White Funeral Home
400 First Street West
Independence, Iowa 50644

Jesup – Richard J. Kimmerle, 44 years old of Jesup, Iowa, died on Thursday, February 9, 2023, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa.

He was born on July 13, 1978, in Independence, Iowa, the son of Richard Lee and Rebecca Lynne (Greenwood) Kimmerle. He graduated from high school in Chino Valley, Arizona, with the Class of 1996. On June 30, 2001, he and Jennifer Jean Postel were married in Oelwein, Iowa. They later divorced. Mr. Kimmerle was a mechanic in the foundry at John Deere Co. in Waterloo, Iowa. He was a member of the St. John’s Catholic Church in Independence and the U.A.W. Local #838. He was active in the Boy Scouts of America with his son and enjoyed fishing and watching Iowa Hawkeye football.

Mr. Kimmerle is survived by 1 daughter, Michaela Kimmerle of Cedar Falls, Iowa, 1 son, Austin Kimmerle of Ames, Iowa, 1 grandson, Luca Correa, his parents, Rebecca and Richard Kimmerle of Chino Valley, AZ, and his grandmother, Betty Jean Wilson of Independence. He is also survived by 2 sisters, Megan Sandberg of Marion, Iowa, and Tiffany Kimmerle of Chino Valley, AZ, 1 niece, Rylee Sandberg, and 2 nephews, Isaiah Kimmerle and Ethan Sandberg.

He was preceded in death by 3 grandparents and many aunts and uncles.

A Celebration of Life will be held from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. on Sunday, February 12, 2023, at the White Funeral Home in Independence where a Vigil Service begins at 3:30 p.m.

Online condolences may be left at www.White-MtHope.com.
White Funeral Home of Independence is in charge of arrangements.