On December 28, 2013, JOSEPHINE LUCIE BALLA of Washington, DC. Beloved wife of the late Dr. Louis Balla; devoted mother of Brigitte Engleman (Tom), Louis Balla (Rosemarie), Stéphane "Steve" Balla (Pam); beloved sister of Janine Guns, Myriam Van Gompel and Ghislaine Lefebvre and the late Rosanne Westerman and seven grandchildren, Philippe, Louis, Zachary, Lauren, Pierre, Christopher and Claudia. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, January 6, 2014 at 12 noon at Little Flower Parish, 5607 Massachusetts Ave., Bethesda, MD 20816. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Hungarian Knights of Malta, PO Box 241, Mt. Vernon, VA 22121.