William E. Weiner

1929 - 2017

William E. Weiner, Hendersonville, NC. died Oct. 5 of natural causes. He was 88.
He was born Jan. 1, 1929 in Chicago, to parents John C. and Mildred R. Weiner and grew up in Lombard and Geneva, IL.
He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Barbara, daughter Betsy, sons William Jr., Douglas and David, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
He graduated from Wayland Academy, Beaver Dam, Wisc., attended Lawrence College in Appleton, Wisc. and graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in accounting in 1953.
He married Barbara Grubb in 1953 and served in the Army during the Korean Conflict in San Francisco as an auditor. After being honorably discharged in 1953, he moved to the Chicago area and worked as a Trust Officer at the Harris Trust and Savings Bank in Chicago. He was actively involved in the church, serving in the vestry and singing in the choir. An avid golfer, he was a member of the Geneva Golf Club where he competed and won numerous tournaments. His dramatic flair to the Playmakers of St. Charles, Ill., where he played the parts of Curly in "Oklahoma, Fagin in Oliver!, Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady," Nathan Detroit in "Guys and Dolls," Horace Vandergelder in "Hello Dolly," and Senex in "A Funny Thing Happened on The Way to the Forum" among other roles. After living in Freeport, Ill., Salisbury, MD., and Charlotte, N.C., he moved to Hendersonville, where he retired in 1994. He joined Tryon Little Theatre, a theatrical group in Tryon and played Grandfather in "Heidi" and Col. Pickering in "My Fair Lady."
He was a lifelong member of The Rotary Club, volunteered as a driver with F.I.S.H. and with the Medical Loan Closet in Hendersonville, among other charitable organizations. He was a member of St. James Episcopal Church in Hendersonville, serving in the vestry, as treasurer and a choir member.
He enjoyed golf, gardening, and bridge.
A memorial service will be held at St. James Episcopal Church in Hendersonville Oct. 12 at 7 p.m. A reception will be held following the service at the church. Charitable donations in his name may be made to the Medical Loan Closet or the Hendersonville, NC chapter of Rotary International.