Ronald M. Duffy

Ronald M. Duffy, 86, of Minersville died Friday at his home.

 Born in Minersville, he was a son of the late Charles P. and Doris Moore Duffy.

  Ron was a graduate of Minersville Area High School and the Pennsylvania State University. He was retired from PENNDOT where he was a Geotechnical Engineer. He was a member of St. Michael the Archangel Church, Minersville. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. 

  He was a lifelong resident of Minersville and proud of the contributions he made to the town. He was a member of the Minersville Borough Council and was a past Vice President of Council. He was a past president of the Minersville Water Authority, the Minersville Lions Club and the PENNDOT 25 Year Club. He was a life member off the Goodwill Fire Co., Minersville. He also was a member of the Cressona Legion, Hamburg, Second Mountain, Mechanicsville and Strausstown Gun Clubs.

   Ron strongly believed in community. He generously supported his circle of family, friends and Minersville with his time and talents.

   In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife  Mary G. Collihan Duffy;  a son Pat;  2 grandchildren, Kaitlin Griffith and Adam Duffy;

3 brothers, Robert, Donald and Edmund Duffy and 2 sisters, Nancy Dabrowny and Sally Schreffler.

   He is survived by 3 children, Terry Mazich and her husband Rick, Fleetwood, Judy Griffith and her husband Don, Minersville and Tom Duffy and his companion Lisa Mullin, New Philadelphia; grandchildren Mark Mazich, Molly Mazich, Maria Hartz, Tyler Duffy, Lindsay Duffy, Matthew Griffith, Heidi Griffith, Andrew Duffy and Emily Wolfgang; great grandchildren, Ava Duffy, Adelyn Duffy and McKenzie Mazich; a sister Pat Moerder and a brother David Duffy and his wife Dolly; many nieces and nephews.   

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Wednesday at 9:30 AM in St. Michael the Archangel Church, 539 Sunbury St, Minersville. Rev Jason Stokes will officiate. Relatives and friends may call at the Donald J. Butler Funeral Home, 328 Sunbury St, Minersville, on Wednesday morning from 7AM to 9AM. Please observe CDC and PA DOH COVID-19 guidelines. Interment with military honors will be in Mt. Peace Cemetery, Minersville.  

The family would prefer remembrances in the form of contributions in memory of Ron to the Minersville Public Library,  220 South 4^th St.,, Minersville. Contributions will also be accepted at the funeral home.  To offer condolences to the family or to light a candle in Ron’s memory, visit us at www.donaldjbutlerfh.com

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