Charles Theodore Kaelber

Kaelber

Charles Theodore Kaelber M.D.

Charles Theodore Kaelber, 84, of Rockville, Maryland, died peacefully on August 31, 2022, after a brief illness. He was the loving husband of Nancy Meyer Kaelber for 56 years, the proud father of sons David Charles (Kristin Kaelber) and Steven Andrew (Kelly Nighland), and the equally proud grandfather of Grace, Nora, Jack, Dean and Lexi. He is also survived by his sister, Roz Watson.



Chuck grew up in Marion, Ohio; graduated from Capital University in Columbus, Ohio; and then entered Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, graduating in the class of 1965. After further training and education at Johns Hopkins Hospital and the Harvard School of Public Health, he began a career at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as a Commissioned Officer in the U.S. Public Health Service, where he worked in research and research administration.



While much of his career was spent at National Institue of Health (NIH), Chuck also provided psychiatric clinical services and professional consultation to several Montgomery County community mental health organizations. He not only enjoyed his research work at NIH, but also valued the time he spent providing services to organizations that serve the chronically and severely mentally ill.



A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, November 23, at 11 a.m. at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church,16420 S. Westland Drive, Gaithersburg, MD. The service will also be live streamed at www.goserve.net/kaelber.



In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in Chuck's name to Sheppard Pratt, a provider of mental health services in Maryland for more than 150 years (www.sheppardpratt.org).