Eileen Joyce Ridgway

Eileen Joyce Ridgway, 94, passed away on Monday, December 30, 2019 at Parkview Hospital Randallia in Fort Wayne.

Born Sept. 8, 1925 in Greencastle, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Pearl (Allee) Mahoney.

She retired in 1992 from Sears Telecatalog as a trainer. She was a member of the Alley Kat Dancers, National Society of Tole and Decorative Painters, Three Rivers Tole Society and Red Hat Society.

Eileen was the only woman licensed to pilot an 18A gyroplane and navigated an 18-foot Thistle sailboat on the Atlantic Ocean. Eileen also delighted in traveling abroad.

She is survived by her children, John Ridgway of New Haven and Jana Ridgway of Fort Wayne; two grandsons, Justin Ridgway (Emily) of Fort Wayne and Zachary Ridgway of New Haven; four great-grandchildren, Caitlyn, Jacob, Madisyn and Jocelyn; and sister Coleen Clines of Greencastle.

She was preceded in death by her husband, William “Bill” Ridgway, in 1990.

Funeral service is Saturday, Jan. 4 at 3:30 p.m. at Harper’s Community Funeral Home, 740 St. Rd. 930 E., New Haven, with visitation prior from 1:30-3:30 p.m. with Pastor Jim Platner officiating.

Burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery, Greencastle, on Monday, Jan. 6 at 2 p.m.

Preferred memorials are to Three Rivers Tole Society or Alley Kat Dancers.

For online condolences, visit www.harperfuneralhome.com.