William John Klueber

William John Klueber, 82 of Haverhill MA, passed away peacefully on June 11, 2024 at the North End Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Boston after a brief illness.
Born in Haverhill on April 7, 1942, Bill was the beloved son of the late William and Rose (Casazza) Klueber. He graduated from the Haverhill Public schools and furthered his studies at Northern Essex Community College with an Associates Degree in Accounting. He was a member of their first graduating class in 1963. Bill served a career as Auditor/Finance Director for the City of Haverhill for 34 years before retiring July 2002. Bill liked to tell people he never went very far in life because his office in City Hall occupied the same space as his sophomore homeroom, back when city hall was Haverhill High School.
Bill was predeceased by his loving wife Rosemary (Jaskelevicus) of 32 years. The two were well known throughout the city, supporting the many worthwhile causes in the city. In 2008 Bill and his wife were recognized as Distinguished Citizens by the Yankee Clipper Council and in 2012 they were honored with the Outstanding Alumni Award from NECC. He was also named a Paul Harris Fellow by the Haverhill Rotary Club.
Bill supported numerous non-profit organizations throughout the city of Haverhill. He served as a Director on the Pentucket Bank Board for 43 years, a Treasurer/Director for the Wadleigh Foundation for over 30 years, Chairman/Board member of the Haverhill Retirement Board for 48 years, Past President and Treasurer for the Haverhill Rotary Club for 32 years, Trustee on the Haverhill Public Library for 16 years, Past President and member of the Northern Essex Alumni Board, a member of the Griffin White Board and a board member for Penacook Place.
Bill and Rosemary enjoyed trips to Bermuda and often vacationed during the summer on Martha's Vineyard, Prouts Neck in Scarborough Maine or Jackson NH. One of their last trips together was up to York Maine, another favorite destination for them. They both enjoyed working in their backyard flower garden. Bill was instrumental in arranging for the City Hall Employee monument and flagpole that is outside of city hall on the Newcomb Street side of the building.
Bill is survived by his fur babies Leo and Luna, his good friend and dining out companion Pamela Carr, Sister-in-law Valerie Jaskelevicus, nephew Stephen Jaskelevicus and his wife Monica, niece Valerie D'Urso and her husband Robert. Cousins Kirsten Klueber and her husband Tom Dean, Matt Klueber, Bennett McGregor and wife Linda, Jean Bordeau and husband Richard, Leslie MacPhail and husband Robert, Mary Kimball and husband Parker, along with many Great nieces, nephews, cousins and beloved friends. Bill was predeceased by his brother-in-law Stephen A. Jaskelevicus and his cousin Ken Klueber.
Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend his calling hours on Thursday, June 20th from 4-7 PM at the H.L. Farmer & Sons Bradford Funeral Home, 210 South Main St. His funeral will be held on Friday, June 21st beginning at 9AM at the funeral home followed by a Funeral Mass of Christian Burial at 10AM in Sacred Hearts Church, 165 South Main St. Bradford. Interment will follow in St. Patrick Cemetery, North Broadway, Haverhill.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Bill's memory to the Haverhill Rotary Club Scholarship Fund, PO Box 808, Haverhill, MA 01831.
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