Eileen Gay Bergman

Eileen Gay Bergman (née Levinson) left us on November 3, 2023, after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Eileen was born November 10, 1954, in Newark, NJ and was a graduate of Verona High School in 1972.

She graduated in 1976 from Montclair State University with a degree in Music Therapy. Eventually, she moved into the corporate world of Staffing and Payroll. Later in life, she started a Home Organizing business with her husband, Donald, and worked with clients around northern New Jersey.

Married in 1975 to Donald Bergman, they had a nearly 50-year marriage and raised their son, Jason, in West Orange, NJ. An avid lover of doing laundry, she enjoyed all things music, theater, and was a voracious reader. She was past president and secretary of the Sisterhood of B’nai Shalom in West Orange, NJ.

She was predeceased by her brother, Charles Levinson.

She is survived by her husband Donald Bergman,
her son and daughter-in-law Jason and Emily Gaynor Bergman, grandson Ari Bergman, sister and brother-in-law Suzanne and Howie Samelson, niece Sasha Levinson, nephew Todd Levinson, great niece Sylvie Bellanca, and numerous others.

A graveside funeral service will be held at the King Solomon Memorial Park, 550 Dwasline Road, Clifton on Monday, November 6 at 1 pm. Shiva observed at the family home Tuesday & Wednesday from 3 to 7 pm.

Memorial donations can be made to RWJBarnabas Health-Comprehensive Cancer Center in her memory: https://www.rwjbh.org/giving/rwjbarnabas-health-foundation/support-cancer-services/