TAUNTON – Rita M. (Cullingworth) Duffy, wife of the late James H. Duffy, Jr. died at the Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton on March 17, 2015.
She was 92.
Born in Pawtucket, RI, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Mary-Ellen (Corcoran) Cullingworth.
Raised and educated in Pawtucket, Rita graduated from Tolman High School and attended the Pawtucket Memorial School of Nursing.
She moved to the Taunton area in 1957.
A homemaker for most of her adult life, she was previously employed by the former Kilburn Glass and the Taunton Dog Track.
She had also worked as a seamstress for the Providence Performing Arts Center.
A member of the former St. Paul Women’s Guild, she was a communicant of St. Jude the Apostle Church and member of the St. Jude Women’s Guild.
She leaves three sons, James H. Duffy, III of Raynham, Keavin P. Duffy, Sr. of Taunton and Brian M. Duffy of Denver, CO; two daughters, Patricia J. Donovan of Fall River and Mary F. Braga of Taunton; ten grandchildren; thirteen great grandchildren; and a great-great grandson.
She was also mother of the late Matthew J. Duffy and the grandmother of the late Sgt. Shane Duffy.
Her funeral will be held from the Silva Funeral Home, 80 Broadway, Taunton on Saturday, March 21st at 7:30 a.m. followed by a funeral mass at St. Jude the Apostle Church, Taunton at 8:30 a.m.
Burial will be at Mt. St. Mary’s Cemetery, Pawtucket, RI.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend.
Calling Hours will be held at the funeral home on Friday, March 20th from 5 to 8 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, donations in her name may be made to the Sgt. Shane P. Duffy Memorial Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 2686, Taunton, MA 02780.
Funeral home website: www.silvafuneralhome.com.