Eileen Elizabeth Finn DeLoreto, 65, of Lexington passed away peacefully on Monday May 14, 2018 in Lexington, SC. She was born July 2, 1952 in Carthage, NY, the daughter of the late Owen and Patricia Finn.
Eileen was a graduate of Oneonta Senior High School in 1970, and SUNY at Potsdam in 1974 with a degree in Elementary Education. The majority of her career was spent teaching first through third grades in parochial schools, including St Mary’s in Wilmington NC, Saint John in North Charleston, SC, and Our Lady of Perpetual Health in Germantown, TN. She truly loved her job, and remembered her students and colleagues and spoke of many of them often and fondly. She was a lifelong educator, and even after she retired she would teach her grandchildren about the world we live in.
She was happily married to her husband Paul for 45 years. She loved traveling and spending time with him, the beach, spending time in her yard and outside, and most of all enjoying her four grandchildren. A devoted wife, mother and grandmother, Eileen was most proud of the family she created. Because of her strong love for her family, she fought her battle with kidney disease with strength and bravery.
Eileen was preceded in death by her parents, sister, Patty and brother David. She is survived by her husband Paul, son Anthony and his wife Thea, and their children, Alice and Van of Greensboro, NC; daughter, Megan and her husband Mark Jaramillo, and their children Rosalie and Emmett of Lexington, SC; her sisters, Kathy Finn Fryer and Mary Finn and many nieces and nephews.
Services will be held on May 19, 2018 at 12 noon at Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Lexington, SC.
In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to Donate Life or Agape Hospice House of Lexington, SC. Caughman-Harman Funeral Home Lexington Chapel is assisting the family with arrangements.
