Eileen A. Leute

Eileen A. Leute, 99, a resident at Shannondell at Valley Forge in Audubon, Pa, died peacefully on May 30,

2025. She was born in Philadelphia, PA, to the late Joseph A. and Mary Ellen Conboy Arndt, and was

married for more than 73 years to her loving husband George M. Leute, Jr.

A beloved family matriarch, she is survived by her three children, George M. Leute, III (Ana), Marilyn L. DeLong, and Gregory A.Leute (Bacot), grandchildren, great grandchildren, and a great-great granddaughter.

Eileen grew up in West Philadelphia and graduated from Mercy Academy. While still a high school

student, she was chosen among a group of talented candidates to participate in PhilCo's "Radarettes"

program, developing cutting-edge aviation communications that contributed to turning the tide of World

War II. She married her teen sweetheart George, then a young Naval Aviator, in 1947, and traveled widely during

his active service, finally settling in Delaware County, PA. Once her children were grown, she completed

her bachelor's degree in foreign Language Education at Temple University, then went on to earn her

Masters. She built a distinguished career as an educator, first at Brookhaven JHS, then at Lansdowne

Alden HS, and finally at Pennwood West HS, where she was selected as District Foreign Language

Coordinator for the William Penn School District

After retiring, George and Eileen worked with Delaware County Community College’s foreign exchange

program to create and lead a program to teach English at five universities in the emerging democracies of

Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and the Czech and Slovak Republics.

Eileen was active in diverse community and national activities and organizations, including the American

Association of University Women, L’Alliance Française and Newtown Square’s Chapter of the GFWC

Women’s Club. She loved gardening and traveled with her gardening club friends. She and George

enjoyed playing Bridge, spending time in Cape May Courthouse, NJ and Viera, FL. Throughout her life,

she remained insatiably curious, aspiring, in her words, to learn “at least one new thing each day.” She

relished challenging games such as cryptography, sudoku and “trivia night”.

Eileen was loved and respected by family and friends alike. Ever the educator, she had a gift for teaching

and gently imparting wisdom. She was a woman of deep faith, moral courage, subtle wit, a tenacious

quiet strength, and above all, love and loyalty. Her memory will be treasured by all who knew her.

A funeral mass will be held at 10:00am, on July 28, 2025, at St. Teresa of Avila Church, 1260 South

Trooper Road, Norristown, PA. Friends may call from 8:45am to 9:45am. Interment will take place the

following day, July 29, 2025, at 10:30am, at Washington Crossing National Cemetery, Newtown, PA

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to: The Wounded Warrior Project, Donor Care Center, P.O. Box 758541, Topeka, KS 66675-8541

Arrangements entrusted to Szpindor-Meyers Funeral Home, P.C.

Condolences may be made by visiting www.Meyersfh.com