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Lori Duffy Obituary
Lori Duffy
Oct. 21, 1941 - July 17, 2022
PONTIAC - Lori Duffy, 80, of Pontiac, passed away Sunday, July 17, 2022, at OSF St. James John W. Albrecht Medical Center in Pontiac.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, July 22, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Pontiac with Father Adam Cesarek officiating. Burial will follow at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Pontiac.
A visitation will be Thursday, July 21, 2022, from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Duffy-Baier-Snedecor Funeral Home in Pontiac.
Duffy-Baier-Snedecor Funeral Home, Pontiac, is in charge of arrangements.
Lori was born October 21, 1941, in Slayton, MN to Raymond and Esther (Forsberg) Bassett. She married Gerald M. Duffy on July 6, 1963, in Currie, MN. He passed away February 19, 2000.
She is survived by her son, Matthew Duffy of Honolulu, HI; brothers: Herb (Judy) Bassett of La Crosse, WI, Mike (Deb) Bassett of Currie, MN, and Timmy Bassett of Luverne, MN; sister, Jane Weis of Dovray, MN; and her beloved dog, Gypsy.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Jerry; daughter, Kristin Duffy; brother, Chesleigh Bassett; and brother-in-law, John Weis.
Lori attended Immaculate Heart of Mary Grade and High School in Currie, MN. She was the previous owner of Duffy Funeral Home in Pontiac and retired in 2010. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Pontiac, IL, St. Mary's Women's Guild, Twentieth Century Literary Club, and a previous member of the Zonta Club.
Lori loved traveling the world, working in her flower garden, playing cards, being social with all her friends, wintering every February with Matt in Hawaii, and spending summers at her lake house on Lake Shetek in Minnesota. She loved her dog, Gypsy, who she took with her everywhere.
Memorials may be made for Masses at St. Mary's Catholic Church, 119 E. Howard Street, Pontiac, IL 61764, Mercy Home for Boys & Girls, 1140 W. Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60607, and Covenant House New York, 460 W. 41st Street, New York, NY 10036.
Online condolences may be made to the family at duffyfuneralhome.com or visit our page on Facebook.
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verla monge
July 19, 2022
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
Mercy Home for Boys & Girls
July 19, 2022
On behalf of Fr. Scott Donahue and Mercy Home for Boys & Girls, we would like to extend our heartfelt condolences and prayers to the family and friends of Lori Duffy.
May the angels lead them into paradise; may the martyrs come to welcome them and take them to the holy city, the new and eternal Jerusalem.
Barb Widboom Bowman
July 19, 2022
RIP Lenore, you were a favorite cousin!
Peter and Ann Bassett
July 19, 2022
Lori was a wonderful/beautiful person and she will be missed. Our love is with you Matt.
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