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- [S142] Newspaper Article, Citizen Times (Asheville, NC), 11 May 2014.
Lt. Col Thomas McDowell Wheeler, USMC (ret.) obituary
- [S142] Newspaper Article, Citizen Times (Asheville, NC), 8 Dec 2014.
November 8, 1938 - December 4, 2013
Resided in Asheville, NC
Linda Klaveness Wheeler, 75, passed away at home in Asheville, NC on December 4, 2013, from complications of end-stage Lupus.
Mrs. Wheeler was born November 8, 1938, in Santa Monica, CA. She is the daughter of Capt. Francis Ashtore Klaveness, USN (ret.) and Esther Hefele Klaveness. She was a graduate of George Washington High School in Alexandria, VA, in 1956. From there she moved with her family to Yokosuka, Japan. She attended Sacred Heart College in Tokyo, Japan.
It was in Japan that she met her future husband of 56 years, Lt. Col. Thomas McDowell Wheeler, USMC (ret.). She was highly active as a Marine Corp spouse, involved in multiple clubs and organizations. The later parts of Lt. Col. Wheeler's career were in the Washington D.C. area, where they resided in the Mt. Vernon area with their three children for almost 25 years.
Mrs. Wheeler was active with the Gunston Hall Docent Association (past president), the Virginia Historical Society, the Alexandria Historical Society and the Alexandria French Club. In addition, she worked part-time for Plantation Flower Shop in Mt. Vernon and Washington Square Antiques in Alexandria, VA. She was also a member of Immanuel on the Hill Episcopal Church, Alexandria, VA.
Her parents precede her in death. She is survived by her husband, children: Major Robert Francis Wheeler, USMC (ret.), David McDowell Wheeler (Becky), Lisa Klaveness Wheeler (Dr. Patty J. Wilson), and adopted grandchildren: Julie Marie Harrison (Benjamin) and Christina Rose Carter. She is also survived by her sister, Tinet Klaveness Crowell (Charles), nieces: Jennifer Wheeler Franzke, and Gisele Gros-Dubois Ford and nephews: Richard Wheeler, James Wheeler, Michael Wheeler and Eric Gros-Dubois.
Funeral services will be held at the Old Post Chapel on Ft. Myer, Arlington, VA, followed by interment at Arlington National Cemetery at a later date.
A Celebration of Life will occur December 23, 2013, at Biltmore Commons Clubhouse, Asheville, NC. Please contact the family for further details.
The family respectfully requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to CarePartners Hospice Foundation, P.O. Box 25338, Asheville, NC 28813 or donate on-line: www.carepartnersfoundation.org.
Groce Funeral Home on Patton Ave. is assisting the family.
- [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 121295968).
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