What year did Eleanor Gehrig pass away? Did Lou Gehrig’s wife ever remarry?
Henry Morales
Published Feb 26, 2026
Eleanor Gehrig was an American philanthropist, socialist, and memoirist, known as the wife of an American baseball player, Lou Gehrig.
After Gehrig’s death, she continued to promote his legacy and contributed to Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis research. She also took control of Gehrig’s estate after his death. During World War II, she raised money for the cause by auctioning off some of her husband’s memorabilia, raising six million dollars.
What year did Eleanor Gehrig pass away?
Eleanor Gehrig died on March 6, 1984. She was 80 years old when she died.
Did Lou Gehrig’s wife ever remarry?
The marriage ended tragically on June 2, 1941, when Lou Gehrig died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. After her husband’s death, Mrs Gehrig never remarried and lived quietly in her apartment on Manhattan’s East Side for more than forty years.
