Eileen Blaney

Birth date: Jan 11, 1945 Death date: May 23, 2026

Eileen A. Blaney of Cinnaminson, NJ, passed away on May 20th, 2026, at the age of 81. Born to the late John and Agnes (nee Chapman) Blaney on January 11th, 1945, in Philadelphia, PA. Growing up, Eileen was the beloved baby sister Read Obituary

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Tom Rogers

3w ago

I first met Eileen at a dance ten or more years ago. She was this pretty little lady on the dance floor that lit up the room. I said wow that girl dances like she’s back in high school! She was so good I did not dare to ask her to dance so I watched. That went on for several dance events and then suddenly she was missing for months. One night she returned and I knew I had to get up my courage and ask her to dance a jitterbug with me. Wow she was so good and I felt like I was back in high school! So we talked and basically we really were back in high school. We both graduated HS in 1962, she from Palmyra and me from Burlington. She knew several of my classmates. But then it became amazing… she told me she was the close cousin of Gerry the wife of one of my best high school friends Herb Shaw. Well from then on we became favorite dance partners and very good friends. Eileen introduced me to many great Doo Wop songs (she was a DJ Jerry Blavat fan) . Eileen was a pretty lady with an infectious laugh and a kind gentle demeanor. I throughly enjoyed her company and friendship. Eileen will be greatly missed by all her dancing friends. I thank God he allowed me to meet such a wonderful friend so late in life. A friend that when we danced made me feel like I was 17 and back in high school!

Tom Rogers

3w ago

The first time I saw Eileen was at a dance about ten or more years ago. She was this pretty little lady that just lit up the dance floor. I said wow that girl can dance like she’s still in high school! She was so good I did not dare to ask her to dance. I went on just watching for a few dance events and then for a long time she did not come back. Then after months she appeared again. I said I cannot take the chance of her leaving again so I got up my courage and I asked her to jitterbug with me. Wow … I was also back in 1962 high school! We talked and slowly we realized we really were back in our high school days because she knew several of my high school classmates. And, Eileen (Palmyra HS 1962)was a close cousin of Gerri the wife of one of my best high school (Burlington HS 1962) buddies Herb Shaw. From then on we became not only favorite dance partners but also very good friends. Eileen introduced me to many old Doo Wop songs I had never known ( she was a Jerry Blavat fan) Beyond being a fabulous dancer she had a beautiful smile and Infectious laugh. She was such a gentle soul and a very sweet lady. She will be greatly missed by all our dancing friends. I thank God that he allowed me to get to know Eileen so late in life . And, I will always remember dancing with Eileen made me feel seventeen again !
Tom Rogers