Helen Louise Duffy

October 31, 2014 - October 31, 2014

Date of Notice: Friday, October 31, 2014. Philadelphia Inquirer, Trenton Times, Central Record, Courier Post. Helen Louise Duffy, 94, of Pennington, NJ, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 29, 2014. Originally from Philadelphia, PA, Helen was a long time resident of Medford Lakes, NJ and Southampton, NJ. She resided most recently in Pennington, NJ. Helen was a 1939 graduate of Olney High School in Philadelphia. She was a long time member of St. Mary of the Lakes R.C. Church in Medford, and most recently, St. Georges of Titusville, NJ. She was a volunteer for Deborah Hospital, and was the former President of the Women's Auxiliary of Medford Lakes. She also volunteered for Temple Hospital during WW2. She was an office manager for R.D. Wood Company in Philadelphia, and also worked for Music City in Cherry Hill, NJ, the Medford Lakes Colony Club, and Dan Malloy Company in Philadelphia. Helen was a skilled equestrienne. Wife of the late William J. Duffy, Jr.; daughter of the late Josephine E. (Rush) and David Welch; sister of the late William E. Welch; she is survived by her son, William J. Duffy III of Pennington, NJ, and her daughter-in-law, Janice Duffy of Durango, CO; her daughter and son-in-law, JoEllen and Bryan Ison of Titusville, NJ; four grandchildren, Corey (Andrew) Czer of Los Angeles, CA, Brittany (Dylan) Van Kampen of Clovis, CA, Benjamin Duffy of Durango, CO and Kylie Duffy of Durango, CO; many nieces, nephews and friends of all ages; and her cat, Felicity. Relatives and friends may call on Wednesday, November 5, 2014 from 9-11AM, at St. George R.C. Church, 1370 River Rd., Titusville, NJ. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Wednesday at 11AM, at the church. Interment will follow in Brig. Gen. Wm. C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Arneytown, NJ. In lieu of flowers, donations in Helen's memory to: Tabby's Place, 1100 US Highway 202, Ringoes, NJ 08551, would be greatly appreciated. Arrangements are by the Mathis Funeral Home, Medford, NJ.