Joyce Elaine Gatta of Rising Sun. She was 70. Born in Boothwyn, Pa. on August 3, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Katherine Lithgow Phillips. She was a homemaker, devoted to her family. She was an avid reader, enjoyed crocheting and was talented at solving crossword puzzles. She is survived by a son, Charles Gatta and his wife Heather of Port Deposit; three daughters, Katherine Haines and her husband Benjamin of Nottingham, Pa., Yvonne Miller of Newark, Del. and Nicole Gilley and her husband Mike of Conowingo; four grandchildren, Lená Gulick, Jeremy Haines, Madisyn Gilley and Declan Gatta; four great grandchildren, Star, Trinity, Katherine and Adam; two brothers, Richard and James Phillips and three sisters, Katherine Wood, Edna Ellsworth and Sara Jane Phillips.
She was preceded in death by her brother Raymond Phillips. A service honoring her life was held Monday July 8, 2013 at R.T. Foard Funeral Home, P.A., 111 S. Queen St., Rising Sun, MD 21911. Burial will be Tuesday July 9 at 11 a.m. at Lawn Croft Cemetery in Linwood, Pa. Memorial contribution may be made to Calvert Manor Nursing Scholarship Fund in care of the funeral home. Comments are closed.
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