Jane Elizabeth (Hillyard) Winters

Jane Elizabeth Winters, 87, of Emmitsburg, Maryland died peacefully surrounded by her loving family at her daughters home in Reisterstown on Sunday, March 21, 2021.

Born February 9, 1934 in Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of the late John F. and Anne F. (Simpson) Hillyard.  She was the wife of the late James Glenn Winters, who pre-deceased her in 2002.

Jane was a nurse for 35 years at St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore, retiring in 1992.  She was a devout Catholic, and was a parishioner at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Emmitsburg.  She was a 3rd Order Benedictine Daughter of the Divine Will.  She loved spending time with her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, and will be missed by all who knew and loved her.

Surviving are daughter, Karen P. Myers and husband Ken of Reisterstown; sons, James G. Winters, Jr. of Catonsville and John R. Winters and wife Shelley of Red Lion, PA; brothers, William F. Hillyard and wife Jane of Java, VA, David G. Hillyard of Washington, D.C., and Richard A. Hillyard and wife Kathe of Naperville, IL; sisters, Charlotte A. Gardner of St. College, PA and Eileen Edmonds of Leesburg, VA; sister-in-law, Kathy Hillyard of Naples, FL; grandchildren, Jen, Mike, Mary, Justin, Amanda, Val, Lauren and Nick; great-grandchildren, Nate, Quentin, Ava, Gabe, Jamyson, Jace, Madison, Cameron, Corey, Alexis, Brandon, John Parker, Paisley, Briella and Lily; and many nieces and nephews.

She was pre-deceased by brothers, John F. Hillyard, Jr and Robert L. Hillyard; and by daughter-in-law, Julianne Winters.

A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 25, 2021 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 43 DePaul St., Emmitsburg with Rev. Martin McGeough, C.M. as celebrant.  (Live-streaming of the Mass will be available thru the church website).  Burial will follow in New St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Emmitsburg.  Friends may visit with the family from 10:00 a.m. until the time of Mass at church.

Arrangements have been entrusted to the MYERS-DURBORAW FUNERAL HOME, in Emmitsburg.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to https://www.benedictinesofdivinewill.org/donations.html.