Sondra J. Kimberlin

Sondra J. Kimberlin, 64, died Friday, February 19, 2010 at her residence after a period of declining health. She was born October 11, 1945 in Greene County, PA to the late Clarence William Burkholder and Bertha Conrad Burkholder. Sondra had worked as an instructor at Catawba Valley Community College.Sondra is survived by a daughter, Renea Bedard and her husband, Michel of Morganton; sisters, Betty Jarvis of Phoenix, AZ and Shirley Jarvis of Bloomington, MN; and grandchildren Lauren Bedard and Brett Bedard.A celebration of life service will be held at 7:00 p.m., Monday, February 22, 2010 in the Colonial Chapel of Sossoman Funeral Home with Chaplin Bill Hall officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m., prior to the service. Memorial contributions may be made to Burke County Friends for Animals, 417 Kirksey Dr., Morganton, NC 28655 or to Burke Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc., 1721 Enon Rd., Valdese, NC 28690.