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Duff, Robert Earl Jr.

Duff, Robert Earl Jr.

Male 1925 - 1996  (70 years)

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  1. 1.  Duff, Robert Earl Jr.Duff, Robert Earl Jr. was born on 16 Mar 1925 in Clay City, Clay County, Illinois; died on 7 Jan 1996 in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa; was buried on 12 Jan 1996 in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Electrical Engineer
    • Reference Number: DUFF.R002
    • _FGRAVE: 26560071
    • Military Service: Korean War, United States Navy
    • Military Service: World War II, Aviation Radio Technician First Class, United States Navy
    • Funeral: 12 Jan 1996, Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois

    Notes:

    Military Service:
    Entered active service as an Apprentice Seaman on July 6, 1943. Completed boot camp at Naval Training Station Farragut, Idaho; Naval Training School Wright Junior College, Chicago, Illinois; Naval Training School (Elementary Electricity and Radio Materials) Stillwater, Oklahoma and Advanced Radio School at Naval Training Center, Corpus Christi, Texas. Assigned to and served with, in turn, Air Transport Squadrons 10, 9 and 12; and naval Air Station Olathe, Kansas. Earned the American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as an aviation radio technician first Class on April 8, 1946 at the Naval Personnel Separation Center, Great Lakes, Illinois.

    This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.

    Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2084396

    His obituary states he served from 1943 to 1946 during the Korean War, but those dates would have been for World War II. The Korean War was from 1950 to 1953. His military headstone clarifies that he served in both World War II and Korea.

    Robert married Miller, B.L. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Duff, Marcia  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1954; died in 2016.
    2. 3. Duff, Robert Dennis 'Bob'  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Mar 1956 in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa; died on 10 Dec 1985 in University Hospital, Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.
    3. 4. Duff, Debra J.  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Sep 1959 in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa; died on 30 Sep 2012 in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.
    4. 5. Duff, Jeffrey L.  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Mar 1962; died on 2 Feb 1981; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Duff, MarciaDuff, Marcia Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born in 1954; died in 2016.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: DUFF.M002

    Family/Spouse: Gilchrist, B.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 6. Gilchrist, T.  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 7. Gilchrist, P.  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 3.  Duff, Robert Dennis 'Bob'Duff, Robert Dennis 'Bob' Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born on 4 Mar 1956 in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa; died on 10 Dec 1985 in University Hospital, Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: DUFF.R003
    • _FGRAVE: 35095737

    Notes:

    Robert Dennis Duff, 29, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Tuesday, Dec. 10, in University Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa.

    Visitation and services will be in Hosselton-Bookhout-Eingelmeier Funeral Home in Clay City with Bro. Ron Payne presiding. Burial will be in Clay City Cemetery.

    Mr. Duff was born March 4, 1956, in Cedar Rapids, the son of Robert and Betty (Miller) Duff.

    He was a member of the St. Paul United Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids.

    Survivors include his parents of Cedar Rapids; two sisters, Marcia Gilchrist, Cupertino, Ca.; and Debra Duff, Cedar Rapids.

    He was preceded in death by a brother.

    Taken from the Olney Daily Mail, Olney, IL, Dec, 1985.


  3. 4.  Duff, Debra J.Duff, Debra J. Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born on 14 Sep 1959 in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa; died on 30 Sep 2012 in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: DUFF.D001
    • _FGRAVE: 98687086

    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


  4. 5.  Duff, Jeffrey L.Duff, Jeffrey L. Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born on 11 Mar 1962; died on 2 Feb 1981; was buried in Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: DUFF.J005
    • _FGRAVE: 35094521



Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Gilchrist, T. Descendancy chart to this point (2.Marcia2, 1.Robert1)

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 7.  Gilchrist, P. Descendancy chart to this point (2.Marcia2, 1.Robert1)



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