Eos B. Hood

Eos B. Hood passed away on Monday, November 10, 2026 at Community Medical Center in Toms River, NJ. She was surrounded by the love of her husband, Richard and her niece, Kristin.

Born and raised in San Pablo, Laguna, Philippines, Eos lived in Paterson, NJ and Belleville, NJ prior to moving to Quebec, Canada, where she met Richard E. Hood, who became her husband of 54 years, 4 months and 10 days.

She earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Santo Tomas in Metro Manilla, Philippines. She and Richard also lived in Jersey City, NJ, Verona, NJ and Ontario, Canada before retiring to Toms River, NJ.

For most of her professional life she was a Medical Technologist for Clara Maass Medical Center in Belleville, NJ.

Eos was predeceased by her parents, Leoncio and Virginia (Brion) Belen; her brother, Valparaiso Belen; her sister, Urania B. Hernandez, MD and her mother-in-law, Elaine M. Hood McConnell.

She is survived by her loving husband, Richard E. Hood; her brothers, Percival Belen, Vladimir Belen and Garibaldi (Gary) Belen and many nieces and nephews.

Visiting will be held in the Prout Funeral Home, 370 Bloomfield Avenue, Verona on Monday, November 16 from 5 to 7 pm. A Funeral Mass will be offered in Our Lady of the Lake Church, 28 Lakeside Avenue, Verona on Tuesday, November 17 at 10:00 am.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Eos' memory to Clara Maass Medical Center Foundation, 1 Clara Maass Drive, Belleville, NJ 07109 (www.rwjbh.org/clara-maass-medical-center/giving/give-now/) would be greatly appreciated.

Condolences, memories and photos may be left on her obituary page at www.proutfuneralhome.com.