Dolores Teresa Eiden
September 6, 1924 ~ October 20, 2019
Dolores Teresa (Jesso) Eiden passed away Sunday, October 20, 2019. She was 95 years old.
She passed away in the presence of her four children, Lee, Craig, Mary Beth and John, who were blessed to be with her for the final hours before she died. Dolores fought valiantly for the past several months combating the reoccurrence of oral cancer and a recent broken hip.
Dolores was born in Scranton, PA to Elizabeth and Joseph Jesso. She had one beloved sister, Betty. At the age of 18, she graduated from high school and immediately took the Civil Service examination to move to Washington, DC and support the World War II effort in 1942. She worked at the Pentagon from 9 am to 5 pm, then caught a trolley to work at the Navy Yard and later the FBI from 6 pm to 9 pm each day. Following the end of the war, she remained in DC and dated a handsome returning veteran, Leo Joseph Eiden, also from Scranton.
Eventually, they married on July 10, 1948. Three children (Leo, Craig and Mary Beth) followed while living in Washington, DC and a fourth (John) after their move to Vienna, VA. She was predeceased by her husband, Leo, who passed away in 1987.
Dolores is survived by three sons, Leo of Fairfax, VA, Craig of Oakton, VA, and John of Vienna, VA. She is also survived by a daughter, Mary Elizabeth (Fedele) of Wappinger Falls, NY, a beloved niece/daughter, Anne Schieber of Alexandria, VA and their respective husbands, Christopher Fedele and James Lindemuth. She was also blessed with three granddaughters, Danielle Morrison (husband, Jon Morrison), Ashley Fedele and Nicole Fedele-Kim (husband, Christopher Kim) and three greatgrandchildren (Matthew and Alyssa Morrison and Alexa Kim) and several nieces and nephews.
Dolores enjoyed her family, her Roman Catholic religion, gardening, the Washington Nationals and BINGO.
A funeral mass will take place Monday, November 4th beginning at 11am at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in Vienna, VA. Interment will follow at Fairfax Memorial Park.
She passed away in the presence of her four children, Lee, Craig, Mary Beth and John, who were blessed to be with her for the final hours before she died. Dolores fought valiantly for the past several months combating the reoccurrence of oral cancer and a recent broken hip.
Dolores was born in Scranton, PA to Elizabeth and Joseph Jesso. She had one beloved sister, Betty. At the age of 18, she graduated from high school and immediately took the Civil Service examination to move to Washington, DC and support the World War II effort in 1942. She worked at the Pentagon from 9 am to 5 pm, then caught a trolley to work at the Navy Yard and later the FBI from 6 pm to 9 pm each day. Following the end of the war, she remained in DC and dated a handsome returning veteran, Leo Joseph Eiden, also from Scranton.
Eventually, they married on July 10, 1948. Three children (Leo, Craig and Mary Beth) followed while living in Washington, DC and a fourth (John) after their move to Vienna, VA. She was predeceased by her husband, Leo, who passed away in 1987.
Dolores is survived by three sons, Leo of Fairfax, VA, Craig of Oakton, VA, and John of Vienna, VA. She is also survived by a daughter, Mary Elizabeth (Fedele) of Wappinger Falls, NY, a beloved niece/daughter, Anne Schieber of Alexandria, VA and their respective husbands, Christopher Fedele and James Lindemuth. She was also blessed with three granddaughters, Danielle Morrison (husband, Jon Morrison), Ashley Fedele and Nicole Fedele-Kim (husband, Christopher Kim) and three greatgrandchildren (Matthew and Alyssa Morrison and Alexa Kim) and several nieces and nephews.
Dolores enjoyed her family, her Roman Catholic religion, gardening, the Washington Nationals and BINGO.
A funeral mass will take place Monday, November 4th beginning at 11am at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in Vienna, VA. Interment will follow at Fairfax Memorial Park.
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She was a very sweet person and proud of her children. I was blessed to have met her. Remember the memories of good times to help you continue. She was lived.
Lee, Craig, Mary Beth and John please accept my deepest condolences on the passing of such a remarkable woman. May her memory be a blessing to all those who knew her and may her memory live long on in all those whose lives she touched in such a positive way.
Craig Joseph and family I am so sorry to hear of your Moms passing. I know she will be missed by each of you. I hope to make it to the cemetery service. You remain in my thoughts and prayers.
I just discovered this ..I’m heartbroken.. I loved your mama.. hope all is well with the Eiden family.. The Colognes are hanging in there as well.. much love , Millie