passed in: North Sydney
Passed on: November 17th, 2013
With heartfelt sadness we announce the peaceful passing of Kimberly Karen Kilback, 47, beloved daughter, sister, aunt, partner and friend on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013, at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital, Sydney.
Born in Richmond, B.C., she was the daughter of Larry and Carol (Partington) Kilback.
Kimberly was a very energetic person with a strong work ethic. She worked in various careers throughout her life, beginning with the insurance industry, she later became a registered financial adviser, which she worked at for several years. She would follow her dream of attending school to become a hairdresser and owning her own business and in 2007 she opened her own salon “The Purple Mango” in North Sydney. She adopted Cape Breton as her home, became active in her community and enjoyed fundraising for various causes and charities. Kimberly had a great sense of humour and love for sewing and crafts and will be sadly missed.
Besides her parents, Larry and Carol Kilback, Kelowna, she is also survived by her partner Diane Hatcher, North Sydney; two brothers, Dean (Cathy) Kilback, and their children Alicia and Andrew, Surrey, B.C., and Phillip (Britney) Kilback, and their daughter Makayla, Nanaimo, B.C. Also surviving are several aunts, uncles and cousins, her second family the Hatchers and also her special friend and business associate Lisa Wylde.
Visitation for Kimberly will be held from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. on Wednesday in the W.J. Dooley Funeral Home, 107 Pleasant St., North Sydney. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Friday in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Stacey LeMoine officiating.
Memorial donations may be made to the C.B. Regional Cancer Center or Palliative Care Society of Nova Scotia.
Online condolences may be made to www.wjdooley.com.
