Eileen Claire (Mattes) Golden

Eileen Claire (Mattes) Golden, 84, passed away on Sunday, August 28, 2022. She was the loving wife of the late Michael Golden, to whom she was married for 60 years.

Eileen was born on September 19, 1937 in Easton, PA to Robert Emmett and Helen (Sullivan) Mattes. She married Michael Golden on September 3, 1960 and raised five children while carrying out a successful career with Bell of PA, Bell Atlantic, and Verizon. Eileen was deeply committed to family and thrived on selflessly helping others. Throughout her life, she cared for everyone she came in contact with: her brothers and sister, mother and father, husband, children, grandchildren, extended family, friends, strangers, and anyone else in need. Everyone who met Eileen was better for it. She remained close with the group of friends she made in grade school, but also made and kept beautiful friendships at every turn life presented her.

Eileen was a long-time member of St Joseph’s parish in York where she volunteered and was a regular at Bridge leagues and tournaments for decades. Eileen travelled the globe with her beloved husband Mike, baked and cooked with impeccable precision, and kept calendars and lists to remember and honor all of her family’s and friends’ milestones. Eileen was preceded in death by her husband Michael, father Emmett, mother Helen, and brothers Robert Mattes and Joseph Mattes.

She is survived by her five children, Michael (Maureen) of Pottsville PA, Gregory (Eileen Jewell) of Philadelphia PA, Kevin (Diana) of Virginia Beach, VA, Cathleen of Indiana, PA, and Christopher (Andrea) of Bloomington, IN, brothers Charles Mattes and James Mattes, sister Jane (Mattes) Duane, 15 grandchildren, and two great grandchildren.

A viewing will be held on Saturday, September 3, 2022 from 9:15 A.M. to 10:15 A.M. at St. Jane Frances de Chantal Catholic Church, 4049 Hartley Ave., Palmer Twp., Pa., followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 A.M. Interment will follow in New St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Easton, Pa. The Finegan Funeral Home, Palmer Twp., Pa., has been entrusted with her arrangements.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in memory of Eileen may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association at alz.org