Cecelia Duffy Obituary

Cecelia M. Duffy at rest October 16, 2011 at her Riverside home. Born on May 18, 1914 to Patrick and Nell Duffy nee Murphy, she was raised on the south side of Chicago, graduated from DePaul University with a degree in social work and worked for Illinois Bell Telephone for 42 years without ever taking a sick day. Upon her retirement in 1979, she moved into the Riverside home of her sister-in-law, Helen Duffy, where she resided for the next 32 years. A devout Catholic, she was a long-time parishioner at St. Therese of the Infant Jesus (Little Flower) in Chicago, St. Germaine in Oak Lawn, and St. Mary in Riverside. She was predeceased by her siblings Mary, Frank, and Terence, her sister-in-law Helen Duffy nee Sheehan, and her nephews Martin F. and Joseph P. Duffy. She is survived by her nieces and nephews, Holly (Joe) Walls, Mary Duffy, James (Jill Jasuta) Duffy, and Thomas (Stella) Duffy, her great-nieces, Ann (Benjamin Pineda Hernandez) Walls, Helen (Will) Matthews and Makena Duffy, her great-nephew Jeffrey Walls, her great-great nephew Lucas Pineda Walls, her devoted caretaker Sara Lopez as well as many cousins and dear friends. Visitation Thursday October 20, 2011 3 to 9 p.m. and Friday, October 21, from 8:30 a.m. till time of services at 9:30 a.m. at Ivins/Moravecek Funeral Home, 80 E. Burlington St., Riverside to St. Mary Church, Mass 10 a.m. Interment Holy Sepulchre. Memorial contributions can be made to Catholic Charities of the Chicago Archdiocese. Funeral info at 708-447-2261 or www.ivinsfh.com.