Eileen Marie (Dearing) Feeney, of Quincy, passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, October 13, 2026. She was 93.

Born in Quincy, she was raised on Kendall Street and was the daughter of the late William and Eileen (Gibbons) Dearing. Eileen attended local schools and graduated first in her class from North Quincy High School in 1951. After high school, Eileen attended Cornell University on a full scholarship. Upon graduation in 1955, she worked as a math teacher in Connecticut before returning to Quincy to teach. After taking 14 years to raise her family, she returned to the Quincy School System serving as a teacher and then the Dean, Vice Principal and ultimately Principal of North Quincy High School, retiring in 2001. Eileen was a staunch North Quincy alum, working for and remaining deeply committed to the School community.

Eileen was a devout Catholic, attending the Star of the Sea and eventually Sacred Heart Churches. It was in Sacred Heart Church that she was baptized, received the sacraments and was married. Her commitment to attending morning mass in Sacred Heart began when she was in high school and continued for many years.

Eileen was generous, loving and selfless. She was a source of comfort and advice for her immediate and extended family and her ability to connect with the people she loved is her legacy that continues through her family. She will be missed by all the lives she touched.

Eileen was the widow of Joseph P. Feeney who passed in 2019 after 61 loving years of marriage. She was the devoted mother of Eileen F. Bushnell and her husband Tom of New York, Bernadette F. Crawford and her husband David of Florida, Joseph W. Feeney and his dear friend Jackie Joyce of Quincy and William F. Feeney and his wife Cindy of California. Eileen was the loving grandmother of Melissa Crawford of London, David Crawford of Maine, Nora Jordan and her husband Aaron of New York, Betsy Zalis and her husband Josh of New York, Jillian Crawford of Quincy, Kevin Crawford of Maine, Blue Feeney of California, Ruby Feeney of Colorado and was the loving great grandmother of Emery and Etta Jordan of New York and Noa Zalis of New York. Eileen is survived by her beloved brother and sister-in-law Francis and Alexis (Reiser)Dearing as well as many loving nieces and nephews. 

Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to greet the family during the visiting hours on Wednesday 10/21/2026 from 4-7 PM in the Keohane Funeral Home, 785 Hancock St., QUINCY. A Celebration of Life Service will be held in the funeral home at 9AM on Thursday 10/22/2026 and a procession will go to the Funeral Mass in Sacred Heart Church, Quincy at which will commence 10 AM. Cremation will follow.

Interment is private.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in Eileen’s name may be sent to the Quincy Council on Aging, 440 E. Squantum St., Quincy, MA 02171.