Anna Josephine “Jo” Little, age 84, of Emmitsburg, Maryland, died on Monday, June 16, 2008 at the Gettysburg Hospital in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Born September 22, 1923 in Emmitsburg, she was the daughter of the late Herbert J. and Mary Bertha Topper Miller.
Mrs. Little was predeceased by her husband Francis L. Little on August 7, 1989.
She was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Emmitsburg, MD. Mrs. Little was employed for many years by the Daughters of Charity in Emmitsburg.
She is survived by six children, Shirley Little and husband, Larry of Emmitsburg, MD; Elaine Reed and companion Denny Brown of Sabillasville, MD; Teresa Meem and husband, Ross of Dickerson, MD; Donna Toms and husband, Pete of Smithsburg, MD; Mary Anne Weatherly and husband, Bruce of Fairfield, PA; and Eugene J. Little and wife Tammy of Emmitsburg, MD. She is also survived by three brothers and four sisters, Adele Jensen of New Jersey; Dora Knott of Hagerstown, MD; Mary Topper and Louise Orndorff both of Emmitsburg, MD; Eugene Miller and Patrick Miller both of Thurmont, MD and Gerald Miller of Fairfield, PA; twelve grandchildren and seventeen great-grandchildren.
In addition to her husband she was predeceased by sons, Stephen Little, August 11, 2003 and Jeffrey Little, April 21, 1985; five brothers, Regis, Donald, James, Bernard, and Kenneth Miller, and three sisters Mary G. Miller, Theresa Jensen, and Irene Wantz.
A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 AM on Thursday, June 19th at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, 47 DePaul St., Emmitsburg, with the Rev. Paul M. Murphy, C.M. as celebrant. Inurnment will follow in the New St. Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery in Emmitsburg. The family will receive friends on Wednesday from 7-9 PM at the Myers-Durboraw Funeral Home, 210 W. Main St., Emmitsburg, where Rosary Prayers will be recited at 8:00 PM.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to either the American Diabetes Association, Baltimore MD Office, 800 Wyman Park Drive, Suite 110, Baltimore, MD 21211 or to St. Catherine’s Nursing Center, 331 S. Seton Ave., Emmitsburg, MD 21727.
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Born September 22, 1923 in Emmitsburg, she was the daughter of the late Herbert J. and Mary Bertha Topper Miller.
Mrs. Little was predeceased by her husband Francis L. Little on August 7, 1989.
She was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Emmitsburg, MD. Mrs. Little was employed for many years by the Daughters of Charity in Emmitsburg.
She is survived by six children, Shirley Little and husband, Larry of Emmitsburg, MD; Elaine Reed and companion Denny Brown of Sabillasville, MD; Teresa Meem and husband, Ross of Dickerson, MD; Donna Toms and husband, Pete of Smithsburg, MD; Mary Anne Weatherly and husband, Bruce of Fairfield, PA; and Eugene J. Little and wife Tammy of Emmitsburg, MD. She is also survived by three brothers and four sisters, Adele Jensen of New Jersey; Dora Knott of Hagerstown, MD; Mary Topper and Louise Orndorff both of Emmitsburg, MD; Eugene Miller and Patrick Miller both of Thurmont, MD and Gerald Miller of Fairfield, PA; twelve grandchildren and seventeen great-grandchildren.
In addition to her husband she was predeceased by sons, Stephen Little, August 11, 2003 and Jeffrey Little, April 21, 1985; five brothers, Regis, Donald, James, Bernard, and Kenneth Miller, and three sisters Mary G. Miller, Theresa Jensen, and Irene Wantz.
A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 AM on Thursday, June 19th at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, 47 DePaul St., Emmitsburg, with the Rev. Paul M. Murphy, C.M. as celebrant. Inurnment will follow in the New St. Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery in Emmitsburg. The family will receive friends on Wednesday from 7-9 PM at the Myers-Durboraw Funeral Home, 210 W. Main St., Emmitsburg, where Rosary Prayers will be recited at 8:00 PM.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to either the American Diabetes Association, Baltimore MD Office, 800 Wyman Park Drive, Suite 110, Baltimore, MD 21211 or to St. Catherine’s Nursing Center, 331 S. Seton Ave., Emmitsburg, MD 21727.