Born in Providence, a daughter of the late Kieran and Catherine V. (Dee) Farrelly, she was a lifelong resident of Providence.
Eileen was an elementary school teacher in the Providence School system. She spent all her career at the Edmund W. Flynn School, retiring in 1992 after 34 years. From 1992 until 2011, she was a volunteer at St. Pius V School.
A 1954 graduate of St. Xavier Academy and a 1958 graduate of Salve Regina University, she went on to earn her Master’s Degree in Education from Rhode Island College in 1970.
She was a member of the R.I. Federation of Retired Teachers, a charter member of the Providence Teacher Union – Retirees Chapter, and the alumni associations of St. Xavier Academy, Salve Regina University, and Rhode Island College.
A devoted Catholic, Eileen was a lifelong communicant of St. Pius V Church.
She leaves her sister-in-law Maureen C. Farrelly of Providence; her nieces Colleen McCarthy of Providence and Maureen C. Pagliaro of East Greenwich; her nephew Thomas F. Farrelly of Narragansett; several grandnieces, grandnephews, and great-grandnieces; as well as many cousins. She was the sister of the late Thomas F. Farrelly. Eileen found great joy in spending time with family and her friends of many years.
Her visitation will be held Monday, November 16, 2026, from 4:00-6:00 p.m. in the Russell J. Boyle Funeral Home, 331 Smith St, Providence. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a Mass of Christian Burial on Tuesday, November 17, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. in St. Pius V Church, 240 Eaton St, Providence, followed by graveside burial in St. Ann Cemetery, Cranston.
In lieu of flowers, donations to St. Pius V Church https://spvchurch.org/ or St. Pius V School, https://www.spvri.org/ in Eileen’s memory would be appreciated.
