Eileen Haeger
Eileen Haeger, a Croton-on-Hudson resident, died Aug. 12. She was 95.
Haeger was born and raised in Mamaroneck. After graduating from high school, she worked as head bookkeeper for the County Trust Company. She married Erwin Haeger in 1948, living in White Plains for three years before moving to Croton Falls. She worked for 13 years at North Salem High School.
Her husband, Erwin, died in 1976, and shortly after she moved to Springvale in Croton-on-Hudson, and worked for 24 years at Westchester Medical Center, retiring in 2001.
Haeger belonged to the Cortlandt Seniors and Croton Caring Organization and volunteered in the Partners Program with the local schools.
She was an avid traveler, voracious reader and animal lover. She belonged to St. Christopher’s Church. Until recently, Haeger lived an active life living independently in her own home and without assistance of any kind, driving locally to run errands and attend church.
She is survived by her three daughters, Susan Haeger, of Connecticut as well as her two favorite daughters, Bonnie Haeger (Rick Taylor) of Maine and Janice Haeger of Italy. She also leaves her two very good friends, Kathy Lewis and Virginia Juliano, plus many of her wonderful Springvale neighbors.
