David M. Kippenbrock

1931 - 2022

NORFOLK, VA - David Michael Kippenbrock, age 90, died on November 22, 2022. He was the husband of Imogene ("Gene") Willis Kippenbrock and father of Caroline Kippenbrock Dixon of Lake Charles, LA and Virginia Lee Kippenbrock Toler of Chesapeake, VA.

David was born on December 27, 1931 in Washington, D.C. He was predeceased by his parents, the Rev. Michael Joseph Kippenbrock and Annabel Mae Coffman Kippenbrock, his stepmother Virginia Lee Kippenbrock and his sister Anne Virginia Kippenbrock Tudor.

Surviving him are his wife of 62 years, his daughters, four grandchildren, four great grandsons and one great, great grandson.

He was a graduate of Christchurch School at Christchurch, VA and the University of Georgia, where he earned a bachelor's degree in journalism. He worked at several locations in the newspaper business, most recently retiring from the Virginian-Pilot where he was a copy editor for 40 years.

Mr. Kippenbrock also retired, serving 20 years in the U.S. Naval Reserves.

He and his family were long time members of the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, Norfolk, where his ashes will be interred in the church's Columbarium. Services will be private.

Memorial donations may be made in his honor to The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, 7400 Hampton Blvd., Norfolk, VA, 23505.