Susan Sacket Haigh Carver died peacefully in her sleep on Nov. 29 after enduring an arduous battle with Alzheimer’s disease since 2011. Her loving family was by her side at the time of her passing. She was 80 years old.
Susan Carver, 80, passed away on Nov. 29.
Born in New York City on March 26, 1936 to Frances DeValen Haigh & Thomas D. Haigh, Sue was raised in Darien.
She attended New Canaan Country School through ninth grade, transferred to the Ethyl Walker Boarding School, then graduated from Smith College in 1958. Sue spent her junior year abroad at the University of Geneva in Switzerland, the highlight of her educational endeavors!
Upon graduation, Sue moved to San Francisco and was employed by The Emporium Department Store until her marriage to John Carver on Aug. 29, 1959 in Darien. Sue and John were blessed with three children, eight grandchildren and a great-grandchild. They were married for 57 years.
Aside from raising her three children, Susie became an avid gardener. In fact, her Hillsborough garden was selected by the Smithsonian Museum to be placed in their national archives. Sue also enjoyed tennis, skiing, jumping at the Ox Ridge Hunt Club and trail riding in numerous Western states. In addition, she assiduously studied cooking and became an outstanding classic cook.
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— an obituary from the Sneider & Sullivan & O’Connell’s Funeral Home
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Sue was a member of the Hillsborough Garden Club, The Burlingame Club, Hillsborough Racquet Club, Crippled Children’s Society and various reading clubs. She loved to read and devoured books until her eyesight began to fail in 2013.
Sue is survived by her husband John; children: Thomas Carver (Cindy), Amy Palmer Gilbert (Steve) & Jonathan Carver (Janine); grandchildren: Caleb, Danika, Jessica, Matt, Christian, Ian, Liam & Charlie; and great-grandchild Carter.
Private services were held. Should you wish to honor her memory, the family suggests contributions be made to the Hillsborough Garden Club, P.O. Box 209, Burlingame, CA 94011 or the New Canaan Country School (where a new meeting/dining building is currently being constructed in her name) 635 Frogtown Road, New Canaan, CT 06840.