Virginia M. Duffy, 93, a resident of Living Center East, passed away Monday, November 28, 2011. Funeral Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday, December 3, 2011, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Marion. Family will greet friends from 4-7 p.m. on Friday, December 2 at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion, where a Rosary will start at 3:30 p.m. and a wake service at 7 p.m. Friends may also call one hour before services Saturday at the church. Burial: Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.
Survivors include a son, Ronald (Patricia) Duffy of Cedar Rapids; daughter-in-law, Marilyn Duffy of Merrillville, IN; 13 grandchildren, Laura (Mike) Gray of MN, Cynthia (Robert) Palmer of AZ, Daniel (Bridget) Duffy of Nellis Air Force Base, NV; Suzy Hartgarten of AZ, Scott (Dena) Duffy of Cedar Rapids, Angela (Doug) Gough of IN, Shannan (Terry) Wilson of Cedar Rapids, Erin (Dan) Kopecky of Cedar Rapids, Sarah Duffy, of Hiawatha, Sharon (Scott) Sunderman of TX, Sean (Molly) Duffy of AZ, Shelly (Mark) Hartman of Ft. Dodge, and Michael (Lisa) Duffy of Marion; 33 great-grandchildren; and 2 great-great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; sons, Thomas, Francis, Robert, and Patrick, and; a grandson; and 12 brothers and sisters.
Virginia was born the November 19, 1918 in Temple Hill, Iowa, the youngest of 13 children of John and Mary (Donahue) Supple. She attended Temple Hill Catholic School. She married Herbert T. Duffy in 1936. He died April 11, 1968. Virginia worked at Rockwell Collins for 29 years. Virginia enjoyed her family and friends, gardening, and cooking for everyone.
Special thanks to the staff at Living Center East and Mercy Hospice.
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