Rash's Surname Index
Notes for Frederick Charles HUBER
Frederick Charles Huber, Sr., 89, of Meadow Brook Village, Roanoke, died July 30, 2006, of complications following a stroke he suffered in May. He was the son of the late Frederick G. Huber and the late Marie Louise (Hart) Huber. He was born and raised on Staten Island, New York. His wife of 56 years, Elizabeth Collins Huber, died in 2002. Surviving are his sons, Frederick C. Huber, Jr. and wife, Cindy of Roanoke, and Peter C. Huber and wife, Laura of Monkton, Vermont; four grandsons, Patrick, Graham, Timothy, and Colin; his cousin and life-long friend, Robert Hart and his wife, Marion of Vero Beach, Florida. He attended Staten Island Academy, Gilman School in Baltimore, and Hebron Academy in Lewiston, Maine. He attended Haverford College and later the Art Student League. In 1938, he enlisted in Squadron A, a National Guard mounted cavalry unit stationed in New York. During World War II he achieved the rank of captain and served in an armed reconnaissance unit in Hawaii, eventually transferring to an Army intelligence. He was especially proud of the service he offered his country. In 1950, he and his wife Betty purchased a farm in Hunterdon County, New Jersey which they operated for nearly 55 years, raising dorset and merino sheep. He was also employed by several local truck dealerships in which he was concerned with developing utility capacity vehicles, such as ambulances, school buses, and fire trucks. From his early years, he displayed a gift for visual art, a talent he pursued with passion and creativity throughout his life. In addition to his formal training at the Art Students League in New York City, he served an apprenticeship painting displays for the American Museum of Natural History, spent many years painting landscapes, and later taught locally, serving as a mentor to aspiring artists. His work was frequently displayed in local galleries, and customers, family members, and friends proudly hang his work in their homes. He had a lifelong love of sailing, nurtured during the summers he spent as a boy at Mantoloking, New Jersey. He raced Barnegat Bay "sneak boxes", crewed on E-scows and competed in New York to Bermuda races. Later, he sailed a lovely wooden cat boat, "Gypsy", which served to inspire a family of sailors. The family is especially grateful to Gene and Peggy Kitts of Meadow Brook Village , who welcomed Fred into the Roanoke community and became his good friends. There will be no formal funeral, rather, the family will conduct a private memorial service at a future date. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Hunterdon Art Center, 7 Lower Center St., Clinton, N.J. 08809 and the Salem Senior Citizen Center, c/o The City of Salem, Department of Parks and Recreation, 110 Union Street, Salem, Va. 24153.
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