Obituary for William Charles "Bill" Kleiber
William Charles "Bill" Kleiber, age 80, passed away on Saturday, June 18, 2022, at Mission Hospital in Asheville.
His home for the last ten years has been in Asheville and now in Black Mountain, NC, at Givens Highland Farms.
Bill was born and grew up in Weehawken, New Jersey. He graduated with Honors in philosophy and religion at Colgate University, achieved a PhD in Counseling from New York University, and was certified as a Psychoanalyst.
Bill spent his career in the New York City area, working as a career counselor at Bronx Community College until 1986, and then in private practice, until retiring to North Carolina in 2012.
Bill had a passion for Old Time music -- playing banjo and dulcimer in jams around the Asheville area. Also, Bill was an active participant in the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville.
Bill is survived by his wife Margaret Kleiber, his daughter Karen Kleiber (Andrew Hunter), grandchildren Meg (16) and Ben (14) Hunter, sister Virginia Rowland (Mike), nieces Mary Beth Holzhauer (Scott) and Amy Rowland Skelly (Sean) and nephew Michael Rowland.
A celebration of life service will be held in the Assembly Room at Givens Highland Farms at 2 p.m. on July 9th. GHF Chaplain Hunter Preston will be officiating. A reception will follow the service.
Those desiring to make a memorial contribution are encouraged to consider Manna Food Bank or Habitat for Humanity in Asheville, the UU Congregation of Asheville, or The Mountain Retreat and Learning Center in Highlands, NC.
His home for the last ten years has been in Asheville and now in Black Mountain, NC, at Givens Highland Farms.
Bill was born and grew up in Weehawken, New Jersey. He graduated with Honors in philosophy and religion at Colgate University, achieved a PhD in Counseling from New York University, and was certified as a Psychoanalyst.
Bill spent his career in the New York City area, working as a career counselor at Bronx Community College until 1986, and then in private practice, until retiring to North Carolina in 2012.
Bill had a passion for Old Time music -- playing banjo and dulcimer in jams around the Asheville area. Also, Bill was an active participant in the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville.
Bill is survived by his wife Margaret Kleiber, his daughter Karen Kleiber (Andrew Hunter), grandchildren Meg (16) and Ben (14) Hunter, sister Virginia Rowland (Mike), nieces Mary Beth Holzhauer (Scott) and Amy Rowland Skelly (Sean) and nephew Michael Rowland.
A celebration of life service will be held in the Assembly Room at Givens Highland Farms at 2 p.m. on July 9th. GHF Chaplain Hunter Preston will be officiating. A reception will follow the service.
Those desiring to make a memorial contribution are encouraged to consider Manna Food Bank or Habitat for Humanity in Asheville, the UU Congregation of Asheville, or The Mountain Retreat and Learning Center in Highlands, NC.