Emma Virginia Eicholtz, age 98, passed away February 5, 2013 at Crescent City Nursing Center in Riverdale, MD. She was born December 29, 1914 in Harwood, MD to Daniel and Mary Catherine (Drury) Hardesty. She was raised and received her education in Anne Arundel County schools. Emma was employed as a clerk typist with the Government Printing Office. On September 22, 1949, Emma married Ralph William Eicholtz in Rockville, MD. The couple resided in the D.C. metro area after their marriage. She and her husband enjoyed ballroom dancing and traveling to the country, Calvert and Anne Arundel County, to visit relatives. Emma was a seamstress and made many of her clothes and was an avid crossword puzzle enthusiast.
Emma was preceded in death by her husband Ralph W. Eicholtz; four sisters Kathleen Jenkins, Eva Cox, Hazel Muse and Betty Booth, and by five brothers George, Daniel, William, Lee and Lawrence Hardesty. Surviving are a brother Eugene “Buck” Hardesty and his wife Dorothy of Upper Marlboro, MD and several nieces and nephews.