Yvonne Rene Haubner

HAUBNER, YVONNE RENE (VEIL) Yvonne Rene Veil Haubner, 91, of Guilford, formerly of Weehawken, NJ and Framingham, MA. died on Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at Apple Rehab Nursing Home in Guilford. She was the loving wife of 55 years to Robert Wallace Haubner, Jr. until his death in 1997. Yvonne was born in Jersey City, NJ on July 20, 1921, daughter of the late Alma Ruth Thurlby Veil and Jules Charles Veil. She grew up in Weehawken in a Victorian house overlooking the Hudson River. She married her wonderful husband, Bud, there and they had their two children there. Yvonne went to Paine Hall in Manhattan and became a medical technologist and worked for a doctor before marrying. Yvonne was devoted to her family including her mother, Alma, who always lived with them. She was a wonderful cook; every meal was an adventure for her family. She was a warm and loving mother and grandmother. Yvonne is survived by her daughter, Suzanne R. Kriger of Guilford, CT, her caregiver for many years, and her son, Robert W. Haubner III and his wife Jane of Pawcatuck, CT. Also survived by six grandchildren, Jennifer Hovnanian and husband Steve of Haverhill, MA, Emily Kriger and husband David of Westbrook, CT, Megan Boord of N. Stonington, CT, Ashley Rogers and husband Matt of Mystic, CT, Robert W. Haubner IV of N. Stonington, CT, and Kaitlin Haubner of Mystic, CT. Also ten great grandchildren, Michael, Nina, John, Mark and Peter Hovnanian, Lauren and DJ Wright, Naomi Boord, Addyson and Tomas Rogers. Memorial services are being planned for the Spring 2013 in the Memorial Garden at The First Congregational Church on the green in Guilford. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Mrs. Haubner's memory may be made to CT Hospice, 100 Double Beach Rd., Branford, CT 06405. Arrangements in care of the Guilford Funeral Home, 115 Church St., Guilford. To share a memory or leave a message of condolence for the family, please visit: www.GuilfordFuneralHome.com