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DATE: Wednesday, May 8, 1996                 TAG: 9605080365
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B4   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: PORTSMOUTH                         LENGTH: Short :   25 lines

ETTA K. WIDMANN

Etta Kelly Widmann, 88, of the 5700 block of Craneybrook Lane, died May 6, 1996 in her home.

Mrs. Widmann, a native of Portsmouth, was the widow of Donald James Widmann Sr. and a member of the Catholic Church of the Resurrection.

Survivors include a daughter, Mary Morris of Portsmouth; a son, Donald James Widmann Jr. of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; eight grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the Church of the Resurrection by Rev. James Carr. Burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Portsmouth Catholic Cemetery. Her body will be placed in the Resurrection chapel at 6:30 p.m. Friday. Foster Funeral Home, Portsmouth, is handling arrangements.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB