Patrick Harrison "Pat" Duffy
Marriages
Ginger - July 3, 1955
Burial Details
Obituaries
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 5D Death Notice - July 10, 2016
Patrick H. Duffy, 83, Grand Junction, died June 30, 2016, in Las
Vegas, Nevada.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Friday at Immaculate Heart of Mary
Catholic Church.
He was an inventory specialist/warehouseman.
Survivors include one daughter, Diana Ziegler of Las Vegas;
three brothers, Marcus, Mike and Paul, all of Oklahoma City; four
sisters, Loretta Flow of Oklahoma City, Lisa Mitchell of Dallas;
Catherine Bare of Chico, California, and Clydellan Alden of Palmdale,
California; eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions to Immaculate Heart Catholic Church
School, 790 26 1/2 Road, Grand Junction 81506, or HopeWest, 3090B
N. 12th St., Grand Junction 81506.
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 7B Obituary - July 13, 2016
Patrick Harrison Duffy
May 6, 1933 - June 30, 2016
Patrick Harrison Duffy passed on to eternal life on June 30,
2016, in Las Vegas, NV. He joins his beloved wife, Virginia
“Ginger” Read, and sons, Michael Leo and John Patrick Duffy.
He was living with his daughter and son-in-law in Las Vegas
due to his declining health. He will be greatly missed, but now
is at peace with those he missed so dearly.
Pat was born in Mangum, Oklahoma, on May 6, 1933, to Marcus
Leo and Gertrude Howard Duffy. He joined older sisters,
Loretta and Lisa. Two years later Kathryn was born and as the
years passed, Marcus, Michael, Clydellan, and Paul joined the
Duffy family. In 1939 the family moved to Oklahoma City, OK.
Pat attended high school, worked odd jobs, and learned how to
repair almost anything that needed fixing.
In February of 1952, Pat joined the U.S. Navy, stationed out of
Pearl Harbor on the USS Salisbury Sound as an Engineer Man
Fireman. He made several trips to Okinawa, Japan, and surrounding
areas.
During the time he was in the service, he had a cousin, Bengie
Howard, that was attending Grand Junction High School, and
she had a good friend named Ginger. Bengie convinced Ginger
to become pen pals with Pat while he was overseas. They met
while he was on leave and soon married on July 3, 1955, in
Grand Junction. When he was discharged, they made their permanent
home here and had three children. They were lifelong
members of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church. They had been
married 51 years when Ginger passed away April 2007.
Pat worked as a warehouseman/inventory specialist for several
mining equipment companies, including S&M Supply and then
B&H Machinery, which was owned by good friends, Bill Huff
and George Boyer. He retired around 1998, then spent time volunteering
with his wife at the church and St. Mary’s Hospital.
He greatly enjoyed hunting, fishing, boating on the river and surrounding
lakes, both with his family and friends, playing cards
whenever possible, and repairing anything that needed repairing.
He was a member of the Elks Lodge.
Besides his wife and sons, Pat is predeceased by his parents,
Leo and Gertie. He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law,
Diana and Michael Ziegler of Las Vegas; sisters, Loretta Flow
of Oklahoma City; Lisa Mitchell of Dallas, TX; Kathryn Bare of
Chico, CA, and Clydellan (Jerry) Alden of Palmdale, CA; brothers,
Marcus (Kathy), Michael (Denise), and Paul (Margaret) Duffy
of Oklahoma City; grandchildren, Jeremiah of Twin Falls,
ID; Daniel (Brea) of Nampa, ID; Paul of Haley, ID; Cassidy and
Allison Ziegler of Las Vegas, NV; Jacob Ziegler of Seattle,
WA; Ashlee Duffy of Grand Junction, and Mikayla Duffy of
Greeley, CO; six great-grandchildren, and many nieces, nephews,
and their families.
Services are scheduled at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church,
790 26 ½ Road on Friday, July 15, at 3:00 p.m.. He will be interred
with his wife.
Donations may be made in his name to HopeWest Hospice, Immaculate
Heart of Mary Church, or Holy Family School.
