Ann Moser Duffer

DUFFER, Ann Moser, 78 years young, passed away May 25, 2010, at her home in Midlothian, Va. She was born in Nyack, New York, and moved to the Richmond area in 1949. She graduated from the MCV School of Nursing in 1952. She is survived by her children, Mike Duffer and wife, Kathie, Jeanne Duffer Shephard and husband, Steven, and Cindy Duffer Matern. Ann loved and is survived by her grandchildren, Kris Matern Montgomery and husband, Bill, Ginni Matern Mastin and husband, Blair, Brandon Matern, McKinley Duffer and Rosalie Duffer. Ann owned Ann Duffer Personnel, a successful business in Richmond for over 40 years. She was co-founder and vice-chairman of The Women's Bank, and she served as a member of the Governor's Advisory Committee on Small Business. She was a former director of the Richmond Chamber of Commerce and the SBA's Region III Advisory Council. She was instrumental in forming the Richmond Association of Women Business Owners, and she was Virginia's Women in Business Advocate of the Year. Ann also headed the Virginia delegation at the White House Conference on Small Business, and she was a former chairman of the Virginia Department of Commerce's Employment Agency Advisory Board. She was named Richmond Small Business Woman of the Year. For the past 10 years, Ann had been devoted to creating a Senior Citizen Center in Chesterfield County. A celebration of Ann's life will be held on Sunday, May 30, 2010, at 3 p.m., Brandermill Church, 4500 Millridge Parkway, Midlothian, Va. In lieu of flowers, please make contributions to the Chesterfield Senior Center c/o Episcopal Church of Our Savior, 4000 Stigall Drive, Midlothian, Va.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.