Olga Triger

Olga Semyonovna Triger, of Spring Valley, New York, passed away peacefully on October 1, 2026, surrounded by her family. She lived ninety-nine and a half years, nearly a century that held an entire era: war and evacuation, love and loss, work, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Through all of it, she lived for her family.

Olga was born in 1927 in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, the second child of Semyon and Anna Triger. From childhood she had a strong will, a wonderful sense of humor and a tireless capacity for work. She was only fourteen when war came. Her family was evacuated east to the Ural Mountains, and there, still a girl, she went to work in a factory making grenades for the front. In the spring of 1944, she lost her older brother, Konstantin, a young artillery officer killed in battle. Those years asked more of her than any child should ever be asked to give, but they did not break her. They forged in her a strength that never left her.

After the evacuation she came home to Rostov. She studied accounting, and because everything she did had to be done perfectly, she became a first-rate accountant, so sought after that company directors vied to hire her. She worked hard all her life.

At twenty-seven she married Vladimir Glezer, the love of her life, and they had two wonderful children. Their time together was cut short when Vladimir died suddenly, and at forty-three she was left to raise their children alone. She became both mother and father to them. She managed it all, and only now do we understand how hard it must have been.

Years later, she welcomed her daughter Alla's whole family, children and all, into her apartment in Rostov, and made room for every one of them. In 1996, at nearly seventy, she found the courage to begin again in America, and here, too, her home was the heart of her family.

Olga's love for her family was boundless, and her selflessness was so complete that words can barely hold it. She gave herself to the people she loved completely, holding nothing back: first to her children, then to her grandchildren, then to her great-grandchildren, so often forgetting her own wishes entirely. She would rather go without than see any of them want for anything. Her sacrifices were countless, and she never once counted them. She lived their lives as her own and rejoiced in their every success. That, and the large, close family she created and held together with her love, was her true happiness.

She was strong, stubborn and fiercely independent, a woman of deep decency with a keen sense of justice. She could not abide falseness or deceit, and she stayed true to her principles all her life. She never minced words. She said things exactly as they were, and you always knew where you stood. Her home was always in perfect order, and she knew where every last thing was at all times. She was always ready to welcome whoever came through her door, and so many people came to think of her as their own grandmother. She was patient and doting, caring and protective, so loving and so giving.

She was an avid reader and a devoted crocheter. She loved good smoked and cured fish, like a fine slice of balik. Her stories, drawn from her own remarkable life, were unforgettable. More than anything, she loved simply being with the people closest to her.

She was predeceased by her beloved husband, Vladimir, and her brother, Konstantin. She is survived by her daughter, Alla Morodokhin; her grandsons, Stan Morodokhin, Oleg Morodokhin and Vlad Glezer, whom she loved so deeply; and the great-grandchildren with whom she was blessed, the light of her later years.

She gave us everything and asked for nothing. We will carry her love with us always: in every door we open, every table we set, every time we put someone else first. And we will spend our lives trying to give the way she gave. May her memory be a blessing.

Her closest and dearest family, who loved her more than words can ever say

Graveside services will be held at Gates of Zion Cemetery, 670 Saddle River Rd, Airmont, NY 10952, US, on October 5, 2026, at 11:00 am.

Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Hellman Memorial Chapels, 15 State Street, Spring Valley, NY 10977 (845) 356-8600 Jewish Funeral Directors