Duff, Debra J.

1959 - 2012  (53 years)

• Name	Duff, Debra J.
  		Debra J. Duff (1959-2012)
  Birth	14 Sep 1959	Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	DUFF.D001
  _FGRAVE	98687086
  Death	30 Sep 2012	Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa   [1, 2]
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 3, 4]
  		Headstone, Duff, Debra J. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  		Headstone, Duff, Marci Sue Gilchrist and Debra Jean Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  		Headstone, Duff, Marci Sue Gilchrist and Debra Jean Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  		Headstone, Duff, Marci Sue Gilchrist and Debra Jean
  Person ID	I12036	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	18 Aug 2023

  
  

  Father	Duff, Robert Earl Jr.,   b. 16 Mar 1925, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois d. 7 Jan 1996, Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Miller, Betty L.,   b. 24 Sep 1926, Shidler, Osage County, Oklahoma d. 17 Sep 2016, St. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F5697	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 14 Sep 1959 - Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa Death - 30 Sep 2012 - Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Debra J. Duff Born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on September 14, 1959 Departed on September 30, 2012. Resided in Cedar Rapids, Iowa Debra J. Duff, 53, of Cedar Rapids died unexpectedly Sunday September 30, 2012 at her home. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 10:30 AM on Friday at St. Paul's United Methodist Church. Rev. Harlan Gillespie will officiate. Burial will be on Sunday at the Clay City Cemetery in Clay City, Illinois. Friends may call at the Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home from 5 to 8 PM on Thursday. Survivors include her mother Betty Duff of Cedar Rapids; her sister Marci (Brian) Gilchrist of Ann Arbor, MI.; two nephews Thomas and Patrick as well as an aunt and several cousins. Deb will be missed by her faithful companion Mattie, her trusted black lab. Her father, and two brothers, Bob and Jeff preceded her in death. Deb was born on September 14, 1959 in Cedar Rapids, the daughter of Robert and Betty Miller Duff. She graduated from Kennedy High School in 1977 where she lettered in four varsity sports: volleyball, basketball, track and field and softball. She was a member of the 1977 girl's basketball team which finished second in the state tournament. Deb had been inducted into the Kennedy Hall of Fame. Deb graduated from Upper Iowa University where she pursued a degree in physical education. She substitute taught K-12 grade in the Cedar Rapids and Linn Mar School System and coached at Kennedy and LaSalle High Schools. Deb began her association with Rockwell-Collins in Coralville working as a material distribution analyst. After several years she decided in 1993 to take a position with the fitness center in Cedar Rapids as a Fitness Specialist where she remained until her death. It is at the Rockwell-Collins Fitness Center she found her true passion; helping people to achieve at their best and encouraging them along the way. The memory of her smile brightens our days and reminds everyone what a wonderful person she was. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be give to St. Paul's United Methodist Church or the Muscular Dystrophy Association in Deb's name. Cedar Rapids, IA Gazette

  
  

• Sources

  [S3162] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Duff, Debra J., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Duff&GSiman=1&GScid=105163&GRid=98687086&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3164] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Duff, Debra J., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Duff&GSiman=1&GScid=105163&GRid=98687086&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S15495] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Duff, Marci Sue Gilchrist and Debra Jean, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98687086/debra-j-duff), none. (Reliability: 2). [S15496] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Duff, Debra J., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98687086/debra-j-duff), none. (Reliability: 2).