Carole A. Bergen

February 14, 1945 - March 26, 2020

Carole (Whitmeyer) Bergen of Irvington, NY died peacefully surrounded by her family on March 26, 2020. She was born in Rome, NY in 1945 to Mary and Robert Whitmeyer and graduated from Rome Free Academy. Her lifelong ambition was to be a math teacher and to achieve that goal she attended SUNY Albany for a BA degree in Mathematics followed by Colgate University for a Master of Arts in teaching Mathematics. She then taught math at all grade levels for over 40 years; the last 30 years at Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry, NY. She loved teaching and never doubted her chosen profession as she saw math teaching evolve from blackboard and pencil and paper to computerized distance learning instruction. She loved and was a longtime member of the choir of Transfiguration Church in Tarrytown, NY. Her passion for traveling took her to various places around the world such Alaska, Costa Rica, Peru and Australia. She loved hiking, reading, singing, pickleball, broadway theater and yoga at the Senior Center. She is survived by her two children, Laurie Findeisen (spouse Erik) and Robert Bergen (spouse Erika), her two sisters Mary Ann Boothe and brother in law Robert of Tarrytown NY and Barbara Hitchcock and brother in law Thomas of Ft. Myers, Florida as well as 7 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to Calvary Hospital Calvary Hospital https://www.calvaryhospital.org/ways-to-give/ or Friends of Karen https://www.friendsofkaren.org/, two of her favorite charities. Due to current circumstances cremation will be held privately. A memorial service will be planned for a future date. Please feel free to leave a condolence or memory of Carole for her family to see below, thank you.