Harold D. (“Hal”) Kreisel of Swannanoa, NC died of cancer on February 8, 2018. He was 87 years old. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Carolanna; two daughters, Deanna of Vancouver, BC and Lori of Arden, NC; his grandson, Duncan; and his brother, Lyn of Bluffton, SC.
Hal was born and raised on a farm in upstate New York, graduated from Cornell University in 1952, and is an Army veteran of the Korean War period.
He made his living in the equipment leasing business with various banking institutions and lastly owned and operated his own small investment banking firm, Leasing Funds, Inc., in Philadelphia and Hilton Head Island before retiring to the Asheville area in 1993.
Over the years his interests and hobbies included percussion music (NY State Champion rudimental drummer), skiing, tennis, flying (commercial pilot), sailing, golf, gardening, and cooking. His last avocation was painting and graphic portraiture. He has been a member of Theta Chi Fraternity, The Presbyterian Church, Saint Albans Tennis Club, Aronimink Golf Club, Carolina Yacht Club, Oyster Reef Golf Club, Reynolds Plantation Golf Club, and The Country Club of Asheville.
Burial will be at the Western Carolina State Veterans Cemetery in Black Mountain following a private service.