Edna L. Redding

Edna L. (Emlet) Redding, age 94, of Fayetteville, formerly Aspers, PA, entered into God’s eternal care on February 15, 2025. She was the daughter of the late Melvin & Frances (Miller) Emlet.

Edna attended Biglerville High School and had various jobs while still in school. She worked at a tile factory, in a hospital laundry room and also did seasonal work. After leaving high school she worked at G.C. Murphy Store and in a nursing home for a while. She then began working as a waitress at Ernie’s Texas Lunch in Gettysburg where she met her husband-to-be, Donald, who she married on February 18, 1950. After they married, she worked for the C.H. Musselman Co./Knouse Foods for 17 years and assisted her husband in various ways helping to run their 30+ acre farmette in Aspers.

In later years she drove an LIU Van for Jacoby Transportation for 10 years and was heard to say, “It was the best job I ever had!” She enjoyed the people she worked with and the children she drove to and from school each day. Her favorite pastimes were spending time with family and friends. Edna always loved the St. Ignatius Loyola Catholic Church in Orrtanna, PA and was an active member in various ways. She served as a Special Minister of the Eucharist and volunteered to the residents at South Mountain Restoration Center.

Edna was preceded in death by her husband, Donald; her daughter, Teresa (Redding) Quigley; daughter-in-law, Nancy (Carey) Redding and sister, Laura (Emlet) Gatten. She is survived by her remaining children; Mike and Barb (Eicholtz) Redding, Gardners, Roxanne (Redding) and Richard “Dick” Dennis, Fayetteville, Dave and Michele (Myers) Redding, Biglerville, Mark and Janet (Miller) Redding, York, Joe and Betty (Eyler) Redding, Emmitsburg, and son-in-law, Dan Quigley. She is also survived by 15 grandchildren and their spouses, 19 great-grandchildren and their spouses, and a sister, Shirley (Emlet) Withjack, of Camp Hill, PA.

Professional services have been entrusted to Dugan Funeral Home, Bendersville. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Ignatius Loyola Church, Buchanan Valley, 1095 Church Road, Orrtanna, on Friday, February 21 at 10:00 AM with Father Tyler Mentzer and Reverend Monseigneur William M. Richardson concelebrating. The Interment Service will immediately follow the Funeral Service in the Parish Cemetery and a Celebration of Life Reception will follow in the Parish Social Hall. Per Edna’s wishes, there will be no public viewing prior to the funeral service. Memorial contributions may be made to, Pennsylvania Wounded Warriors, Inc., 1117 Club Road, Camp Hill, PA 17011 (www.PAWoundedWarriors.org) or Marians of the Immaculate Conception, 2 Prospect Hill, Stockbridge, MA 01263-0001 (http://marian.org). To leave an online condolence for the family, please visit www.DuganFH.com.

On behalf of Edna, her family would like to thank God and each of you for being a blessing to her during her lifetime. May God richly reward you for all the love, care and support you’ve given to her over the years.