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Eileen Shope Obituary

Eileen J. Shope, 97, of Mount Jackson, passed away Friday, September 26, 2025, at English Meadows in Harrisonburg. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, at 11:00am at Wakemans Grove Church of the Brethren. Pastor Deborah Horst will officiate.

She was born August 5, 1928, in Pennsylvania, to the late Thomas Sanderson and Ruth Warner Sanderson.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Bradley L. Shope.

Eileen is survived by two sons, Gary and Steve Kalwaytis.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Shenandoah Senior Center.

Online condolences may be left at valleyfs.com

Arrangements by Heishman Funeral Home Inc., Heishman Funeral Service Branch, Woodstock.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Northern Virginia Daily on Oct. 8, 2025.

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Memorial service

11:00 a.m.

Wakemans Grove Church of the Brethren

668 Wakemans Grove Road, Edinburg, VA 22824

Funeral services provided by:

Heishman Funeral Home, Inc. (formerly Dellinger) - Woodstock

159 N. Main St., Woodstock, VA 22664

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