Carol Steinberg

Carol Steinberg (nee Samuels) passed peacefully on December 19, 2024, in Silver Spring, MD. Born January 31, 1939, in Chicago, IL, to David and Anna Samuels, Carol was their youngest child and is survived by her two brothers, Melvin and Sherwin Samuels. At the age of 3, Carol’s father passed away, and her mother relocated the family to Los Angeles. Settling in Hollywood, California, Anna, an immigrant single mother, raised her three children. In spite of the hardships the young family faced, Carol enjoyed Hollywood’s Golden Age more directly than most, gathering autographs from movie stars she spotted with her friends, including her lifelong friend, Sheila Feldman.

Carol graduated from UC Berkeley in 1960 with a degree in psychology. After moving to Washington, DC, for graduate school, she met Phillip Steinberg at a Jewish singles dance and quickly fell for both him and his warm and welcoming family. The couple married in 1961 and lived in College Park, MD, where Phillip taught physics at the University of Maryland. They went on to raise their three children, David, Sarah, and Adam, in Silver Spring.

Carol earned her master’s degree in psychology from George Washington University in 1968 and her PhD in human development from the University of Maryland in 1979. She enjoyed a decades-long career practicing clinical psychology, specializing in depression in adults. In her supervision group she found two more lifelong friends, Barbara Saidel and Mary Musick. Carol’s work was one of the great joys of her life and sustained her both emotionally and financially after the death of her husband, Phillip, in 1987.

In 1997, Carol married Sherman Kimball, an administrative judge in the U.S. Department of Energy. Their union was sadly cut short upon Sherman’s passing in 1998.

Carol is remembered lovingly for her indomitable spirit, her joyful soul, the ring of her laughter, and her love of a sharp, witty joke. She adored people, their stories, and learning what made them tick. She loved deep conversation, challenging ideas, classical music, and a crisp pinot grigio before dinner.

She will be greatly missed by her children, David Steinberg, and his wife, Vera Milic, Sarah Steinberg and her sons, grandsons Ezra and Elijah Rassoul, and Adam Steinberg; her brothers Melvin Samuels and his wife, Charlotte, and Sherwin Samuels, and his wife, Barbara Burden; and Carol’s many nephews and nieces, whom she adored. She is also missed by the children of her second husband, Sherman, whom she loved as her own: Ilissa and Lon Povich and their children, Emily and Steven; John and Jane Kimball and their daughters, Sarah and Rachel; and Lou and Laurie Kimball and their children, Sammy and Jordan Kimball.