Arnold A. Heiger, M.D.

Arnold proudly served in the U.S. Navy prior to attending medical school in Switzerland. He practiced as a family pediatrician for four decades in the greater New Haven community. More important to him was his family. Arnie was a devoted husband, father, brother, uncle and grandfather. He loved photography, bridge, tennis, and golf. But, most of all, he loved to share these activities with his grandchildren.

Arnold is survived by his beloved wife of 62 years, Edith Heiger, their daughter Wendy Heiger-Bernays and her husband Jonathan, their son David Heiger and his wife Jude, and their son Jason Heiger and his wife Andrea, and their 8 grandchildren: Daniel, Benjamin, Joshua, Jack, Samuel, Noah, Sarah, and Mairead. Arnold was the brother of the late Charles Heiger and his surviving wife Marilyn and their family.

Services will be held at Levine Chapels, 740 Harvard Street, Brookline on Thursday, August 1 at 11:30am. The burial will be at Beit Olam East, 42 Concord Road, Wayland. There will be a Shiva reception at NewBridge on the Charles, 5000 Great Meadow Road, Dedham on Thursday, August 1 from 4:00-6:00pm in Great Meadow Hall. Shiva will continue at his late residence on Friday, August 2 from 2:00-4:00pm and will continue at Wendy and Jonathan’s home Sunday, August 4 through Tuesday, August 6 from 6:30-8:30pm with Minyan at 7:30pm.

In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to Mazon, A Jewish Response to Hunger, www.mazon.org or a charity of your choice.