Eileen L. Sofia

Born in Elmira, NY on December 12, 1936, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Gertrude Lynch Lorgan.

She retired as the Health and Census secretary from Elmira City School District Board of Education and shortly thereafter relocated to Charlotte.

She was a member of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church.

Preceding her in death on November 12, 1999 was her husband, Mark Sofia. A brother, Walter Lorgan also preceded her.

Survivors include her sons, Stephen Sofia of Charlotte, NC, Anthony Sofia and his wife, Lisa of St. Louis, MO, Paul Sofia and his wife, Michelle of Rockwell, NC, Matthew Sofia and his wife, Leslie of Summerfield, NC and Christopher Sofia and his wife, Denise of Charlotte, NC; 9 grandchildren, Anthony, Bryan, Andrew, Kristen, Adrianne, Maria, Mark, Abigail and Sarah; and 6 sisters, Mary Rose Connelly, Rita Wood, Pat Todd, Kathleen Stermer, Madeline Jones and Joan Kauffman.

Friends may visit Tuesday, February 10, 2015 from 4 to 8 pm at McEwen Funeral Service-Derita Chapel, 6300 Mallard Creek Rd., Charlotte, NC 28262.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 am Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, 1400 Suther Ave., Charlotte, NC 28213.

Burial will take place in Gethsemane Memorial Gardens.

Memorial contributions in memory of Eileen Sofia may be made to Levine & Dickson Hospice House, 11900 Vanstory Dr., Huntersville, NC 28078 or Levine Cancer Institute, 1021 Morehead Medical Dr., Charlotte, NC 28204.

Online condolences may be made at www.mcewenderitachapel.com.