She was born March 25, 1909 to Robert and Alma Biele Leber (formerly of Hoboken, New Jersey).  She was the eldest of three children, her brothers were Alwin and Edward.  She attended Alfred University where she studied Ceramics.  She first taught art at Henry Street Settlement, then at the Crafts Students League in New York.  Later, she moved to the suburbs with her husband John McVeigh and three children, Janet (now Sunflower), Judith and John.  She taught at the Roc (showing 500 of 1116 characters).