Dr. Miklos Treiber

Dr. Miklos Treiber, 62, of Morganton died Thursday, October 11, 2012. Born in Hungary on October 30, 1949, he was the son of the late Helen Hoffer Treiber. He immigrated to the U.S. at age 7 during the Russian Revolution and grew up in Livingston, NJ. He graduated from Miami University in Ohio and received his Ph.D. in botany from UNC. Dr. Treiber worked with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Landsat Division and was a veteran of the Vietnam War. He settled with his family in Morganton in 1981 where he worked and became owner of Valley Rental Centers.Dr. Treiber is survived by his wife of 36 years, Linda Kelly Sprinkle Treiber of the home; daughters, Dr. Kimberly Treiber of Ft. Worth, TX and Dr. Kyle Treiber Spencer of Cambridge, England; granddaughters, Jocelyn Morgan Spencer and Alexia Beatrice Spencer; brothers, Victor Treiber and Charles Treiber; and a sister, Pearl Treiber Bowman.In addition to his mother, Dr. Treiber was preceded in death by his son, Colin Guy Treiber on September 7, 2002.A celebration of Miklos’s life will be held at 4:00 p.m., Sunday, October 14, 2012 in the Colonial Chapel of Sossoman Funeral Home and Crematory Center. The family will receive friends at the funeral home for one hour prior to the service.In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Burke County Rescue Squad, PO Box 371, Morganton, NC 28680, to the Bimini Biological Field Station Foundation, 9300 SW 99th St., Miami, FL 33179, or to the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation, P.O. Box 129, Linville, NC 28646.