<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/obituaries/erika_wittorf.html" dsn="news"><item_date>07/16/2026 07:11:14 AM</item_date><category_header>Obituary</category_header><image><img src="/_images/erikawittorf.jpg" alt="Headshot of Erika Wittorf"/></image><firstname/><middlename/><maidenname/><lastname/><suffix/><graduation-Year/><relationship-to-university/><degree-program-completed/><position-held-at-the-university/><title>Erika Wittorf</title><description/><author/><type>obituary</type><categories/><relationships/><main-content> 
Erika Wittorf, 48, of Aubrey, died June 2, 2026. Erika was pursuing a master’s degree in information science and was working on certificates in health data science and health information. She earned her bachelor’s degree at Saint Mary’s College and was interested in natural language processing, machine learning and artificial intelligence.</main-content></item>