Alice M. Parr Duffy

Duffy, Alice Marie (nee Parr), age 81, passed away Tuesday May 12, 2015. Alice graduated from Tipton High School in Tipton, IN; she was a Registered Nurse and received her nurse’s training at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Lafayette, IN. Following her education she married the most handsome, worldly man she ever met, John Thomas Duffy. Together they raised a large family and operated Duffy’s Refrigeration and Appliance. Alice was active in her children’s lives and served as president of the Mother’s Club at the University of Dayton in the 1980’s. She was preceded in death by her parents, Walter and Julia Parr; a son, Timothy Duffy; sister, Evelyn Gerard; brothers, Louis and Jack Parr. She is survived by her husband of 60 years, John Thomas Duffy proving love is truly blind. She is also survived by daughters, Tresa Duffy, Bridget (Gary) Eldred, Megan (John) Tallieu and Erin Duffy Jones; sons, Kevin (Cathy) Duffy, Matthew (Peggy) Duffy, Edward (Celeste) Duffy and Thomas (Julie) Duffy; sisters, Bernice Gillam, Margie Cotton, Carolyn Plake, and Shirley Rhorer; twenty five grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. Visitation will be Friday from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Tobias Funeral Home, 5471 Far Hills Ave. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 411 E. 2nd Street. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Online condolences may sent to www.tobiasfuneralhome.com