Obituary of Linda Carol Duffy

Linda Carol Duffy, 75
8/5/1949 to 8/30/2024

Linda Duffy of Grove City MN, formally of Waverly, MN, passed away peacefully at Hilltop Health Care Center in Watkins, MN on 8/30/2024.

Linda was born to Robert LeRoy and Barbara LaVerne  (Babb) Duffy in Minneapolis, MN. She attended school at the Basilica of St. Mary’s until the family moved to Waverly, Mn in 1961.  There she attended and graduated (1969) from St. Mary’s Catholic School in Waverly.  She was a member of the last graduating class before the school closed.

Linda was particularly fond of animals.  She had horses and sheep and fowl of all kinds, as well as rabbits.   She was an outdoors girl, loving to garden and nurture her animals. 

She moved to Grove City and her little farm in 1999.  No longer having horses she continued with all the other animals she loved.  Her garden was huge (50X100 ft ) and she sold or gave away all the produce.  If someone wanted her to grow something specific, they just needed to get her the seed and she would grow it for them.

She was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and moved to Hilltop Care Center in January of 2024.  She became quite the social butterfly there.  Helping with any folding of towels she could, nicknaming some of the staff, and enjoying the comradery and care she received there.  She began to deteriorate on 8/14 with a trip to the ER on 8/16 and release back to Hillltop Care Center on 8/19. She deteriorated quickly until her passing on 8/30/24.

Linda was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Barbara, along with her step-father Richard Gunderson, and her sister Ruth Duffy.

Linda is survived by her siblings Michael (Dana) Duffy, Kathleen (Ed) Maas, James (Delila) Duffy, Patricia (Curt) Sandquist, Karla (Dan) Farrier, Allan (Shelley) Duffy, Susan (Larry) Hudson, Donald (Brenda) Duffy: Aunt Pat Plochocki, Uncle John Duffy; and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.

A Celebration of Life for Linda’s family and friends will be held at The Hilltop Care Center, 410 Luella St, in Watkins, MN, on Thursday, 9/12 from 1:30-4:30pm.

Funeral will be held at Willmar Kingdom Hall, 1017 Cnty Rd 9 NE, Willmar, MN on 9/14/2024 at 1:00 pm.